Pitched Battle Between American and Italian Sailors: Four Injured One Dead A sensational shooting affray, in which knives were also used, took place in Hongkew on Sunday evening between American and Italian Dinejackets, as a result of which four men were taken to the General Hospital, suffering from bullet wounds. Two of the injured men are Americans, and one of the four is reported to be in a critical condition.
The fighting spread over the late afternoon and centred round the Victoria Bar. It appears that shortly after four o'clock a party of sailors from the Sebastino Car-lotta entered into a quarrel with some American seamen, and a shot was fired by one of the former. When the combatants finally separated the Italians are reported to have adjourned to another locality for reinforcements with the object of continuing the fight. In the meantime the Americans, whose forces, it is believed, were ky this time strengthened, had foregathered at the Victoria Bar. Their whereabouts were discovered by the Italians and a_ pitched battle ensued.
Every available foreign police oticer in the Hongkew Division had t" be summoned upon tha scene before order was restored. Most of the sailors are said to have been under the influence of liquor. A number were detained, but afterwards released as no specific charges could be preferred against them.
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