The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-12
RA|DED VANCOUVER JAPS
British Columbia Mob Wrecks Jap- auese and Chinese Stores
 la San Francisco.
A COMPLAINT FILED WITH OFFICIALS
Representative of the Mikado's Gov erament TeIegraphs to Ottawa Civ ing Particulars of the Mob's Actions Matter to Be Laid Before Premier Sir WiIfred Laurier at Once.

Montreal Que, Sept. 10.-The fol lowing telegram has been received by Consdl General Nosse at Ottawa from Mir Ishii director of commerce and trade. department of foreign affairs, oi Japan, who is at present in British Columbia studying the anti-Japanese movement in that province:
 vancouver, B. C., Sept. S.-Having arrived at Vancouver at II D. m. on September 2, I found that during the early part of the evening there was held a demonstration of the anti-Jap- anese and Corean league. and about h. m. a number of rowdies, about 50 or so, marched into the section of the city where the stores kept by the Jap anese and Chinese are, and threw stones, breaking considerable glass.
 "Folowing this attack there came another one, this time the number be- ing increased to about 300, and the fronts of several of the stores were broken. So far as I can ascertain only one Japanese was wounded The police force did it's best, but there is hardly any hope of relief in that direc ton. Consul Morikawa is staying at the seat of the disturbance, trying to impress upon the city police to extend their protection over the Japanese res idents, and at the same time to sup press the utmost excitement of the Japanese. There may be no further disturbances
 Mir. Ishii's hope was unfortunately not fulfilled, as late Sunday night Consul General Nosse received the following telegram from Consul Mo rikawa:
 Vancouver, B. C.. Sept. S.-In con tinuance of the message sent by MT. lshii, have to report that fourth at tack was made by the rowdies about midnight on the Japanese quarters. Twice again they tried to attack the Japanese stores. but on account of the vigilance of the Japanese and the city police and also the late hour of the night, their number gradually de- creased. and by o'clock Sunday morning the rowdies scattered every where, and tranquility was restored by dawn. The damage done to the Japanese stores is as follows:
 General stores, 13; hotels, 9; can. dy and confectionery shops. q: bath houses, 2; barber shops, 5; shoemak- CTS, 2; banking office, 1: newspaper office, 1; employment offices, 4; res taurant. 1; rice mill 1; harrier's shop, l; tailor, 1; watchmaker, 1. Of these 90 stores all the windows and door glass was smashed. Two Japanese were wounded"
 Consul General Nosse will lay all the facts before Sir wilfrid Laurier premier of Canada.
 New York. Sept. 10.-Aikujiro Ishii the director of the commercial bureau Of the Japanese foreign office, who was involved in the anti-Japanese riots at Vancouver last Saturday night, came to this country to investigate and report on the recent anti-Japanese demonstrations in San Francisco While this was given out as the spe- cinc objec. of his visit, it is generally understood that his mission was to make a thorough study of the whole japanese question in this country and TO ascertain the cause and extent of ~aateyer pre.udice may exist against she Japanese. He spent some time in san Francisco, and, after travelling through the country, went to British ooiumbia, where the conditions aris- Ing rom the recent inflow of Japanese ana Hindus into the northwest has Vaused a serious disturbance of labor