ANTI-JAPANESE RIOTS

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2182, 11 September 1907, Page 2

ANTI-JAPANESE RIOTS

SERIOUS TROUBLE AT VANCOUVER. POLICE ABSOLUTELY POWERLESS. RIOTERS NUMBER EIGHT THOUSAND. ENORMOUS DAMAGE TO JAPANESE STORES.

United Press Association — Copyrighfl Received September 10, 9.10 p.m. LONDON,- September 10. Reuter’s correspondent at Victoria, British Columbia, reports that Saturday’s rioting at Vancouver lasted till daylight on Sunday. Th e police were powerless, and appealed to tho Japanese to confine themselves to resistance, and not to go on the streets. While the police were defending a number of handsome Japanese stores in Powell-streot against 2000 rioters hundreds of bricks were thrown, damaging tlie stores to the extent of thousands of dollars. The .Japanese could stand it no longer, and hundreds rushed into the streets a ruled with sticks, bottles, and knives, shouting “Banzai!” They cleared the street in five minutes, and followed the fugitive whites up the streets, some Japanese firing volleys of pistols. Others jabbed the rioters in their faces and bodies with broken bottles. Tho Japanese women assisted their husbands, supplying broken bottles from their homes. When matters were at the worst there were 8000 rioters in the streets. Miishu, Director of Commercial Affairs at the Japanese Foreign Office, Who was investigating the question of immigration to America, arrived amidst the rioting, but lias carriage reached the Consulate safely. Sunday’s issue of the Japanese papers warned .Japanese to prepare for any emergency, as the police were unable to guarantee protection. The rioting begun in Chinatown m the evening, the po-lice using batons. They smashed repeatedly into a mob numbering 2000, who proceeded to Powell-etreet, and found the Japanese quarter a veritable armed camp of five blocks of buildings. The Japanese were parading in front with chibs, revolvers, and long knives, thraitening to use bombs if attacked.

JAPAN’S ATTITUDE ON IMMIGRATION. Received'September 10, 10.25 p.m. LONDON, September 10. The Morning Post and Express, discussing the Vancouver riot, agree in contending that Japan is-ready to Listen to reasonable arguments' based on purely economic grounds, and would recognise the right of other nations to secure their laboring classes from unregulated competition.

> ENDEAVOR TO SUPPRESS FURTHER ANTI-JAPANESE MEETING. ■ LARGE NUMBER OF WINDOWS j SMASHED. r CITY' REFUSES TO PAY FOR THEM. - •- *

Received September 10, 10.5 p.m. LONDON, September 10. Mayor Bethune is arranging to suppress the Anti-Asiatic League’s meeting announced for Thursday. The Japanese Consul states that the windows in 56 Japanese estab- ‘ lishments in Powell-street were destroyed. Claims will be presented to the Oity forthwith. He has cabled to tlie Japanese Embassy in London particulars of the riot. He declares that he regards the incident as of much more importance than the San Francisco trouble. Mr. Betkune declares that the City g will not pay any damages.

n a CANADA TO MAKE REPARAd TION.

d RESTRICTIVE NEGOTIATIONS -- CONTINUE.

a Received September 10, 10.5 p.m. v OTTAWA, September 10. e M. Nosse, Japanese Consul at Ot- - ta-nn, and Sir Wilfrid Laurier inforh mally discussed the rioting. It is o understood that Canada will make ree paration. e Meanwhile negotiations to restrict e Tapauese immigration continue.