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Show "EXCITEMENT ON KOLCHOW ISLAND H Sawatow. China, March 19. During H tho fighting here Saturday and Sun- jH day shots fell on Kolchow Islanjj, H where the Europeans reside. No.onp ' jH was injured but there was consider H able excitement and the Japan eso jH landed a detachment of troops. One jH of the Japanese soldiers rifles went , jH off accidentally, which so alarmed jH the disorderly Chinese that thev at H once scattered. The casualties among jH the local soldiers and the Cantonese I H troops exceeded one hundred. Gen- 11 cral Ling now is in control of tho i jH city. Tho remainder of the local iH troops have retreated to the north lH whither thoy wero being pursued IjH by the Cantonese soldiery. ijH |