Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-12-02
MORE JAPANESE ARE
BEING HELD
IN VANCOUVER CITY


japanese Consul Mkt Saito received
the following cablegram yesterday re-
lating to more Japanese immigrants
held at Vancouver and refused land
ing
Vancouver b. c., Dec. 2, 1908.
Mkt Saito,
Japanese Consul, Honolulu.
Fifty Immigrants who arrived at Vic
toria by the Moana from Honolulu un-
der similar conditions as lot on the
Aorangi through Ball and others. have
been refused landing here. 1t is said
more will follow. Hope to arouse your
serious attention to this matter
MoRIKAWA,
japanese Consul General at Vancouver.
The following letter from Consul Mo
rikawa. of Vancouver, to Consul Saito,
Of Honolulu. explains fully the situa-
ton with regard to the first lot of
Japanese sent to Vancouver:
Having received cable advice from
the immigration authorities of this
country. on the 2Sth ultlmo, regarding
thiIty-siX japanese immigrants who
had arrived at Victoria by the Austria
liam packet Aorangl and were all re-
fused landing in this country for the
reason that they did not possess Ger.
tain necessary qualifications required
'by the immigration law, | dispatched a
member of the Consulate to Victoria
and as the result of the latters inves-
Itigation, have obtained the following
facts:
That these immigrants had embark
ed on the said vessel with the intention
to reach San Francisco or Seattle:
That they were induced by u person
named Nagusa, who lives on Fort
street of your city. and J. p. Ball. No.
IA King street, also OF your city, in
the belief that by taking the said YES
sci they might easily land on the main
land without even the necessity of hav-
ing show money"
That besides the regular fare. they
paid seven dollars to ten dollars each
as tho commission to the agents who
thus guaranteed them with safe trans
portation and easy landing. etc;
That after they were all embarked
, they were told by Nagusa hiatt the
steamer would not call on the United
, States mainland but he assured them
, that the agents al Victoria would look
, after the immigrants on their arrival
, at that port and cause no inconveni-
ence to them, etc, thus completely
cheating them.
Ihe immigration Law of British Co
, lumbia not only requires an immigrant
, 10 undergo an educational test, but the
=. immigrant,'if rejected on the failure OF
such test has to get out OF the country
Z on his own responsibility. the steam.
ship company who had imported hin
having no responsibility whatsoever IL
the premises. The immigrant in de-
fault OF this law will be punished witt
the fine not more than five hundred
dollars o. by imprisonment not NOR,
than three years.
The immigrants who arrived from
your port, however, are not prepared
for this emergency, having only a small
amount Of money with them as the re
. suit of placing too much trust in tn,
: words Of the agents. Consequent,
>, they were to receive the penalty Ate
several conferences with the immigra
ton officials. | had, however, obtained
a respite In their behalf during who
time l. shall able to send them away
with the help Of several public spirite
d, residents OF the place to Seattle an
san Francisco and thus closed this dis
agreeable episode.
According to their statement Their
are over hundred more Of immigrant
who intend to leave there (Honolulu
under similar methods by an Austria
- liam steamer which leaves your port o
=. the 18th inst. for this port. AS you ar
- well aware, the japanese governmeI
:, Is ut present prohibiting the migratio
:, of her immigrants into this countr
=, and wishing, therefore. to call you
Il. eeliouS "''eh''oN u inns hia''er' II
8 main.
Your most respectfully,
(SigD SUYESHIRo MoRIKAWA.
(SealJ Consul at Vancouve
" Dated Nov end. 1903.
To Consul-General Mkt Saito, at lie
nolulu.
| herewith enclose for your referenC
papers showing the residences of III
above mentioned immigrant agents thi
Il were brought over by the immigrant
and also call your attention to the ia,
q that the passports of the foIlowin
immigrants were left in the hands {
n the man Nagusa, and desire your du
i investigation of this matter:
IS Klichiro Iyeda. his wife Kane; NJ
makuma MotokichI, Yoshitaro Hiri
bayashI, Mich Fujioka, Tokuzo Ogi
wa, Tetsuzo HOshino, Tamikichi Ii
guchi.
1t is very probable that second Il
of japanese will not get on as east
as the first. II they are not TeturnC