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Show oo RIVAL TONGS TO BURY HATCHET I New York, Dec. 12 The rival tongs I of New York's Chinntown, which have in tho pnst indulged In prolongod feuds of a murderous nature, have ' combined and extended tho right hand of fellowship to each other In tho fur- I thernnco of a common cause the ' contribution of Hinds toward tbe sup- roit or Ihc revolutionary forces in China. Under the guidance of tlio Chinese Merchants' association, the leaders ot the longs have subscribed $10,000 each and pledged their tongs to larger sums, much like those that in days past, went toward the destruction of each other. Old Tom Lee. so-called mayor of Chinatown, in a proclamation of peace bays: "Brethren, wo haw rmriPrt ine hatchet In the breast of the Manchu dvnnstx." ' Ho hopes to send $100,000 to tho revolutionary leaders in China noXl ' month. Moro than half of this sum Is alieady In sight. |