Singapore, Jan. 10.
Riot squads were called out here last night to disperse thousands of Chinese gathered round police headquarters clamouring for the release of 100 Chinese and Indians arrested following a demonstration against Japan. Police threw cordons across the roads around headquarters in an attempt to control the willing mob.
Earlier in the day a majority of ihe police force was summoned to break up the demonstration of almost 3,000 Chinese and Chinese sympathy Singapore, Jan. 10.
The police to-day searchd Singapore's thriving Chinatown to locate two Japanese civilians ab@ucted by a mob from a street car in last night's riots, Pouring out of Nantien Street, the Chinatown's main thoroughfare, "the crowd pulled the two men out and maltreated them. Another Japanese escaped the crowd's fury.
The Chinese quarter this morning seethed with unrest, as hundreds of Indians and Chinese involved ju yesterday's riots remained in police custody.—Domel,
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