Document Record

Title

Chinese Times : [1918-02-04]
大漢公報 : [一九一八年二月四日]

Published

Vancouver, British Columbia : Tai Hon Kong Bo Ltd., 1918

Identifier

sfu.00001_19180204
00001_19180204

Subject

Chinese Canadians--Newspapers
Chinese--Newspapers
Chinese Canadians--British Columbia--Vancouver--Newspapers
Chinese--British Columbia--Vancouver--Newspapers
British Columbia--Newspapers
Vancouver (B.C.)--Newspapers
華裔加拿大人--不列顛哥倫比亞--溫哥華--歷史--報紙
華人--不列顛哥倫比亞--溫哥華--歷史--報紙
中國--歷史--二十世紀--報紙
加拿大--歷史--二十世紀--報紙
不列顛哥倫比亞--歷史--二十世紀--報紙
溫哥華 (不列顛哥倫比亞)-- 歷史--二十世紀--報紙

Document source

University of British Columbia Library

Collection

Newspapers
Serials: Periodicals, Annuals and Newspapers

Language

Chinese

Description

February 4 P.3 1) The genuine Chinese overseas students could easily claim their $500 head tax if they wanted to return to China - got back his through the Chinese Embassy. 2) The candidates for Chee Kong Tong in New Westminster were elected on Feb. 3 and the final election would be Feb. 10th. 3) H.Q. in Vancouver announced that the association had bought a building at 136 Fender Street and it was hoped that the members would donate. 4) died on Feb. 1st. P.2 5) The history of as a founder of the CBA in Van. Initially, the Chinese community in Van. was under the administration of CBA in Vic. When came to Vancouver «s a merchant, he joined with , , etc. intending to buy a piece of land for an independent self government base in Vancouver. Later in Nov. 1899, a piece of land was bought for $3500 under the name of , but this piece of land was to be the Chinese public property. It eventually became the ground of CBA. At that time, all exit fees went to the H.Q. in Vic., as a result united 25 stores and set up 30 shares ( ); he was able to get $1500, together with $2000 loan from the whites, they cashed (paid cash) for that land. A building was thus established with the 2nd floor as a conference room and ground floor as the hospital. was chosen as president, as vice-president and as secretary. In 1900, they against set up 21 shares and raised $1260 for the development for association. was president for 5 consecutive years. On 1904 he resigned and succeeded him.

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