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- Alternative Title:
- Notice appealing for contributions to drought-stricken areas, Gan Su, Guangxi, Hunan, Gaozhou
- Subject:
- Chinese, History, Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.), Fund raising, and Associations, institutions, etc.
- Creator:
- I-yu Tang and 爱育堂
- Language:
- chi
- Date Created:
- 1895
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original manuscript and for reproduction requests (speccoll@uvic.ca). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria and China
- Coordinates:
- 35, 105 and 48.4359, -123.35155
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Chinese Canadian Collection
- Provenance:
- Donor: Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.)
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- fliers (printed matter)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Acc. No.: 1977-084, 1.7, 1.7.08
- Fonds Title:
- Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR030
- Is Referenced By:
- Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/chinese-consolidated-benevolent-association-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2008-01-17
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi TIFF, no colour correction, archived in Cataloguing on DVD, digitized by CDW. Metadata by MH and KD.
- Alternative Title:
- Letter from Consul-General Huang Gin-Chuen in San Francisco
- Subject:
- Chinese, History, Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.), and Associations, institutions, etc.
- Creator:
- 黄钧铨 and Huang, Junquan
- Language:
- chi
- Date Created:
- April 4, 1884
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original manuscript and for reproduction requests (speccoll@uvic.ca). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 1 leaf
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria and California--San Francisco
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155 and 37.77493, -122.41942
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Chinese Canadian Collection
- Provenance:
- Donor: Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.)
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- correspondence
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Acc. No.: 1977-084, 1.1, 1.1.02
- Fonds Title:
- Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR030
- Is Referenced By:
- Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/chinese-consolidated-benevolent-association-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2007-07-30
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi TIFF, no colour correction, archived in Cataloguing on DVD, digitized by CDW. Metadata by MH and KD.
- Alternative Title:
- Report of Ambassador Huang Tsiu-hsien on the economic aspects of the Chinese residing in Canada
- Subject:
- Chinese, History, Immigrants--Economic conditions, Taxation, and Poll tax
- Creator:
- 黃錫銓 and Huang, Xiquan
- Language:
- chi
- Date Created:
- October 10, 1884
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original manuscript and for reproduction requests (speccoll@uvic.ca). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Chinese Canadian Collection
- Provenance:
- Donor: Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.)
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- correspondence
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Acc. No.: 1977-084, 1.6, 1.6.02
- Fonds Title:
- Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR030
- Is Referenced By:
- Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/chinese-consolidated-benevolent-association-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2008-01-17
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi TIFF, no colour correction, archived in Cataloguing on DVD, digitized by CDW. Metadata by MH and KD.
- Alternative Title:
- Detailed account of diplomatic protests.
- Subject:
- Chinese, History, Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.), Emigration and immigration, Race discrimination, Poll tax, Associations, institutions, etc., and Emigration and immigration--Government policy
- Creator:
- Huang, Zunxian, 1848-1905
- Language:
- chi
- Date Created:
- August 1, 1891?
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original manuscript and for reproduction requests (speccoll@uvic.ca). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 4 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria, British Columbia, and Commonwealth countries
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155 and 53.99983, -125.0032
- Chronological Coverage:
- 1884/1891?
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Chinese Canadian Collection
- Provenance:
- Donor: Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.)
