The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-11-25
CHINESE Rioters GO
. FOR HOME MERCHANTS
FOR DARING TO HANDLE Jap.
ANEsE PRODUCTS - CAST
GOODS IN STREETS.

VICTORIA, y. G., Nov. Z4.~-Witl
$500 tons oi hemp and general mer
ehandise and forty seven Chinese, III,
steamer Teueey arrived tonight iron
Liverpool and the Orient A strong
southeast gale was encountered with
high confused head seas and tht
steamer was put about with the wind
On November 10, head winds and /
strong head swell we're afterwards
encountered and The gale did mol
abate for five days. When the Teu-
Ger was al Hong Kong there were
serious anti.Japanese riots going or
and many shops and Go Downs were
looted BY an organized mob Of rioters
as result Of the displeasure Of The
Chinese because OF the the efforts oI
the government 70 put down the boy.
colt against Japanse on the part Of
the Chinese Of the colony. Armed po-
lice were called out to disperse the
mobs and II Chinese were arres-
ted. The opening Of the rioting was
at the two Go Downs Of the Chinese
firms on Kao Shing street. The firms
dealt extensively in Japanese goods,
particularly dried fish. Two hundred
rioters broke open the doors and
threw goods 70 the value OF $1,000 in
20 the street, where II was destroyed
or carried away At 7 p. IN. on Nov.
/ the rioting grew in violence and
seemed well organized. The Chinese
Go Downs and shops containing Jap
anese goods had been marked out, and
plan OF campaign seemed to be fol-
lowed. The police dispersed the mobs
but they fegathercd smashing doors
open, leaving the premises a wreck.
The European and Sikh police we're
armed with rifles, reyolyers and ball
cartridges All night.lhe streets were
crowded with rioters, who broke,
slashed and looted paying special at
teution 10 the hsh shops which had
japanese wares il stock,
In many places the rioters showed
fight when the police came, and the
police. assisted by some sailors arm
ed with pafines. replied to showers of
stones from the mob, with charges,
in which there was some vigorous
hitting and a good many sore heads.
AZ one stage the police fixed bayo-i
nets to prevent attempts at. the res.
cue OF prisoners. The cause Of tn RI
OTIS was an effort made BY the Chi
nese merchants interested in import
ing Japanese goods 10 end the boy
cott, and one Of the promoters Of this
was waylaid and one Of
his ears cut of,
Captain Parkinson Of the Teacer,
was one Of the fifteen survivors Of
he wreck Of the Great Eastern Rail-
ww's steamer Berlin in February last
'if the Hook Of Holland, when 127
ives were lost He was washed over
,oard after the steamer broke in two
md was in the icy water twenty min
ties before being rescued by a life
'on He acted splendidly through
mt the disaster and was the recipient
i warm praise iron Wilhelmina and
crown Prince Henry who took an
ctive part in the rescue.
News was brought by the Teucer
hat arrangements are being perfec-
ed for a steamship service by the
'oyolsisen Taisha between Japan and
'alina Cruz.
Mr.. Shirashi is supposed to have
satisfactory arrangements
With the government of Mexico and |
he japanese authorities are willing
o grant a subsidy to the line which
'ill give the Japanese shippers di-
eet connection with the ports OF the
atlantic via the TehuantepAe Rail
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