ALIENS IN THE COLONIES.
{Bv Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) Per Press Association. LONDON, March 25. In the House of Commons, Mr John Morlcy, referring to the Indians' meeting of protest at Vancouver, stated that, after consulting with the Indian Government, and in concert with the Colonial Oflico, " we are sending an envoy to the Dominion Government in the hope of terminating, if possible, this extremely difficult, intricate, and possibly dangerous question." (Cheers.) The Times' Vancouver correspondent reports that, in the absence! of the Chief Justice, the Court decided that the Order-in-Council of January Bth was illegal technically, and ordered that the Hindus be released. OTTAWA, March 25. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, in the Dominion House, explained, in reference to the Hindus' protest, that admission was refused to all Asiatic and European immigrants unless they were furnished with through tickets from the country of origin. In reference to the German lefused admission, as cabled on the 6th, lie thought that this was carrying a i good principle too far. « ■"■■— '■ ' ■'■"— -m
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8544, 26 March 1908, Page 2
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