Keyword: Chinese

Altar in Chinese Cemetery, Wild Horse BC

Altar in the Chinese Cemetery at Wild Horse, BC

Internal ID:	0002.0007
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1930

Kootenay and Big Bend

Newspaper article stating the opinion of miners is that the Big Bend is rich beyond anything that has been known to date. The Kootenay is almost abandoned and only those who cannot get away have remained. Customs officals confiscate goods and animals of the British before reaching the Customs station.

Internal ID:	0052.0013
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 15th 1866

Immigration Numbers

Newspaper article past seventeen months Japanese, Chinese and Hindoo number of arrivals in B.C.

Internal ID:	0050.0030
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 4th 1908

Chinese Fired

Newspaper article Kelowna Leaf Tobacco company fired Chinese workers and replaced them with white men.

Internal ID:	0050.0032
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	February 1st 1908

Chinese Wedding

Newspaper article Chinese wedding took place in Field.

Internal ID:	0050.0036
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	March 7th 1908

Head Tax

Newspaper article no hindus, but 450 chinese arrived with 105 of them paying $500 head tax.

Internal ID:	0050.0040
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	April 4th 1908

Head Tax

Newspaper article first five months of fiscal year shows 2,095 Chinese entered Canada paying a head tax of $500.

Internal ID:	0050.0048
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	September 16th 1908

Big Bend and Kootenay

Newspaper article talking of the current weather conditions of Big Bend and Kootenay along with the claim diary of French Creek.

Internal ID:	0052.0052
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	March 22nd 1866

Chinese New Year

Newspaper article Chinese New Year celebrations a failure as the pyrotechnic display was prohibited.

Internal ID:	0050.0060
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 26th 1898

Fire Takes Morley Building

The once prosperous town of Moyie threatened by fire, which destroyed a number of buildings including the Morley building, where many people danced, held church services and saw their first moving picture.

Internal ID:	0053.0077
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	August 14th 1930

Chinese Prejudice

Newspaper excerpt Cranbrook Herald resident who harps on Chinese Immigrants has employer who has three Chinamen working on his ranch.

Internal ID:	0050.0080
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	July 4th 1898

Local Colour

Newspaper article in form of letter against Japanese and Chinese working in eating houses.

Internal ID:	0050.0081
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	July 13th 1898

Chinese History

Newspaper article dispatch from Shanghai states government troops losing 3,000 men in battle against rebels.

Internal ID:	0050.0086
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	September 7th 1898

Chinese Exclusion

Newspaper article Ottawa dispatch states British Columbians white laborers excited over government refusal to adopt legislation restricting the immigration of Chinese laborers.

Internal ID:	0050.0093
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	November 14th 1891

Economic Boycott Of Chinese

Newspaper article urging people of Kootenay Lake country to rid themselves of the Chinese by boycotting any industries or stores using Chinese laborers as they did in Butte, Montana.

Internal ID:	0050.0096
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	November 28th 1891

Chinese Market Gardens

Chinese gardeners have exceptionally good year around Cranbrook and have been taking truck loads of their produce as far away as Coleman and Blairmore.

Internal ID:	0053.0100
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	August 28th 1930

Kaslo Chinese

A dozen Chinese arrived in Kaslo to work at placer mining on Kaslo creek.

Internal ID:	0050.0160
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	June 7th 1894

Kaslo Chinese

Gold fever has hit prospectors on Kaslo creek.

Internal ID:	0050.0167
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	November 20th 1894

Chinese Cooks

Chinese finally have a foothold in New Denver and Slocan area cooking for bachelors club.

Internal ID:	0050.0173
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	December 10th 1896

Chinese Question

The question of allowing Chinese into Slocan area seems to not be to favorable for them.

Internal ID:	0050.0175
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	December 17th 1896

Heathen Chinese

Newspaper article in form of poem describing sneaky heathen chinaman.

Internal ID:	0050.0178
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	April 22nd 1897

Hate Letter

Letter to the editor from England remarking how Chinese in Canada never become citizens and lower wages, then ship any money back to China.

Internal ID:	0050.0179
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	May 6th 1897

Chinese Masons Rebuild

First sod being turned in re-establishment of Chinese Masonic building following recent fire totally destroyed original building.

