HINDUS BUSY
ATTEMPT TO BOARD THE KOMAGATA MARU BUT ARE HEADED OFtf s (By Iclegrnpli.-PrGS<s Asaoclatlon.-Copyright.) (Received June 24, 1 p.m.) VANCOUVER, 23rd June. An attempt by fifteen Hindus to force their way to tho Komagata Maru, in # order to gain communication with their countrymen on that vessel, was frustrated by the police and immigration officials. While Mr. Bird, tho Hindus' lawyer, was attempting &• pacific entry upon the ship, tho Hindus took tho matter into their own hands, chartered a launch, and set out from the wharf. A few minutes later they were back in the dock, having' been headed off by the immigration officials' boat. A squad of police took the names of the ringleaders, and forced them and their followers from the waterfront.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 148, 24 June 1914, Page 8
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125HINDUS BUSY Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 148, 24 June 1914, Page 8
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