Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-01-03 | Page 6 | Burmese Town Gripped by Riot

BURMESE TOWN BY RIOT Police Troops Put Down Street Fighting of Chinese Natives RANGOON Burma Jan Ja 3 Associated Associated As AI- As- As Press This Press This city wa was thrown Into turmoil today by furious furious furi fun ous rioting noting between Burman and Chinese armed with stones atones whips and iron bars bar The police finally had to fire on the rioters when other efforts to restore peace had hild proved unavailing Fifteen persons aro are believed to 11 have havo vo b been en killed or injured In the CJ fighting hUng which caused suspension of or all nIl tra traffic In the tho streets Stores were closed and hotel doors barred Although there thero was some fitful communal strife yesterday today's toda's riots had Imd a particular ferocity which police found hard to combat Mount e ed police galloping through h the thc ff fighters were unable to disperse them Should thc they be needed troops which returned yesterday from the d district t where they sacked the tho secret citadel of ot the rebel chieftain who has directed the thesa sa savage raids on the villages mages are available to put down tho the riots Although the troops believed that they had completely ly routed the rebels when tho they burned the palace and found the body of ot the blond Burman believed to be bo tho the mysterious mys mys- st sel-st styled self le king of or the jun jungle le empire their scattered forces united during tho night and today fighting reported to be bo continuing continuing con con- in the tangled tropic wilderness wilderness wilderness wil wil- near S.- S.