Reliable sources informed the United Press that an American Coast Guard cutter happened to be in a position to halt the Sino-Japanese riot aboard the Kwangyuan Sunday because the Chinese shrimp fisherm earlier had noticed activity on board the ship which they believed Indicated the schooner was planning to sail.
Coast Guard officers yesterday fired twelve shots in the air when they boarded the Kwangyuan to halt the riot in which three Japanese officers. and three Chinese of the crew were Injured. 'The riot followed the beating of the Japanese' officers by Chinese members of the crew as a re. sult of misunder-standing when the
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