The Anti-Peace Riots

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1459, 18 October 1905, Page 2

The Anti-Peace Riots

. Particulars by the Mail Firing the Ministerial Residence A Maddened, Roaring Crowd Press Anooiation.—Copyright. Darw/k, Octi 17. Eastern files contain details of tho Japanese anti'ponco riots, The crowd, after forcing tboir way into HibiyaPark, ohoored the Emporor, and tbiri moved in a serried phalanx to the home of tho Ministry, The house police, who had not yet drawn their swords," were swept out of the way, The gate of the oompound was seized; and logs whiob had Borved as abarrioade at Hibiya Park were used aa battering rams to force breaches in the wall of the compound,' Kerosene was poured on the porter's lodge, which was ,quickly ablaze, Fivearmed'riotcrsrushed towards the house, in which it was bolieved Count Ketsura would bo jonnd, in addition to tho Home Minister, crying that they were about to slay the enemy of Japan. Thoy were met by-an intrepid, major of infantry, who ont down tho foremost abd held the others in boy till the police.arrived, who made short work of 'them, . 1 ''After several attempts the mansion was set/ alight, the fire engines-i were overturned, and the hose was cut. 'At this junoture a company of Imperial Guards doubled up and surrounded the building. The action of the Guards quietened matters, and onabled the hremen to extinguish the flames, Then tho polioe wore reinforced, and time and again they charged, until trie mob fled, the main part to the Kolumin newspaper office, where another battle was taking plaoe, In the darkness the riotors and citizens combined to demolish the police stations, and riots prevailed, Tho police were powerless to atom tho roaring end maddened stream of people, The following day, (Wednesday) rioting was resumed, and a large number of police stations' were destroyed and ,'electrio cars burned, The Salvation Army premises were fired in consequence of the Salvationists advocating submission to the powers that bo. . ' Thursday brought with it martial law, the suspension of several papers, and qciet. A private committed harakiri on hearing of the peace terms.