"I suppose you'll be telling us next that this whole case is just another Tong war."

Then began the great Tong wars of the late 'twenties.

Apparently, these were forgotten passages that had served their purpose during tong wars of years ago.

From the mid-1870s, Tong wars sprang up over turf battles concerning criminal enterprises.

Organized crime becomes suddenly very disorganized, not unlike the tong wars of the twenties and thirties.

It could be reached by some of the old, forgotten underground passages used in the old days of the tong wars.

The next installment features brutal Tong wars in Chinatown.

Tong war going on in Chinatown.

Remember the Tong wars of Chinatown, New York, a century ago?