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- correspondence
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Acc. No.: 1977-084, 1.2, 1.2.05
- Fonds Title:
- Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR030
- Is Referenced By:
- Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/chinese-consolidated-benevolent-association-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2007-07-30
- Transcript:
- July 2, Dear Directors, I read your letter, knowing that the Parliament of British Columbia passed a new law to increase the rate of head tax on every Chinese, new comers or current residents, merchants or workers. I reported it to the Honorable Minister, who addressed a protesting note to the Foreign Ministry of England last month. Please find attached a copy of this note. It reminds me of the time when I was Consul General in San Francisco in 1884, the Parliament of British Columbia had passed a very harsh discriminating law against Chinese. You sent four representatives to San Francisco to require for help, I instructed you to unite all the Chinese in Victoria, and hire lawyers to bring in a lawsuit. Meanwhile I explained all the matters to the envoy of the Canadian Foreign Ministry, who happened to be in San Francisco on duty. It was fortunate that this law was abolished later, and the interests of Chinese were not inflicted. Anyway I forwarded your case to the Honorable Zeng. He told me that it was difficult to argue in London, because, firstly, there are no terms in Sino-British treaties that Chinese who reside in the British dependencies enjoy rights to most-favored-nation; secondly, unlike the Chinese central government governing the 18 provinces, the British dependencies like Australia, Canada have semi-sovereign rights, the British Government can not abolish their laws. It was, therefore, more effective to argue against it in British Columbia by the Chinese who reside there. I was off my position in 1886 and left San Francisco. The law that forbade Chinese to enter British Columbia was passed and came into force till now. This year there was debate in the Canadian Parliament whether to increase the rate of head tax to $100 on each Chinese. It was not passed fortunately. The Honorable Xie cares a lot of the Chinese in British Columbia, he knows that there are not too many business opportunities except gold mining and fishery, especially after the completion of the railway, many Chinese workers would be jobless, they can not bear the heavy taxes on them. Consequently, he addressed a note to the British Government, in which the Australian case was mentioned as well, intending for the abolition of the bad laws. His Honor particularly instructs me to forward a copy of this note to you for your knowledge. If in future there are more discriminating laws against Chinese, please first hire lawyers to enter a lawsuit, and write to me in details, advising me what really happens. Do remember to attach the original English documents. Please send my best regards to all of you Yours sincerely Huang Zun Xian
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi TIFF, no colour correction, archived in Cataloguing on DVD, digitized by CDW. Metadata by MH and KD.
- Alternative Title:
- A case of embezzlement
- Subject:
- Chinese, Embezzlement investigation, Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.), Embezzlement, Mediation, and History
- Language:
- chi
- Date Created:
- October 21, 1894
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original manuscript and for reproduction requests (speccoll@uvic.ca). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria and California--San Francisco
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155 and 37.77493, -122.41942
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Chinese Canadian Collection
- Provenance:
- Donor: Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.)
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- correspondence
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Acc. No.: 1977-084, 1.5, 1.5.07
- Fonds Title:
- Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR030
- Is Referenced By:
- Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/chinese-consolidated-benevolent-association-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2008-01-17
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi TIFF, no colour correction, archived in Cataloguing on DVD, digitized by CDW. Metadata by MH and KD.
6. 計開填泥工程細賬
- Alternative Title:
- House on 17 Lucerne Road, Shanghai; Office correspondence, 1922-1925
- Subject:
- Finance, Personal, Invoices, and Hudec, László, 1893-1958
- Language:
- chi
- Date Created:
- 1922?
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- This material is made available on this site for research and private study only. Contact UVic Special Collections for access to the original. Permission to reproduce for purposes other than research and private study requires permission of the copyright holder. Please contact UVic Special Collections for more information on permissions and licensing fees.
- Resource Type:
- Still Image
- Extent:
- 1 looseleaf
- Geographic Coverage:
- China--Shanghai
- Coordinates:
- 31.22222, 121.45806
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- László Hudec Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- financial records and invoices
- Archival Item Identifier:
- 1.3.24
- Fonds Title:
- László Hudec fonds
- Fonds Creator:
- Hudec, László, 1893-1958
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC132
- Is Referenced By:
- https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/laszlo-hudec-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2012-03-20
- Transcript:
- 計開填泥工程細賬，共壹百柒拾五方五角。每方一兩八錢半，高？一尺半，計七百六十三方七角半，合銀四百捌拾六兩七錢正。又加小工二十工，每工四角，計八元，開帳為証。 烏達客先生台照
- Technical Note:
- Scanned by CDW, metadata by GF, 600 dpi TIFF.
7. 華東醫院
- Alternative Title:
- Hua Dong Hospital
- Subject:
- Hospitals
- Creator:
- Hua Dong Hospital
- Language:
- chi and eng
- Date Created:
- 1990?
