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Show DESPERATE 10005 WIN BATTLE ROYAL Immigration Officers and Vancouver Policemen Attempt At-tempt to Board Liner SCORE MEN WOUNDED Cruiser Rainbow Sent to the Scene, Drastic Measures Promised VANCOUVER B. C July 19 Scores among a party of 175 policemen and con stables were injured several seriously early today in a battle with several hun dred infuriated Hindoos on board the Japanese steamer Komagata Maru in the harbor here Showers of coal and other miss les rained from the ship on the official force which attempted to board the steamer from a tug In the face of the fire the attacking party retreated and the at tempt to board the steamer was tempor arily abandoned The Hindoos braved the stream from a big hose which tl e tug turned on them and mercilessly pelted the men on t e decks of the tug with lumps of coaL Fire brick and pieces of iron from what is bel eved to have been the wreckage of the engine room on the steamer fol lowed. The battle grew out of an attempt to rid the harbor of the Japanese steamer on which 360 Hindoos came tq this port three months ago only to have the Cana dian immigration officials refuse t em ad mission to the country Their c aim of a right to land as British subjects was overruled by the courts and the steamer was ordered to sail with them on board The Hindoos had been rebellious and sev eral times attempted to land but were prevented. Plans Carefully Laid As the steamer was without provisions the Canadian authorities a day or two ago decided to put sufficient stores on board for the voyage to the orient whence the Komagata, Maru c&raej Plaits were carefully matured and early today the tug- Sea Lion put out with, the provisions and what was deemed to be a sufficient boarding force to overcome any opposi tlon The 125 city policemen had revolvers and the special constables rifles The Sea Lion slowly steamed out to the Japanese vessel When within hailing dls tance of her it v,as seen that e ery Inch of space along the rail and on the deck and bridge was occupied by Hindoos armed eaoh with a club or other weapon, while at the bow of the steamer a solid mass of humanity was congregated The tugs hose was made ready and back and forth along" the rows of H n doos a stream was played This form of attack was effective momentarily and the East Indians retreated under the rush of water prope ed at h gh pressure It looked for the time as if the boarders wou d carry through the r programme without serious trouble Officers Routed The situation quickly changed however Pluckily rallying several Hindoos faced the stream and began dashing a sho ver of miss les upon the attacking party This was only a foretaste Reinforcements on the sh p fol owed up the defensive move and soon a tremendous storm of coal t as be ng rained upon the party on the tug 3 deck wh cl was at the mercy of the Hindoos above as they had no orders to use their firearms As the shower of m ssiles continued thick and fast many men were fel ed by b ows on the head As the officers pushed to that s de of the tug farthest away from the Japanese steamer Detective He Arthur was forced overboard Those near by dragged him to the tugs deck again Some of the officers were knocked unconscious and others badly cut. Hardly a man on the side of the tug near est the steamer escaped injury Finally the grapp ing iron was unloos ened by a constable who braved attack f om the Hindoos at c ose range to per form the feat and the Sea Lion pulled s owly away A hail of derisive cheers and prolonged tomtom playing accom panted the retreat. The physicians at tended the wounded when the Sea Lion got back to her dock There was no further movement on either side during the rest of the- day Officials said however that measures would be taken to deal effectively with the s tuatlon CRUISER RAINBOW SENT TO THE SCENE OTTAWA Ont July 19 A report of the battle In Vancouver harbor early to day between pol ce and Hindoos on the steamsh p Komagata Mara was received by Dominion officials tonight The stearrier arrived three months ago with 50 H ndoos who as Brit sh subjects claimed the right to land in Canada The immigrat on officers refused them admis s on on the ground that they were n deslrab e persons. Several times the Hln doos attempted to reach shore, but were prevented by guard boats in the harbor which tl e immigration authorities stationed sta-tioned around the sh p The courts have sustained the imm! gration authorities decision and the Japanese captain of the steamer was given instruct ons to sail for Japan with h 5 load of Hindoos Boarders Repelled The report as given out