Document Record

Title

Chinese Times : [1919-04-29]
大漢公報 : [一九一九年四月二十九日]

Published

Vancouver, British Columbia : Tai Hon Kong Bo Ltd., 1919

Identifier

sfu.00001_19190429
00001_19190429

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

April 29. Wednesday P.2 1. The Canadian government had tried to check excessive Chinese entry by allowing only students who were under 16 years old and were able to pay the $500 head tax to enter. It was reported after the law was made effective, the newcomers were being questioned in detail at the immigration office. There were already quite a few being refused to land and also there were many being detained in the office. 2. The revival of the Chee Kong Tong in Toronto. 3. The government Industrial Inspection Team held a meeting to discuss the employment rate. An owner of a sawmill company asserted that he hired 71 whites and 158 East Asian workers and everyone was satisfied. He added that the Chinese always did the jobs which the whites did not care to do, so the Chinese did not exploit the job opportunities of the whites. However, there were other speakers who suggested dismissal of the Chinese workers and replaced . them with the whites. 4. 2 representatives, one was from Vancouver; the other from Victoria, would be sent by the C.K. headquarter to raise funds. 5. The C.B.A. from Winnipeg received a letter from plead for military fund raising. A letter sent by promotion of education and realty.

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