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Show MURDER OF WOH REVIVES AGITATION i Chinese and Japanese May Be Barred From Schools Attended by Whites. VANCOUVER, B. C, April S. Tho murder of Mrs. Charles J. Millard, wife of a railroad official, by Jack Kong, her Chinese- servant, last week, has stirred up a serious oriental quostion here. Bocauso Jack Kong attended a public school tho city council has taken under consideration a proposal to segregate segre-gate all Chleso and Japanese from vrhlte children. Jupanesc Consul HorJ, in a statement made today, objects to such procedure. "I think it is most unfair to propose segregation of the Japanese," said tho consul. "I am not acting under instructions instruc-tions from my government, but on my own personal Initiative. The city council coun-cil would better consider this question thoroughly and coolly. The question is not one that affects the Japanese. It is for tho Chinese solely. "If tho city council goes on record in favor of segregation of all oriental children, chil-dren, Including Japanese, public opinion will run as high as it did "whon California Cali-fornia proposed a similar regulation, which, however, was defc-fed. "We aro keeping our own school,' ho continued, "to prepare our boys to enter the public schools of this city, and we arc giving them a good English education. educa-tion. Wo are conducting that school at our expense and the public schools haVo welcomed the Japaneso boys after they have been trained at our own schoolB.' STOCKTON, Cal., April S. All Japaneso Jap-aneso business houses in Stockton wero closed today during the funeral of Mrs. Ellis Ilarbert, wlfo of a wealthy physician, who wns murdered last Satur-dav Satur-dav by a Japanese servant whom she had reproved for a trifling dereliction. Japanese cltizons in mass meeting had previously expressed regret for the tragedy trag-edy and sympathy for the woman's husband. hus-band. , . . lt Public services were held over tho body of Mrs. Harbert and among tho henorarv pallbearors wero state and county officials and several Judges of tho superior court. Mrs. riarbert'H slayer committed sulcido after tho homicide. |