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- This material is made available on this site for research and private study only. Contact UVic Special Collections for access to the original. Permission to reproduce for purposes other than research and private study requires permission of the copyright holder. Please contact UVic Special Collections for more information on permissions and licensing fees.
- Resource Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 1 glossy sheet, 22 x 29 cm, folded to 22 x 6 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- China--Shanghai
- Coordinates:
- 31.22222, 121.45806
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- László Hudec Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- pamphlets
- Archival Item Identifier:
- 1.13.1
- Fonds Title:
- László Hudec fonds
- Fonds Creator:
- Hudec, László, 1893-1958
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC132
- Is Referenced By:
- https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/laszlo-hudec-fonds
- Technical Note:
- Scanned and edited by CDW, metadata by GF.
8. 维多利亚的华人商铺名单
- Alternative Title:
- List of Chinese businessmen in Victoria
- Subject:
- Chinese, History, Immigrants--Economic conditions, Taxation, and Poll tax
- Creator:
- Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.)
- Language:
- chi
- Date Created:
- 1884?
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original manuscript and for reproduction requests (speccoll@uvic.ca). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Chinese Canadian Collection
- Provenance:
- Donor: Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.)
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- financial records and reports
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Acc. No.: 1977-084, 1.6, 1.6.01
- Fonds Title:
- Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR030
- Is Referenced By:
- Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/chinese-consolidated-benevolent-association-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2008-01-17
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi TIFF, no colour correction, archived in Cataloguing on DVD, digitized by CDW. Metadata by MH and KD.
- Alternative Title:
- Draft letter to Chinese Consul-General in San Francisco
- Subject:
- Chinese, History, Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.), and Associations, institutions, etc.
- Creator:
- Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.)
- Language:
- chi
- Date Created:
- February 1884
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original manuscript and for reproduction requests (speccoll@uvic.ca). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 1 leaf
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria and California--San Francisco
- Coordinates:
- 37.77493, -122.41942 and 48.4359, -123.35155
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Chinese Canadian Collection
- Provenance:
- Donor: Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.)
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- correspondence
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Acc. No.: 1977-084, 1.1, 1.1.01
- Fonds Title:
- Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR030
- Is Referenced By:
- Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/chinese-consolidated-benevolent-association-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2007-07-30
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi TIFF, no colour correction, archived in Cataloguing on DVD, digitized by CDW. Metadata by MH and KD.
- Alternative Title:
- Draft letter to Chinese Ambassador to England concerning the immigration law applied to the Chinese.
- Subject:
- Chinese, History, Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.), Emigration and immigration, Race discrimination, Poll tax, Associations, institutions, etc., and Emigration and immigration--Government policy
- Creator:
- Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.)
- Language:
- chi
- Date Created:
- February 1886
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original manuscript and for reproduction requests (speccoll@uvic.ca). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 1 leaf
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria and British Columbia
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155 and 53.99983, -125.0032
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Chinese Canadian Collection
- Provenance:
- Donor: Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.)
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- correspondence
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Acc. No.: 1977-084, 1.2, 1.2.03
- Fonds Title:
- Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR030
- Is Referenced By:
- Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/chinese-consolidated-benevolent-association-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2007-07-30
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi TIFF, no colour correction, archived in Cataloguing on DVD, digitized by CDW. Metadata by MH and KD.
- Alternative Title:
- Draft letter to the Chinese Ambassador to England
- Subject:
- Chinese, History, Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.), Emigration and immigration, Race discrimination, Poll tax, Associations, institutions, etc., and Emigration and immigration--Government policy
- Creator:
- Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.) and Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Vancouver, B.C.)
- Language:
- chi
- Date Created:
- April 1889
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original manuscript and for reproduction requests (speccoll@uvic.ca). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia
- Coordinates:
- 53.99983, -125.0032
- Chronological Coverage:
- 1889
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Chinese Canadian Collection
- Provenance:
- Donor: Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.)
