Document Record

Title

Chinese Times : [1923-05-07]
大漢公報 : [一九二三年五月七日]

Published

Vancouver, British Columbia : Tai Hon Kong Bo Ltd., 1923

Identifier

sfu.00001_19230507
00001_19230507

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

P3 4) On May 4, the Chinese immigration law was read for the third time. (representative for South Vancouver) said that the law would be ineffective if the government was relunctant to change the term merchant. He further added that since the representatives of B.C. were all in favour of complete Chinese exclusion, great discontent would surely be aroused if no absolute action was taken. (Labour Party representative in Winnipeg) however asserted that the overseas Chinese in Canada should be treated nicely, otherwise once the unification between north and south China was complete, revenge against Canada would be inevitable. He further suggested that the enforcement of the new immigration law should be postponed for 1 to 3 months. The head immigration officer said that more time was needed before the new law could be enforced so as to acknowledge those Chinese who had already gone back to Cfcina. 5) An association for protest against the new Chinese immigration law was set up in $ Edmonton. 6) Names of the foundation fee payers for in Cranbrook, Medicine Hat, & (Quebec.

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