by the imm gration department states that short y after the passengers of the Komagata Maru prevented him from gett ng steam up he asked for ass stance and 160 po lice and Immigration off c als went out to the sh p In the largest tug ava ab e but were unable to gain the deck of the Komagata Maru In the face of the stub born resistance offered by the H ndoos on board who from all parts of the ship hurled down on the officers coal, iron bars pieces of machinery hatchets and o ubs injuring many men and smash ng the windows of the tug Some shots were 1 red by the Hindoos but the off cers In their anx ety to a otd (Continued on Page Two) DESPERATE HINDOOS WIN BATTLE MM (Continued from Page One) b oodshed d d not retu n the f re and at 2am rea Iz ng the d ff cu y of reach ng the deck of the vesse f om the ug e red tak ng wi h them twenty injured men among whom was the cap a n of the tug who was suffer ng from broken r bs None of the Injur es s ke y to p ove fata Wh e des ous hat no unnecessary v 0 ence sha be used the gove nment s dete m ned tha the aw sha w hout fa be e fecti e y and r gid y enfo ced and w h th s end n v ew as autho zed the use of the cru ser Ra nbow to effect a boa 3 ng of the Komaga a Maru If neces a y to secu e con ro and ma nta n the Hindoos w be hand cuffed a proceed ng wh ch n v ew of the r v 0 ent act ons last n gh is con s de ed fu y justified Tie government has nst uc ed s agen s to deport the rejected H ndoos on the steamsh p Em press of Japan next Tuesday f t ap pears that depor a on by the Komagata Maru cannot be p ompt y and effectually accomplished It s fea ed here that 1 ves may be ost befo e the Hindoos are subdued as they have been v rtual y pr sone s on board the vessel fo three mon hs and are n a despe ate frame of m nd They are known to 1 ave a number of r fles and other f earms and as n a y of them are o d B tish Indian sod o i they are trained in the r use. GOVERNMENT WILL SUBDUE HINDOOS VANCOUVER B C Ju y 19 Orders have been rece ved by the captain of the tug Sea L on and other sma I c aft to have steam a fu head n read ness for erne gene es It s the be ef he e that all the re sources of the Dom n on gove nment have been p aced at he d sposa of the 1mm grat on author es to take immed ate s eps for he res orat on of order at Van couve and to assume lega con ro of the KomaData Ma u Efforts have been made to get into touch w th Adm a K ngsm I and the officers of the Dom n on cru se Rainbow w th a v ew to us ng her to conVoy the Komaga a out of the harbor and beyond the th ee m e m t but no rep y has been rece ved The s atement was made ton g t that no defln e act on wou d, be taken unti to morrow morn ng when the Komagata wou d be removed from the inlet and that th s task w be left n the hands of Ad ml al K ngsm and h s crew Meanwh e t e s tuat on s a cr t cal one The whar es are c owded w th thou ands of pe sons Four launches are patrolling he Komagata thus cut ng off a 1 means of commun cat on w h the shore Capta n "iamamoto and h s crew ave offered to ea e the H ndoo sh p btjt Japanese Con su Hort wl not consent to it The re port that the Komagata s engines had been wrecked was den ed by the capta. n YACHT RESOLUTE TO HAVE OVERHAULING By Internat ona News Serv ce NEWPORT R I July 19 The Reso u e the cup c ass yacht that s more than ke y to be se ec ed to meet Sham ock IV Sr Thomas L pton sea enger next Sep embe ef he e at 4 o c ock today under a for B s o The boa v be hau ed ou at the Her eshoff ya d and tho ough y ove au ed fo the f na se es of t a races ntt beg n w th the New Yo k Yach c ub cru se Ju y 80 Robe W En mons II manag ng d ecto of he synd ca e of f ag off ce s of the Nev Yo k cub when o vn the fas B s o bu t boat oday expressed m se f e y ve 1 sa s ed w h the show ng thus fa of the boats He was very nuch d sgus ed v he wea her for the past two weeks Na He e3 off des gner of the Reso e e as g t aboa d h a acht for B sto He sa d he was sat sf ed and tha s qu e a o fo h m to sa The Van e and he Def ance a e at Ja obs s a d C ty Is and N Y where he be hau ed out The Reso u e w be emeasu ed as soon as s e s out of e a e Th s boat as been us ng a ge ma nsa and t s be eved that e new measu ements w cut down her me a o van e She wo e th s sa yes erda when she just nosed out t e Van e bv a second I s be e ed he e that George Owen f Ne v on Mass des gner of the De f an e vv be aboa 4 tha boat dur ng he ne a es He has not been on e De an e s nee e f st h ee or four a es n the sound Rumors of fr ct on be ween the des gner and owners of the Def ance are head here but are em p a ca den ed by Geo ge M Pynchon , of New York manag ng owner I |