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- correspondence
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Acc. No.: 1977-084, 1.2, 1.2.06
- Fonds Title:
- Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR030
- Is Referenced By:
- Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/chinese-consolidated-benevolent-association-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2007-07-30
- Transcript:
- April ,1889 Your Excellency, We are Chinese merchants and Directors of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Associations in Victoria and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. We report to Your Excellency for protection to fight against the discriminating laws. We have been residing in British Columbia as merchants for dozens of years, but we never forget we are Chinese, and we cherish a deep love for our home land. We regard China as our nation, and we worship Confucianism. We dress as Chinese, and we are not naturalized in Canada. If we made some money we send back to China. These are the reasons out of which the local people hate us, treat us harshly, and even forbid Chinese workers to enter their territory. China is very poor, having deficit by million dollars every year. It is overseas Chinese who try to aid relief. There has been famine in the provinces recent years, and overseas Chinese contributed a great deal to help relieve the distress. Now that the overseas Chinese are suffering from the discriminating treatment, the Chinese government should protect and help us. Otherwise we would be left stranded in foreign countries and can not in turn help our home land when there is need. The United States initiated these discriminating laws, and England followed suit. Our living conditions become worse and worse. Same as Chinese, Japanese were previously not allowed to work in coal mines. After the Japanese Consul asked their government to deliver a protest to the British Government, situation changes---Japanese are allowed to work in coal mines, Chinese alone are not allowed. The Japanese Consul advised us that if our government had tried to fight against it, the result would be different. What makes worse is that the rate of head tax is to be increased. Since the United States forbad Chinese to enter, the British Government levied a $50 head tax on every Chinese, women and Children included. The Chinese who would leave for some time must return in six months, those overdue have to pay the head tax a second time. The worst thing is that the head tax rate is proposed to be increased to $500, being $1,000 calculated in United States Dollars. If this law enters in force, Chinese in Canada would not be able to do any business, and our lifeline is in danger, and the overseas Chinese would have no ability to help our homeland. We overseas Chinese have been without caring from our government, and we cry in vain for maternal love like abandoned infants. On 11th last month we inquired by telegraph to the Office of the Chinese Ambassador to England, and the next day inquired again to the Foreign Office. We failed to get reply from both. We are extremely worried: what shall we do next? We look forward to protection from our government, who refuses to hear from us. We are, therefore, forced to turn our back, but how can we cut off the deep love for our homeland? Upon further consideration, we understand that the offices have too much to do as not to pay enough attention to our request. It is not that they really reject us. We know that our request might be minor, but will be put on the agenda. The local people in British Columbia tried to force the parliament to pass the discriminating laws against Chinese. The British Government has no such intention. As the case shows that Japanese is treated differently after the Japanese Government protested to the British Government. Could Your Excellency please order a commissioner to protest to the British Government, citing the Japanese case, to require for the abolition of the two laws: firstly, Chinese are not allowed to work in coal mines; secondly, the rate of head tax is increased to $500. Your single effort could have saved thousands of lives, a boundless beneficence. We have long heard about Your Excellency’s fame of diligence in managing the country, and of great care for the overseas Chinese. If it could be successfully done, we shall be eternally indebted. Your Excellency will win immortal fame for your brilliant achievements to challenge the foreign power at a time when foreign countries ran wild. We assume that Your Excellency, being so patriotic, would not reject us as to leave us to the tyranny of a foreign country. We beg Your Excellency, the Prime Minister, to bestow favors The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Associations in Victoria and Vancouver
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi TIFF, no colour correction, archived in Cataloguing on DVD, digitized by CDW. Metadata by MH and KD.
- Alternative Title:
- Letter to Chinese government
- Subject:
- Chinese, History, Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.), Emigration and immigration, Race discrimination, Poll tax, Associations, institutions, etc., and Emigration and immigration--Government policy
- Creator:
- Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.)
- Language:
- chi
- Date Created:
- April 1899
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original manuscript and for reproduction requests (speccoll@uvic.ca). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia
- Coordinates:
- 53.99983, -125.0032
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Chinese Canadian Collection
- Provenance:
- Donor: Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.)
