Though no one was killed, extensive damage was done to buildings in the Asian section of town. Meeting little resistance in the Chinese quarter, the mob next pushed on to the Japanese, where the alerted citizenry resisted them and forced them to flee. Rioters returning on Sunday, September 8, met armed bands of Japanese patrolling the community, and retreated without incident. Prime Minister Laurier paid the Japanese community $9.175 for damages, and the Chinese community $26,990. But the rioters had achieved their aim: they brought to the nation's attention provincial dissatisfaction over Asian immigration and compelled Laurier to negotiate a restrictive agreement with Japan. Laurier's dream of selling Canadians on the advantages of closer relations with Japan was dealt a mortal blow.
