Document Record

Title

Chinese Times : [1924-03-07]
大漢公報 : [一九二四年三月七日]

Published

Vancouver, British Columbia : Tai Hon Kong Bo Ltd., 1924

Identifier

sfu.00001_19240307
00001_19240307

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

MARCH 7 (Friday) P. 3 1) CBA (Vancouver) announced that ha d agreed to buy $2000 insurance whereas CKT would buy $1000. and Kuomintang had been doing the preparation work for this. P. 3 2) News from Ottawa. The Immigration Department had given a report to the Parliament, saying that there was a shart decrease of the number of Chinese immigrants in 1923. Since 1912, there was an average of 2294 Chinese coming into Canada annually. However, there were only 710 Chinese coming over last year which made a decrease of 69%. From 1912 to 1923, $1,048,960 head tax was incollected. It was in 1904 that the head tax was increased to $500 /immigrant. There was also a report on the cases of Chinese immigrants moving to the Sfeates after coming to Canda. According to the report of of a U.S. inspector, many Chinese immigrants from Canada came to U.S. annually to engage in the hocusing construction business. After that, they would move back to Canada. Only 30% of them stayed permanently in U.S. 1922 was the year when many farmers moved into the U.S., however some went back to the Prairies soon after they found out that Canada was more suitable to them. P.3 3) Dart Coon Club (Victoria) thanked those who had donated fire crackers and money for the celebration of the Chinese New Year.

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