sanguinary disturbance occurred at Tsurumi near Yokohama. yesterday, lasting off ang on from Pelock til midnipn, hough sev hundred police and gendarmes were rushed from Yokohama and later from Tokyo to restore order. through the town; also a tramcar driver.
The police and gendarmes, of whom a few were injured, were powerless to stop the fighting for some time. Several of the ruffians were arrested, 'The coolies' raided a sake shop Fighting broke out between coolies employed by rival _contractors at 4 o'clock, when sum:
of supporters of one party arrived in three. automobiles from distant places, While the cars wore held up by members of the opposite faction, somebody fired a shot that tarted an affray, which quickly assumed startling' dimensions,—resulting in about 300 of each' side assembling on the reclaimed ground on the aca front. Several men are in hospital, others were borne away by their compatriots, During the earlier fighting several passers-by were wounded by stray bullets, including Japanese chauf-four, who happened to be driving 700 police went sent from and 400 from Tokyo. Inspector Uchida and several polies were injured while dispersing thy combatants.
At midnight the police surround~ ed the headquarters of both factions ind arrested 870 mon, Before a early hour this morning the authoritfos were looking for the coolie dosses who had decamped. The corrected casualty list at 7 a.m. today shows that one man was killed and 46 wounded besides seven police. Two buildings occupied by coolies in the fighting. The police picked up this morning 21 revolvers, six guns, 30 swords and numerous clubs and bamboo spears on the scene of the fight,
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