The Canadian Governmenthave decided to deport the Hindus who arrived
at Vancouver on May 24th in the 'Komagata Meru.' Of the three hundred and seventy-five Hindus originally on board, fourteen have been allowed to land on proving that they were returning to Canada and not attempt- ing to land for the first time; the rest have expressed their willingness to return quietly to their homes, and Gurdit Singh, the leader of the expedition, has issued a statement laying the blame for its failure on the Hindus' legal advisers at Hong Kong, who gave it as their opinion that the immigrants had a right to enter Canada. It is stated by the Times corre- spondent at Toronto that, in abandoning a venture which has already cost £15,000, Gurdit Singh has been influenced by lack of funds needed to carry the appeal to the Canadian Supreme Court and the Imperial Privy Council, and at the same time to maintain his charges aboard ship at Vancouver. Further complications are threatened by the impending arrival of a second shipload coming direct from Calcutta in order to comply with Canadian regulations, and Mr. Perley, the Acting Canadian High Commissioner, has been instructed to open negotiations with the Imperial Government with a view to reaching a settlement satisfactory both to Canada and India.
