May 12, MondayP.3 1. News from Victoria: The English newspaper in Victoria reportedthat the City Council had held a meeting on May 5 when Aldermansuggested segregating the Chinese stores because Chinese shop keepers usuallyviolated the city law and opened their stores during after-hours. The whitemerchant association also asked for help to protect the business of the smallscale merchants.The Alderman also seconded the law that prohibited Chinese fromemploying female whites. He finally added that Chinese should also be segregated from the better residential area.There was however a letter sent to the newspaper in Victoriapraising the behavior of the Chinese merchants. The writer stressed that the white merchants should model their behavior after the Chinese merchants.2. The C.K.T. (Victoria) gave an official license on May 6 to andas fund collectors for the headquarter.( was also the English Secretary of the Chinese ProtestantAssociation, May 26, P.3