HINDUS AND CANADA.

Mataura Ensign, 24 July 1914, Page 5

HINDUS AND CANADA.

THE' LEADER'S DEMAND. BT ELECTKIC TKLEGBA.ni COPTRIGHT. PJIK DNITEIV. PRESS ASSOCIATION. YaX'COUVKR, July 23. Gurdit • Singh; the leader of the Hindus, refuses to allow tire Komagaita .Maru to sail unless his various l cleiifwuid'si ire complied with. He wanita 10G0 d'oil-' lors' worth of focfl. .effioip's <l>e?l'iiK> to place more aboard. The militia has been called out, and' •fc is likely that a foiv-ed departure will be made at once. WILL SAIL TO-DAY." VANCOUVER, July 23. The c.Tim's ittk; understood* the Hi'idus' letter demanding ex'ti'a provisions. It was not intended as an: ultima mm. The Hiifduia took the refusal quieitly, ar.i will' sail early in the morning. . THE VESSEL DEPARTS. Received Julv 24, 9.30 a.m. VANCOUVER, July 23. The Komagata; Maru has left. AN IMPORTANT QUESTION. Received .Jt'ilv 24, 11.25 a.m. VANCO[TVER,; July 23. Convoyed by-'Qie Canadian cruiserRainbow ilie Kcmagata' MUf'u departed pevetu'ly. Thy nilitia rema ned all night on the wharves. The Hindus'crtmmittee a-hore claims thai CJurdlt Singh deceived the Komagata Maru's passengers as to the real rea<">n of their .deportation and few rpally knew vi'oy they wcire bairred from entrance (<> Canada. It is understand that as a result of ihe Koniagata. Maui incident the Brit*sh Government. is likely to take ..up w th ihe United States thp question of •investigating the-polit'cal activities of Hi'idus throughout the United States ajvi Canada. » Well-known II mills in several centres have starte;l an agitation in California, particularly in San--Fraadsco, Seattle and Wash'nglon State.