The Writing on the Wall : Chinese and Japanese Immigration to BC 1920.

Cover -- The writing on the wall -- An introduction -- NOTES -- Part 1 The past -- Chapter 1 Introducing one Chung Lee and another man of parts -- Chapter 2 In which Gordon Morley tells no secrets -- Chapter 3 Which introduces Lizzie Laidlaw -- Chapter 4 In which the 'Empress' unships a valuable cargo -- Chapter 5 In which a famous lawyer finds himself in a hurry -- Chapter 6 Describing a yacht and a career -- Chapter 7 In which the fish inspector sees something that makes him sit up -- Chapter 8 In which Harding comes upon a 'pleasant joke' -- Chapter 9 In which Harding finds that two and two make four -- Chapter 10 In which Mrs Morley attends a reception -- Chapter 11 In which one Chinaman escapes justice and another gets a government job -- Part 2 The present (ten years after) -- Chapter 12 In which we hear of a wedding and a death -- Chapter 13 Which tells of an elopement -- Chapter 14 Showing the perspicacity of Peter McReady -- Chapter 15 Lizzie McRobbie shows an interest in 'Sockeye' and tries to buy vegetables -- Chapter 16 In which there are many rumors and a few facts -- Chapter 17 In which Rose's nose is put out of joint and a man reaches the last stages -- Chapter 18 In which we meet Chung Lee again as a winner -- Chapter 19 In which the lieutenant-governor is confronted by a choice -- Part 3 The future -- Chapter 20 In which positions are reversed -- Chapter 21 In which yellow wins -- Chapter 22 In which many things are made clear.

The Writing on the Wallis a vivid illustration of the fear and prejudice with which immigrants were regarded in the early twentieth century.

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