London, 15th December The Dominion Government has disallowed three British Columbian enactments: one which debarred immigrants unable to write a Kuropean language; another, which forbade the employment of Japanese or Chinese on works holding a provincial franchise; and a third, which prohibited the employment in mines of Chinese or Japanese unless they can speak English—Special service.
London vid Bombay, 16th December.
Several British Columbian Acts relating to the employment of Japanese, including Coal Mines Regulation and Immigration Acts, have been disallowed by the Dominion Government, but they will all undoubtedly be re-enacted in the coming season.—
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