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Show ! CHINESE ARE ON VERGE OF WAR New York. July 2S. Once again New York's Chln-Uown is on the verge of war. After a Du tuight's continuous cffoit to bring about a permanent peace between tho rival tongs, the J special committee of the Chinese public pub-lic chamber has reported that its efforts ef-forts have come to naught. A ma-I ma-I jority of tho 'Four Brothers have refused re-fused to accept the terms tentatie-I tentatie-I ly approved by the leaders and the I On Leongs are unwilling to make further fur-ther concessions. Chug Chung Tan, commercial attache at-tache to the Chinese legation at Washington, has declined to act as ar-bitratoi ar-bitratoi in the difficulties and the Chinese Chi-nese minister will be appealed to again. A committee of Chinese merchants has recommended that the police be urged to stop gambling of all torms In Chinatown, to arrest all persons carrying car-rying arms and having no lawful means of support, to Jail the lesser . criminals and to deport the greater ones to China This, they believe. Is the only effective way of keeping down the disturbers. |