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- correspondence
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Acc. No.: 1977-084, 1.2, 1.2.07
- Fonds Title:
- Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR030
- Is Referenced By:
- Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/chinese-consolidated-benevolent-association-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2008-01-17
- Transcript:
- April ,1889 Your Excellency, We are Chinese merchants and Directors of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Associations in Victoria and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. We report to Your Excellency for protection to fight against the discriminating laws. We have been residing in British Columbia as merchants for dozens of years, but we never forget we are Chinese, and we cherish a deep love for our home land. We regard China as our nation, and we worship Confucianism. We dress as Chinese, and we are not naturalized in Canada. If we made some money we send back to China. These are the reasons out of which the local people hate us, treat us harshly, and even forbid Chinese workers to enter their territory. China is very poor, having deficit by million dollars every year. It is overseas Chinese who try to aid relief. There has been famine in the provinces recent years, and overseas Chinese contributed a great deal to help relieve the distress. Now that the overseas Chinese are suffering from the discriminating treatment, the Chinese government should protect and help us. Otherwise we would be left stranded in foreign countries and can not in turn help our home land when there is need. The United States initiated these discriminating laws, and England followed suit. Our living conditions become worse and worse. Same as Chinese, Japanese were previously not allowed to work in coal mines. After the Japanese Consul asked their government to deliver a protest to the British Government, situation changes---Japanese are allowed to work in coal mines, Chinese alone are not allowed. The Japanese Consul advised us that if our government had tried to fight against it, the result would be different. What makes worse is that the rate of head tax is to be increased. Since the United States forbad Chinese to enter, the British Government levied a $50 head tax on every Chinese, women and Children included. The Chinese who would leave for some time must return in six months, those overdue have to pay the head tax a second time. The worst thing is that the head tax rate is proposed to be increased to $500, being $1,000 calculated in United States Dollars. If this law enters in force, Chinese in Canada would not be able to do any business, and our lifeline is in danger, and the overseas Chinese would have no ability to help our homeland. We overseas Chinese have been without caring from our government, and we cry in vain for maternal love like abandoned infants. On 11th last month we inquired by telegraph to the Office of the Chinese Ambassador to England, and the next day inquired again to the Foreign Office. We failed to get reply from both. We are extremely worried: what shall we do next? We look forward to protection from our government, who refuses to hear from us. We are, therefore, forced to turn our back, but how can we cut off the deep love for our homeland? Upon further consideration, we understand that the offices have too much to do as not to pay enough attention to our request. It is not that they really reject us. We know that our request might be minor, but will be put on the agenda. The local people in British Columbia tried to force the parliament to pass the discriminating laws against Chinese. The British Government has no such intention. As the case shows that Japanese is treated differently after the Japanese Government protested to the British Government. Could Your Excellency please order a commissioner to protest to the British Government, citing the Japanese case, to require for the abolition of the two laws: firstly, Chinese are not allowed to work in coal mines; secondly, the rate of head tax is increased to $500. Your single effort could have saved thousands of lives, a boundless beneficence. We have long heard about Your Excellency’s fame of diligence in managing the country, and of great care for the overseas Chinese. If it could be successfully done, we shall be eternally indebted. Your Excellency will win immortal fame for your brilliant achievements to challenge the foreign power at a time when foreign countries ran wild. We assume that Your Excellency, being so patriotic, would not reject us as to leave us to the tyranny of a foreign country. We beg Your Excellency, the Prime Minister, to bestow favors The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Associations in Victoria and Vancouver
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi TIFF, no colour correction, archived in Cataloguing on DVD, digitized by CDW. Metadata by MH and KD.
- Alternative Title:
- Contribution to Ming San Tang in Kwangchow
- Subject:
- Chinese, History, Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.), Fund raising, and Associations, institutions, etc.
- Creator:
- Ming San Tang and 明善堂
- Language:
- chi
- Date Created:
- 1895
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original manuscript and for reproduction requests (speccoll@uvic.ca). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria and China--Guangzhou
- Coordinates:
- 23.11667, 113.25 and 48.4359, -123.35155
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Chinese Canadian Collection
- Provenance:
- Donor: Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.)
