The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-08-10

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the MONIES thus collected would be re
funded as soon as his countrymen Sc
cured employment.
A cali upon the Liberal government
AT Ottawa to Immediately take Step
to curtail japanese immigration int
British Columbia was telegraphed las
night to Sir WiIfrid Laurier by tbs
Liberal association Of Vancouver. TIL:
action was decided upon at session
of the executive of that body held last
night at the Liberal club rooms. The
resolution anent this matter, which was
passed, reads as follows:
"WIhereas the large influx Of Jap
anese into this province is detrimental
to the best interests of the province
and threatens to unsettle labor condi-
tions;
Therefore, be it resolved that this
executive strongly urges upon the Do
minion government the necessity of
taking immediate action by arrange
ment with the government of Japan, or
otherwise, to check such immigration,
and further, that this executive strongly
approves of the steps taken by R. G.
Macpherson, NJ. P, in this matter ."
Early yesterday afternoon two little
boats might have been seen skimming
the placid surface of the inlet to the
anchored British tramp steamer Ku-
merle, with its army of unwelcome in
vaders.
The first put out from the immigra-
ton detention shed with DIR. A. S.
Brown and his assistants, armed with
serious papers. The second emerged
from the shadow of Evans, Coleman &
Evans wharf with men and money,
$4,000, in brand new Bank of Com
merce twenties and fves.
The twelve hundred brownies beam
ed down over the railing upon both
with an expression of calm indiffer
ence. Apparently they did not know
the difference of either. All seemed
to be as happy as if the Kumeric were
their own private yacht and they were
on a vacation cruise.
''They have been this way since they
left Honolulu said Capt. Andrew
Baird. 81 have never seen merrier
crowd nor a finer lot of Oriental inn
migrants"
The nineteen women and hundreds
of men were sitting about the deck
smoking, laughing and chatting. All
were well dressed, and were remark
ably young and vigorous.
-Four hundred of these fellows
fought in the war with Russia, and
many of them were in the Port Arthur
engagements" said DR.. John H. Pugh,
the ships surgeon. He agreed with the
captain that they were a fine. healthy
lot of immigrants
Upon the appearance of DR.. Monro
most of the nineteen women vanished
below deck with their ten children and
babes, later appearing bedecked in ma
tive silks.
One by one the twelve hundred and
three passed down the port side of the
ship, where sat Agent-GeneraI Mort
ayma.
Here their names were checked, Mo
riayma giving to each a ticket which
entitled the holder to one Bank of
Commerce twenty and one FIVE.
But before the presentation of this
the holder was compelled to pass DIR.
Monro. who, at the stern Of the ship,
was assisted in his examination by his
office assistant, Mr.. Elliott, Mr.. Okada
of the Sun Ban acting as interpreter,
and the ships surgeon, DR.. Pugh. DR..
Rear had also come over with the
party of officials.
ALL EMPLOYED.
VANCOUVER, July 26.-The Japa-
nese brought by the Kumeric have all /
been landed but eight, who failed to |
pass the medical inspection. Most of |
those landed have gone east. 1t is |
said hundreds will go to the prairies |
to work on G. T, P. construction. A |
arge number have also secured en- /
oloyment with the Stave Lake Power
company.
CAPTAIN BAIRD EXPLAINS.
VANCOUVER, July 26.-Capt Baird
If the steamer Kumeric, which brought
206 Japanese to Vancouver, said:
Our contract was made at Lota,
chile, before we reached Honolulu.
When we landed our 1900 Portuguese
at Honolulu we took on
hese japanese for British Columbia.
'he Hawaiian Board of immigration
vas very mad over it for we were
aking from them as many laborers
s we brought them. But this was
lot a matter of sentiment with US. 1t
vas business. We had been chartered
y the United States government to
ring the Portuguese from Madeira.
We did so. That was the end of that
We were free to take any
Their contract and these Japanese
Tere free to leave. and as there is no