THE EASTERN RACES.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13389, 12 September 1907, Page 5

THE EASTERN RACES.

STRIKE OF CHINESE. CAUSES OF THE TROUBLE. Press Association-By Telegraph-Copyright VANCOUVER, September 10. All Chinese, domestic and mill hands at Vancouver have struck aa a protest against their treatment. They purchased hundreds of pistols until the sale of fireaims was prohibited. OTTAWA, September 10. The Canadian newspapers unanimously condemn the riots at Vancouver. iSir Wilfrid Laurier telegraphed to Mr Betliune. Mayor of Vancouver, that- Earl Grev, Governor-General of Canada, had learned with the deepest regret of the indignities and cruelties whereof certain subjects off the Emperor of Japan, the King's friend and ally, were the victims. He hopes that peace would promptly be restored, and all offenders punished. LONDON, September 10. The New York correspondent- of the "Times" rsays that the whole trouble on the Pacific coast je traceable to Irish Labour leaders. The " Times'" Ottawa correspondentsays it is unfortunate that- the agitation on the Pacific Coast was .fomented by one oi- two members of the Dominion House of Representatives for political purpose Some thirty Belliiiglmm Bay men organised a Saturday demonstration at Vancouver. An effigy of the Hon. .Tamos Duiwmuir. Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia, was burnt. The London newspapers, recognise the gravity of 'the outbreak, and the necessity for grappling with the problem before immigration assumes larger dimension*. They acknowledge that Canada Is in a better position than Washington to act firmly, as the. Dominion provincci* do not po.'oess the extreme State laws which in the case, of California hamper the control of the Government. THE JAPANESE VERSION. Received 0.5 a.m., September 12th. LONDON, September 11. The Japaneso official version siuLe-S that 3000 labourers and vagrants participated in the Japanese-Korean Exclusion League's: demonstration preceding- the Vancouve: riots. . The description of the riots is similar to that sent by Ileuter's correspondent. "Seven hundred persons approached the Japanese quarters on Monday, night, th mounted police dispersing tham. TilJapanese .school was Get on fire, but th 1:1 : 1 Japanese extinguished it. Over 20 rioters have becu arre-sted since Saturday. A Reuter's messages from . Tokio reports that the officials of the Foreign Office are quite confident, that- -everything will be done to protect Japanese.