Internal ID:	0051.0261
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	May 29th 1952

Chinese Masons

Reporting on small fire in Chinese Masonic Lodge, second fire in the Chinese quarter within a month, causing speculation of incendiarism.

Internal ID:	0051.0288
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	June 24th 1926

Basin Notes

Newspaper article noting ongoing prosperity and growth in the basin, including new fire hall in Grand Forks, new post office in Greenwood, Chinese still barred from B.C. mines.

Internal ID:	0050.0298
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	August 11th 1898

Chinese Question

Article reporting on the "problem" of Chinese running businesses in town and their monopoly on the laundry business.

Internal ID:	0051.0314
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	July 12th 1900

Oriental Labour

Toronto Telegram voices its opinion on British Columbias troubles with oriental cheap labor.

Internal ID:	0050.0439
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	May 9th 1900

Chinese Discrimination

Newspaper article Mr. Dunsmuir of Wellington Colliery Company advertising for white miners to take place of the orientals discharged from the mines.

Internal ID:	0050.0440
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	May 30th 1900

Japanese Immigration

Japanese government forbids the emigration of any more of its subjects to Canada.

Internal ID:	0050.0446
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	August 8th 1900

Chinese Discrimination

Revelstoke community makes a resolution to have no dealings with the Chinese in their midst - neither to buy from them, sell to them nor employ them.

Internal ID:	0050.0447
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	August 22nd 1900

Wild Horse Gold

Wild Horse placer mines being worked.

Internal ID:	0050.0448
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	September 5th 1900

Chinese Exclusion

Mr. Dunsmuirs claim to have no Chinese in his mines wasn't only a political ploy, he is actively doing so.

Internal ID:	0050.0451
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	September 19th 1900

Chinese Plays

No Chinese women are allowed on stage by decree of an Empress from 1736.

Internal ID:	0050.0452
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	September 26th 1900

Federal Chinese Commission

Four years after election Liberal party appoints Chinese commission on eve of new election.

Internal ID:	0050.0453
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	October 10th 1900

The Chinese Scare

London England invaded by a host of Chinese laundrymen.

Internal ID:	0050.0454
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	October 17th 1900

Unacceptable Chinese

Suggestions made to force Chinese, Japanese and Italians to live like regular white men and maybe that expense will drive them out of B.C.

Internal ID:	0050.0457
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	November 21st 1900

Chinese Ban

Labor organizations of Nelson adopted a resolution pledging its members to discourage employment or patronizing of Chinese.

Internal ID:	0050.0458
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 2nd 1901

Chinese Commission Appointments

Mr. Foley appointed on the Chinese Commission to start thoroughly probing the Chinese problem.

Internal ID:	0050.0459
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 9th 1901

Ban Chinese

Citizens should be aware of the continual flow into B.C. of the Chinese in alarming proportions.

Internal ID:	0050.0461
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 16th 1901

Chinese Immigration

Announcement that Archibald Johnson has decided to lend a hand to organize labor in its fight against the encroachments of the Chinese.

Internal ID:	0050.0464
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 23rd 1901

Chinese Discrimination

Londoners beginning to fear a Chinese invasion as Chinamen are to be imported wholesale to work at a gigantic laundry being erected in Hendon.

Internal ID:	0050.0466
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 30th 1901

Chinese Commission

Chinese Commission in Victoria has shown the sentiment of the people to be overwelmingly in favor of the exclusion of the Chinese and Japanese.

Internal ID:	0050.0467
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	April 3rd 1901

Review of Progress

Review of Cranbrook and district's progress during 1911 and outlook for 1912.

Internal ID:	0052.0469
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 4th 1912

Chinese Competition

Now that the Chinese Commission has shown that the Chinese have indeed taken over the labour market, what are they going to do about it?

Internal ID:	0050.0470
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	April 17th 1901

Chinese Commission

Evidence before Chinese Commission in Nanaimo again shows the Chinese have invaded every area of the work force, with dozens of white people out of work.

Internal ID:	0050.0471
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	April 24th 1901

Chinese Lepers

Correspondent for Outlook points out the Chinese Commission should also be looking into how many of these immigrants are lepers and where they have previously worked in case the disease spreads.

