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Show A BLOODY BATTLE IN CHINATOWN New York. As a result of n battle between members of the big Chinese societies In tho Chinese theatre In Doyer street Sunday night thrco Chinamen woro killed, two others probably fatally wounded and many othors Injured. When tho pollco succeeded suc-ceeded in breaking up tho riot thoy had arrested more than enough Inhabitants Inhab-itants of tho Chlmse district to flll.the KUzftboth,tr4Mpl. other Uollcf. ..stations ..sta-tions in tho clulty. According to a report made by tho police, tho Hip Sing Tong Karted thotroublo and deliberately de-liberately sdected tho Chinese theatre, which Is sedom vilsted by tho police, as tho moBt favorable sceno for operations. oper-ations. Tho theatro holds about 400 people and on Sunday night when tho quarter Is crowded with visiting celestials celes-tials from all over tho metropolitan district It Is always packed. When tho battle began not n seat was to be had and many were standing. Among tho later in the back o,f tho theatre were several of tho Hip Sing Tong members with big .44jcallbor revolvers concenled benenth their flowing garments. gar-ments. They suddenly began firing, causing a panic in tho audience. Tho flro was returned by tholr opponents with tho above result. |