The Archive · 1911

JOINING THE

REVOLUTIONARIES, As the representatives of the imperial authority were thus disposed of, the act of the soldiers at Woosang Forte in joining the revolutionaries wax carried out in the quietest manner possible, They seem to have quietly assumed the white badge of the party, and being without officers idled for the most of the time, That was the condition of affairs yesterday, although sentries wore still posted. The Forts at Woo-sang are divided into three parts, intersected by earth walls. The one nearest to the railway station appears to be devoted to stabling, the second to infantry, and the third to artillery, Io the last mentioned they are said to have about ten pieces of ordnance, which command both river and country, that is, it they are in good condition. Yee terday morning there were few soldiers about the forte, bot many were to be observed between Woosung and Bhanghai. Of the old-fashioned men, th with turbans, lees than " ce tonese troops, rising in Szechasn by Teen on his appointment as Viceroy, but detained in Shanghai, were present, sll wearing the white badge. Some of these, it was announced, were to be sent to the Arsenal and the rest to be stationed at the Forts. While the soldiers themselves wore the white band, no flag at all was hoisted over the Forts, The soldiers bad joined the revolutionaries, in the afternoon, the movement bad been started in the near vicinity. Three miles from the Forts the revolutionaries on Satarday morning pescefally took possession of the tel graph office, and while they allowed this to be worked, they cut the telephone Kino from the Woosang Harbour Master's office to Shanghai. About the same time a small Chinese gun-boat, the Teze Tien, lowered the imperial flag, and while fying no ensign at her stern, hoisted a white flag at the peak, Io the. village of- Woosaog and elsewbicd Ag) intermingled with

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