Internal ID:	0050.0472
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	April 24th 1901

Chinese Squatters Nelson

Nelson Chinese said to be squatting in public parks and recreation grounds.

Internal ID:	0050.0473
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	May 1st 1901

Chinese Commission

Royal Commission sits in Nelson to inquire into Chinese and Japanese immigration into B.C.

Internal ID:	0050.0474
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	May 29th 1901

Chinese Labour

Sanitary Inspector of British Columbia feels we should give all jobs to white men at resonable wages which will negate the need for Chinese immigration, which would also stop them from bringing over typhoid epidemics and small pox.

Internal ID:	0050.0475
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	June 5th 1901

Chinese Discrimination

Joke involving Chinese converting to Christianity and the collection plate.

Internal ID:	0050.0476
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	June 5th 1901

Chinese Masons

Chinese Masons do not hold their meetings in great secrecy as a white man does, because we do not understand their Chinese language.

Internal ID:	0050.0479
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	September 11th 1901

Chinese New Year

Chinese making preparations for a big celebration for upcoming Chinese New Year.

Internal ID:	0050.0485
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	February 5th 1902

Cranbrook Chinese

Cranbrooks' Chinatown celebrate Republic Day with a brilliant festival and fireworks.

Internal ID:	0052.0491
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	February 29th 1912

Chinese Discrimination

While Mr. Houston discussed the perplexing problem with the Chinese, he should keep in mind that he had one cutting wood and gardening at his house.

Internal ID:	0050.0492
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	July 18th 1903

Chinese Servants

Those who talk against the employment of Chinese as house servants know very little about the subject, as there is a decided aversion among our female population to becoming domestic servants.

Internal ID:	0050.0494
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	July 25th 1903

Chinese Murder

Circumstances surrounding the murder of a Chinese merchant at Steveston has three Chinese witnesses afixing the guilt on a Japanese and in turn the witnesses are under arrest for perjury.

Internal ID:	0050.0499
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	December 12th 1903

Chinese New Year

Complaint has been made that during the Chinese New Year festivities boys and girls of tender years were supplied with intoxicating drinks by the hospitable Chinee.

Internal ID:	0050.0502
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	February 20th 1904

Chinese Place

Newspaper excerpt Rossland World - recent debate in B.C. House of Commons had a letter produced by Bishop Perrin saying nice things of the Chinese.

Internal ID:	0050.0504
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	April 2nd 1904

Moyie News

Newspaper excerpt from Moyie Leader - reporting on the comings and goings of citizens in Moyie, also of note is Moyie is almost entirely rid of the Chinese element.

Internal ID:	0051.0508
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 31st 1901

Nelson Fall Fair

Nelson Fall Fair parade included a Chinese procession which needed and interpreter to explain the meanings of their costumes.

Internal ID:	0050.0509
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	October 1st 1904

Chinese Discrimination

A Nelson gent pledges on his honor that he heard a Chinaman singing an Irish Jacobite song.

Internal ID:	0050.0511
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	October 22nd 1904

Chinese Discrimination

Nelson Economist states now would be a good time to take up the agitation against Chinese in the workplace, but first the agitators must dispense with their Chinese servants.

Internal ID:	0050.0547
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	April 29th 1905

Chinese Labour Exclusion

Editorial comment on meeting held in Success club hall in Nelson to give citizens a say in the actions of Kootenay Shingle Company hiring Mongolian labor, turned out to be more of a political rally.

Internal ID:	0050.0548
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	April 29th 1905

Chinese Exclusion

Conflict of opinion between the Western Clarion, a Vancouver newspaper and mouthpiece of the labor element in the west, and Nelson Tribune.

Internal ID:	0050.0549
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	May 6th 1905

Salmo Incident

Newspaper excerpt Western Clarion - incident at Salmo where white employees of Kootenay Shingle Company ousted in favour of Chinese and Japanese workmen are not the Orientals fault but the employers.

Internal ID:	0050.0550
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	May 6th 1905

Salmo Incident

Although they have never expressed sympathy in the employment of Chinese at Salmo or anywhere else, they feel the government should have police protect these Chinse from the white ex-employees.