It has been left to Hon. S. F. Tolmie, Conservative leader, to sound the first move in the contest upon the Oriental question, Speaking on the wharf, at Ocean Falls, while a steamer was discharging its cargo, the would-be prime minister made one of his most important declarations. "He announced boldly and bluntly and without qualifications, that he stood for Oriental exclusion, and that, if elected, he would keep hammering away at it until Ottawa at last would consent. to give the people of British Columbia what they wanted, "It stand where I have always stood on this matter," he declared, "The policy of the Conservatives of British Columbia has always been one of Oriental exclusion." aim was the total exclusion of Orientals. He stated that this policy did not meet with the approval of the Liberal government of Mr. Mackenzie King at Ottawa, Mr, King had modified the purpose of the demand of this province to one of "effective restriction." That} might mean anything. What the Conservatives stand for is exclusion and there is no mistaking the mean. ing of that word.
All Canada has been laughing over the result of the airing in Pai ment of the removal of Col. H. W.
Cooper as warden of New West minster penitentiary. Col. Cooper. was sacked because his wife would not accept a piece of cake from
wife, Mrs. Trollope, the deputy warden's Speaking in the Upper House, Senator J, D, Taylor asserted that this was the ease. Before he was discharged, the Senator said, General St. Pierre Huges suggested that Col.
should speak to his wife about the afternoon tea episode and when the colonel respectfully intimated that he was too busy with penitentiary affairs to bother his head about women's feuds, an quiry into the affairs of the penin tertiary was ordered. Senator Dan. durand has promised to bring the matter to the attention of the government.
Japanese "Picture Brides"
Another piece of news pertaining] to the Orient comes from Ottawa. 'The practice of sending for Japanese Picture bride is to end. Premier King made the announcement before the "House prorogued. The Prime following upon conferences, the Ja-'Minister' announced, further, that Panese Minister for Foreign Affairs had informed the Canadian Govern. ment that Japan did not contemplate that the total number of Japanese emigrants to Canada, under the new administrative measures, operative on September 1, would exceed 150 annually.
"Following conferences with the Japanese government," said Mr. King. "in which the Canadian government made clear the difficul created in western Canada by the economic competition of Japanese immigrants, the Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs has informed us through the Consul-General of Japan at Ottawa, that the government of Japan does not contemplate that sinher of immigrants to Canada, including agricultural labourers and domestic servants and in addition wives and children of Japanese emigrants resident in Canada shall exceed 150 annually. We have further been informed that steps will be taken to terminate the practice of sending for so-called picture brides.
"The Canadian Government has indicated to the government of Japan that, hereafter, in the case of immigration from Japan, as from other countries, the Immigration Act and procedure, including provisions for visas of passports and investigation of applicants, will be admin tered by Canadian offd
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