MILITIA CALLED OUT
A MISTAKE. THE HINDU IMMIGRANTS IN CANADA By Telegraph—Prois Aiioolitlon-CoDyrizhJ (Rec. July 23, 11.20 p.m.) Vancouver, July 23. Gurdit'Singh refuses to allow the Komagata Maru to sail unless the vari°v S of tho Hindus aro complied with. He wants a thousand dollars worth of food, but tlio officials decline to place more aboard. The militia has been called out, and it is likely that a forced departure will bo made at once.
NOT AN ULTIMATUM; (Rec. July 24, 0.50 a.m.)
„ . Vancouver, Julv 23. j ihe officials misunderstood the Hindus letter demanding extra provisions, which was not intended as an ultimatum.
The Hindus took the refusal quietly, and will sail early in tho morning.
THE KOMAG ATA MARU AFFAIR. . Vancouver, July . 22. J.iio. Ilomagata Maru is now getting steam up. Her departure has been delayed pending the loading of provisions and medicines given the Hindus through the Ottawa Government's generosity.
The cruiser Benbow will convoy the Komagata Maru out a considerable 'distance in the Pacific.
No word has been heard of the second Hindu ship that was reported to be coming from India. Whether : slio has returned or is lurking along the coast is not known. '
After remaining obdurate for several days, the Hindus aboard the Komagata Maru yielded to the entreaties of the Hmdus resident in Vancouver,- andagreed to return peacefully to the East.
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2210, 24 July 1914, Page 7
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227MILITIA CALLED OUT Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2210, 24 July 1914, Page 7
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