The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-09-24
VANCOUVER. RIOT
NOT BIC AFFAIR

To-Day, charged with taking part in thI
ani-Asiatic riots on Saturday nigh
and Sunday. One was committed 70,
trial. but all the other cases were re.
mandei for one day, and that thers
nigh, be further time TO prepare In.
formation
This afternoon the japanese held 9
mass meeting on the Powell stree.
grounds and all the sawmills in the
city were closed for want OF hands &c
run them. The Chinese have also Qui;
work in mills, restaurants and houses
and will not so back till the trouble
is over. About one-third OF the res
taurants in the city are closed. and
those employing white labor are sim
ply overwhelmed with business
This morning the Chinese and Jap
snese began 10 buy firearms and wea-
fe.es went round TO the stores and
warned them not 20 sell. The sale
consequently stopped. though the
stores were besieged by inQuirers for
the rest Of the day.
On sunday night large crowd gath
cred In Chinatown. and there was
some more window breaking, but the
police finally drove the white men out
and kept them back in Hastings street
Qwo whites were assaulted and badly
beaten in the japanese quarters on
Sunday evening. There are many ru-
ro-s OF other outrages. but very few
seem TO have any substantial founda-
ton
4 large number Of Japs. are known
10 be carrying arms. and Il is feared
that further trouble may yet take
place
LABOR MEN REGRET IT.
Msyor Bsthune has issued state
msnt expressing his regret that the
riot should have occurred. and urging
all citizens 70 moderation Nothing
but condemnation is heard on every
hand FOR the hooilumism that dis
sraced the city on Saturday night It
is stated that the Chinese and Japa-
neSe will make s claim against the
city for compensation for the damage
20 their property. Leading labor men
in the city generally deprecate the
outragss as harmful TO their cause
Every store window in Chinatown
and Japtowu was broken on Saturday
night but those OF white people ad-
jacent or living among them were left
untouched. The damage done must
amount 10 many thousands OF dollars,
but no accurate estimate has yet been
made
ALL QUIET At NIGHT
II I-s0 all is quiet AL evening
there were large crowds on Hastings
street. but the police kept the white
men out OF the Chinese and japanese
quarters, and there was no trouble
though two Chinese were arrested
armed with revolyers and knives and
carrying white badges marked Our
own patrol Il Is evident from that
they have organized G police force Of
their o-n
Ire japanese held q meeting Of their
own this afternoon and were adj
dressed BIZ some o. their leading coun-
trynsn- who advised them 10 act
p=zceably. and they promised 10 do So
The police this evening captured a
box Of rifles and TWO boxes Of car
tridEes. which had been sent over from
New Westminster addressed 70 sam
h weIl-known local Chinese me--
chant
All evening the mayor remained al
the police station ready 10 read the
rtot act If necessary, and half z dozen
mounted men were hsid in readiness
for Al emergency TIE fire brigade
vas also under Instructions The Uni
ted Servics club marched in body 70
the police station and offered their ser
vices. but thEy were not considered
necessary There vas 10 hOOdlUmisUl
tonight. and at this hour the streets
ara quiet and comparatively deserted
ASLATICS ARMED.
There Is every reason 70 believe that
the excitement consequent upon the
rtot 81 Saturday night Is quoting
toEl The mayor has given sssur-
znc4 that the Orientals will % fully
protected and special police have BEEN
sE0r1 III Th= japanese AMI Chinese
ara expected % return 10 WORK To-
usorroz morning Tonight 10 Ehite
-e1 ara allowed 20 enter the streets
Et=-s the Chinese and japanese live
70 prevent any incentive 70 violence
Al $500 tonight eEs-ything had quiet
II down Il the Oriental quarters, and
i & evident that the demonstration
against them IL ~ Al end The police
we're E-TE prepared 70 sTsu any out
break that might have occurred
mounted usn t@Els ready and special
usz sEo-u in but th=se we're not nsc-
essay = 1Enb=- OF arrests were
uz5e tonight the unsr important BE-
ing Chil=se special polic=- The Chi
rs= had z number o. specials out,
thsse t@fnz Numbered l. and Is, and
W1=1 sezrched AZ the station Tsre
found % have tsree reviewers. Iozd=d-
Tc= japanese are also zru=d ready
for an attack bzt cordons O police
z-= h0Edi1z bzck tae remnants u rte
croEd 20 tu-ther trouble l. autiei-
pzt=d -slgar- a. the crowd, which
CANE d9Eu tozu uo-e cut Of curios-
ity tran anything Else, Z disperzing
No ztrsn1ts at Ti0lelce have bee-
uz6=- and tle arrests we're Accom-
plE1sd EiIho1- any outb-ssk o. III
sA-IF colduc-
Th= Tm@ eoz1rzdictz as b=t1g
-z5= ozr O zlole clolh. the story
thzt seTen u th= 30 Jzpansse z-iv-
ing II the STEAMER Chzruer 81 the
1-= q tos r11- Ts-s thrown INTO the
1z-5o-. The-E vas ID seu1Is nor dis-
p1-e q any KIND ~ TIE DICK
POLICE IN CONTROL
VICTORIA SEPTEMBER IL-H0n- "