of Coolies An assault on a party of British and American women at Hankow at the hands of coolies and policemen is the subject of a_ private telegram received in Shanghai yesterday. The party was comprised of two American Indies, be-Tieved to be the wives of naval officers, one British lady and four British' men.
They were badly assaulted by a mob of coolies, and it is said Chinese police participated. The women's dresses were torn off and they were manhandled and beaten.
Later'on, at the ex-German Concession police station, they were Te-fused permission to communicate with their respective consuls.
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