The Archive · 1911

INSIDE WUCHANG

The Japanese Consul-General has kindly farnished us with the following telegram, which, despatched on Wednesday night, was received in Shanghai yesterday morning All Japanese, excepting three, who were living within the city walls of Wuchang arrived here safely this afternoon.

Although onteide the walls is cafe, Japanece residents living there are expected to cross the river without delay. According to " Japanese refugee, the matineers' strength is said to consist of two regiments of Infantry, one battery of artillery and one battalion of Bog intere, while the Government had only one regiment of cavalry. The mutineers haviog occupied the munition stores, they were in abundant posreesion of arms and ammunitions, and the whole city within the walls fell on Wednesdsy morning into the hand of the rioters,

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