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- correspondence
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Acc. No.: 1977-084, 1.7, 1.7.05
- Fonds Title:
- Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR030
- Is Referenced By:
- Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/chinese-consolidated-benevolent-association-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2008-01-17
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi TIFF, no colour correction, archived in Cataloguing on DVD, digitized by CDW. Metadata by MH and KD.
- Alternative Title:
- Request from I-yu Tang in Kwangchow for the names of the contributors
- Subject:
- Chinese, History, Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.), Fund raising, and Associations, institutions, etc.
- Creator:
- 爱育堂 and I-yu Tang
- Language:
- chi
- Date Created:
- December 17, 1884
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original manuscript and for reproduction requests (speccoll@uvic.ca). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria and China--Guangdong Sheng
- Coordinates:
- 23.5, 113.25 and 48.4359, -123.35155
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Chinese Canadian Collection
- Provenance:
- Donor: Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.)
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- correspondence
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Acc. No.: 1977-084, 1.7, 1.7.02
- Fonds Title:
- Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR030
- Is Referenced By:
- Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/chinese-consolidated-benevolent-association-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2008-01-17
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi TIFF, no colour correction, archived in Cataloguing on DVD, digitized by CDW. Metadata by MH and KD.
15. 温哥华阖埠与西人交易录列
- Alternative Title:
- Economic conditions of the Chinese in Vancouver BC
- Subject:
- Chinese, History, Immigrants--Economic conditions, Taxation, and Poll tax
- Creator:
- Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Vancouver, B.C.)
- Language:
- chi
- Date Created:
- August 2, 1900
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original manuscript and for reproduction requests (speccoll@uvic.ca). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Vancouver
- Coordinates:
- 49.24966, -123.11934
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Chinese Canadian Collection
- Provenance:
- Donor: Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.)
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- financial records and reports
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Acc. No.: 1977-084, 1.6, 1.6.04
- Fonds Title:
- Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR030
- Is Referenced By:
- Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/chinese-consolidated-benevolent-association-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2008-01-17
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi TIFF, no colour correction, archived in Cataloguing on DVD, digitized by CDW. Metadata by MH and KD.
- Alternative Title:
- Financial assistance from the Chinese community in Vancouver
- Subject:
- History, Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.), Protest movements, Fund raising, Race discrimination, School boards, Chinese students, Segregation in education, and English language
- Creator:
- 曾石泉 and Zeng, Shiquan
- Language:
- chi
- Date Created:
- December 18, 1921
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original manuscript and for reproduction requests (speccoll@uvic.ca). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria and British Columbia--Vancouver
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155 and 49.24966, -123.11934
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Chinese Canadian Collection
- Provenance:
- Donor: Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.)
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- correspondence
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Acc. No.: 1977-084, 1.3, 1.3.05
- Fonds Title:
- Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR030
- Is Referenced By:
- Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/chinese-consolidated-benevolent-association-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2008-01-17
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi TIFF, no colour correction, archived in Cataloguing on DVD, digitized by CDW. Metadata by MH and KD.
- Alternative Title:
- Letter to the Chinese Ambassador to England
- Subject:
- Chinese, History, Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.), Emigration and immigration, Race discrimination, Poll tax, Associations, institutions, etc., and Emigration and immigration--Government policy
- Creator:
- Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.)
- Language:
- chi
- Date Created:
- August 1897
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original manuscript and for reproduction requests (speccoll@uvic.ca). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 1 leaf
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria and British Columbia
- Coordinates:
- 53.99983, -125.0032 and 48.4359, -123.35155
- Chronological Coverage:
- 1885/1897
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Chinese Canadian Collection
- Provenance:
- Donor: Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.)
