Daring the debate on the Estimates for the Datch Indies (says Renter's correspondent at the Hague) the Somethiog in the nature of " pitched battle took place on Tharsday afternoon at the Gurdwara, North Szechuen Rosd Extension, between a number of Sikhs. ander the influence of drink, got quarrelling amongst themselves and, the altercation assuming a serious aspect, one of the Indians seized a hatchet and strack " man named Jewalle Sing. He fell to the ground with blood flowing freely from his head. The other combat ants, seeing this, fled, and left the injured man on the ground. When the police arrived on the scene Siog was removed with all haste to the General Hospital where he was detained. An axal ion showed that the man bad/ sustained two scalp wounds one of which peaessitated three stitches and the other! tne. Neither of the wounds penetrated to the bone and his vendition is not regarded a8 serious. The police are looking for his assailant and the other men.
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