SERIOUS RIOTS IN VANCOUVER.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12906, 11 September 1907, Page 7

SERIOUS RIOTS IN VANCOUVER.

POLICE POWERLESS.

JAPAXIvSE SIIOL'S DAMAGED.

AIOB PUT TO FLIGHT.

United Trees A«?otiatn-n-I?y Electric TelDirrn; h—Copyright (KeccivcJ JieptcmiK-r 10th. 9.10 P-ni-1 LOXDOX. iSrph'inl). r 10. Router's correspondent at Victoria. HritiMi Columbia, reports that duys rioting at Vancouver lasted till daylight on Sunday. The p-.>:itc wore-pou-erlces, and ap]i<':ilo.l to the Jnpanc.'o to confine themselves to resistance, and not go into tho streets. While the police wen; defending a number of hand.wne Japanese- stores in Powell street against 2000 rioter.s. hundreds of bricks v.ure thrmvn, damaging the stores to the extent of thousands* of dollars. Tho Jnpancso could stand it no longer, and hundreds rushed into the street armed with slicks, bottles and knives, shouting "banzai." They cleaml the street in five minutes, and followed tho fugitive whites up other streets. Some of the Japaneso fired volleys from pustoLs, and other.? jabbed rioters in tho faco and bodies with broken bottles. Tho Japanese women assisted their husbaiuls, srpplying broken bottles from tlieir lioines.

When matters wero at the worst thcro wero 8000 rioters in the. streets.

Air Aiishu, who is investigating the question of emigration to America, arrived amidst tho rioting, but the. carriage reached the Consulate safely.

Sunday's issue of Japane3o papers warned the Jni>ancso to prepare for any emergency, as the polico wero unable to guarantee them protection.

Itioting began at China Town in tho ovoning, tho polico using batons and smashing repeatedly into the mob, which numbered 2000. The mob proceeded to Powell street and found tho Japanese quarter a veritable armed camp. Tho Japanese -were parading in front of tho buildings with clubs and revolvers and long knives, and threatened to uso bombs if attacked.

Another account stotos that tho mob was dispersed. Tho Alayor, Air Bethune, has arranged to suppress the anti-Asiatic Longuo'o meeting, announced for Thursday.

Tho Japanese Consul states that the windows of 56 Japanese establishments in Powell street were destroyed, and claims will be presented to the city forthwith. Hβ has cabled to the Japanese Embassy in London particulars of tho riot. Ho declares that iie regards tho incident as much, moro important than tho San Francisco troublo.

Air Bethune declares that the city will not pay for any damage.

OTTAWA, September 10. Air Nosse, Japanese Consul at Ottawa, and Sir Wilfrid Laurier informally discussed the rioting. It is understood that Canada will make reparation. Meanwhile tho negotiations to restrict Japanese immigration will continue.