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- correspondence
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Acc. No.: 1977-084, 1.2, 1.2.06
- Fonds Title:
- Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR030
- Is Referenced By:
- Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/chinese-consolidated-benevolent-association-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2007-07-30
- Transcript:
- Report to the Honorable Zhang, the Chinese Ambassador to England August ,1897 The Honorable Zhang, We are Chinese merchants and Directors of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Associations in Victoria and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. We report to Your Honor for protection against the discriminating laws which might be passed any time. Since the trade development between China and Canada, we have been residing in Victoria and other cities of British Columbia. There are now over 20,000 Chinese workers and merchants in this province. The local people had treated us well. However, in 1885 they passed a law that every Chinese entering British Columbia should pay a $50 head tax. In 1892 another new law regulated that Chinese who went back to China had to be back within six months, those overdue had to pay the head tax a second time. Last year they moved that the rate of the head tax be increased to $500. It was then the Chinese Premiere Li went to visit England and took the return route passing Canada. We submitted a report to His Honor, who delivered a diplomatic note to the Governor. The motion was suspended, and the head tax rate remains $50. But we are worried about the frequent changes of the laws. The suspended motion may be revived in the near future. Now there is news that the Parliament would pass a new law to forbid Chinese workers from entering British Columbia. If there are no workers the merchants would have no business to do. The relationship between them is as dependent on each other as the jowls and the jawbone. Our lifeline is then in imminent danger. We have long heard about Your Honor’s fame of great care for the overseas Chinese. We venture to ask for your protection at any time. Whenever we hear of any news about the increase of head tax rate, we shall report, by telegram, to the Chinese Foreign Office, and The Chinese Ambassador to England, Italy and Belgium, to deliver a diplomatic note to the British Government so as to abolish the bad law. Since there are no Chinese consulates in British Columbia, it takes a long time for our report to reach Your Honor. We are worried that before the report reaches Your Honor, the bad law has entered into effect. Therefore we have to take this precaution as to ask Your Honor to prepare for our request for this matter. Whenever Your Honor receive a telegram report concerning the increase of the head tax rate, please just protest to the British Government. We are hereby expressing our great gratitude to Your Honor. We beg Your Honor to bestow favors Yours sincerely The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Associations in Victoria and Vancouver
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi TIFF, no colour correction, archived in Cataloguing on DVD, digitized by CDW. Metadata by MH and KD.
- Alternative Title:
- Letter to Chinese Foreign Minister requesting further diplomatic action.
- Subject:
- Chinese, History, Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.), Emigration and immigration, Race discrimination, Poll tax, Associations, institutions, etc., and Emigration and immigration--Government policy
- Creator:
- Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.)
- Language:
- chi
- Date Created:
- approximately May 1899
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original manuscript and for reproduction requests (speccoll@uvic.ca). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia
- Coordinates:
- 53.99983, -125.0032
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Chinese Canadian Collection
- Provenance:
- Donor: Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.)
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- correspondence
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Acc. No.: 1977-084, 1.2, 1.2.09
- Fonds Title:
- Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR030
- Is Referenced By:
- Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/chinese-consolidated-benevolent-association-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2007-07-30
- Transcript:
- Report to the Chinese Foreign Office April ,1889 The Honorable Minister, We are Chinese merchants living in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. We report to Your Honor for protection against the discriminating laws. We have been residing in British Columbia as merchants for dozens of years, but we never forget we are Chinese, and we cherish a deep love for our home land. We regard China as our nation, and we worship Confucianism. We dress as Chinese, and we are not naturalized in Canada. If we made some money we send back to China. These are the reasons out of which the local people hate us, treat us harshly, and even forbid Chinese workers to enter their territory. China is very poor, having deficit by million dollars every year. It is overseas Chinese who try to aid relief. There has been famine in the provinces recent years, and overseas Chinese contributed a great deal to help relieve the distress. Now that the overseas Chinese are suffering from the discriminating treatment, the Chinese government should protect and help us. Otherwise we would be left stranded in foreign countries and can not in turn help our home land when there is need. The United States initiated these discriminating laws, and England followed