CANADIAN RESTRICTIONS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 82, 26 March 1908, Page 2

CANADIAN RESTRICTIONS.

RESENTED BY INDIANS. • Vancouver, March 24. A niiiss meeting of Indians at Vancouver cabled to the Secretary of State for India, ill'. John Morlcy, protesting against the deportation and exclusion ol Indians from Canada. They declared that as British subjects they claimed Government protection throughout the Umpire. tl incir interests were overlooked, the people of India would resent

OKDER-IN-COCNCIL DECLARED ILLEGAL. INDIANS RELEASED. Received 25th, 10.53 p-m. London, March 21. The. Times' Vancouver correspondent reports that in the absence of the Chief Justice, Justice Clement lias decided that the British Columbian Order-in-Conneil of the Blh January is illegal technically, and h.is ordered the Hindus imprisoned under the order to be released. CANADAIN PREMIER'S EXPLANATION. Received 2tsh, 10.55 p.m. Ottawa, March 25. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, in the Dominion House of Representatives, 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 their origin. In reference to the German from Australia who was refused admission under the Order, Sir Wilfrid Laurier thought that was carrying a good principle too far. STATEMENT BY MR. MORLEY. AN ENVOY TO BE SENT TO CANADA.

Received 25th, 0-50 p.m. London, March 25. Tn the Tfouse of Commons, Mn John ] Morley. Secretary for India, referring to the Tndians' protest meeting in Vancouver, stated that after consulting the In-., dian Government, and in concert withthe Colonial Office, "we are sending an envoy to the Dominion Government and hope' to terminate, if possible, an extremely difficult and intricate, possibly a dangerous, question." (Cheers).