suit. Our living conditions become worse and worse. Same as Chinese, Japanese were previously not allowed to work in coal mines. After the Japanese Consul asked their government to deliver a protest to the British Government, situation changes---Japanese are allowed to work in coal mines, Chinese alone are not allowed. The Japanese Consul advised us that if our government had tried to fight against it, the result would be different. What makes worse is that the rate of head tax is to be increased. Since the United States forbad Chinese to enter, the British Government levied a $50 head tax on every Chinese, women and Children included. Chinese who would leave for some time must return in six months, those overdue have to pay the head tax a second time. The worst thing is that the head tax rate is proposed to be increased to $500, being $1,000 calculated in United States Dollars. If this law enters in force, Chinese in Canada would not be able to do any business, and our lifeline is in danger, and the overseas Chinese would have no ability to help our homeland. We overseas Chinese have been without caring from our government, and we cry in vain for maternal love like abandoned infants. We inquired by telegraph to the Office of the Honorable Luo, the Chinese Ambassador to England, and On 11th last month inquired again to the office of Your Honor. We failed to get reply from both. We are extremely worried: what shall we do next? We look forward to protection from our government, who refuses to hear from us. We are, therefore, forced to turn our back, but how can we cut off the deep love for our homeland? Upon further consideration, we understand that Your Honor have too much to do as not to pay enough attention to our request. It is not that Your Honor really reject us. We know that our request might be minor, but will be put on the agenda. The local people in British Columbia tried to force the parliament to pass the discriminating laws against Chinese. The British Government has no such intention. As the case shows that Japanese is treated differently after the Japanese Government protested to the British Government. Could Your Honor please protest to the British Government, citing the Japanese case, to require for the abolition of the two laws: firstly, Chinese are not allowed to work in coal mines; secondly, the rate of head tax is increased to $500. Your single effort could have saved thousands of lives, a boundless beneficence. We have long heard about Your Honor’s fame of excellent experience in diplomatic affairs. If it could be successfully done, we shall be eternally indebted. Your Honor will win immortal fame for your brilliant achievements to challenge the foreign power at a time when foreign countries ran wild. We assume that Your Honor, being so patriotic, would not reject us as to leave us to the tyranny of a foreign country. We beg Your Honor, the Foreign Minister, to bestow favors The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Associations in Victoria
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi TIFF, no colour correction, archived in Cataloguing on DVD, digitized by CDW. Metadata by MH and KD.
- Alternative Title:
- Contribution to the war fund during the Sino-French conflict in China
- Subject:
- Chinese, History, Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.), Fund raising, and Associations, institutions, etc.
- Creator:
- 爱育堂 and I-yu Tang
- Language:
- chi
- Date Created:
- August 25, 1884
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original manuscript and for reproduction requests (speccoll@uvic.ca). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria and China--Guangdong Sheng
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155 and 23.5, 113.25
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Chinese Canadian Collection
- Provenance:
- Donor: Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.)
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- correspondence
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Acc. No.: 1977-084, 1.7, 1.7.01
- Fonds Title:
- Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR030
- Is Referenced By:
- Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/chinese-consolidated-benevolent-association-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2008-01-17
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi TIFF, no colour correction, archived in Cataloguing on DVD, digitized by CDW. Metadata by MH and KD.
- Alternative Title:
- Contribution to I-yu Tang in Kwangchow to alleviate severe famine in many provinces
- Subject:
- Chinese, History, Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.), Fund raising, and Associations, institutions, etc.
- Creator:
- I-yu Tang and 爱育堂
- Language:
- chi
- Date Created:
- December 21, 1895
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original manuscript and for reproduction requests (speccoll@uvic.ca). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria and China
- Coordinates:
- 35, 105 and 48.4359, -123.35155
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Chinese Canadian Collection
- Provenance:
- Donor: Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.)
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- correspondence
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Acc. No.: 1977-084, 1.7, 1.7.07
- Fonds Title:
- Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR030
- Is Referenced By:
- Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/chinese-consolidated-benevolent-association-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2008-01-17
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi TIFF, no colour correction, archived in Cataloguing on DVD, digitized by CDW. Metadata by MH and KD.