The Nanking Government made public to-day unofficially that the mutiny of the troops under the command of Shih Vu-san is attributed to the agitation of reactionaries.
According to well-informed circles, it virtually amounts to a movement aiming at the downfall of the Chiang Kaishek regime. However, is not yet known whether or not the present insurrection has been started in alliance with the troop: under the command of Genevas Han Fu-cho and Ma Hong-ta, the Kuominchun Generals—Rengo.
Shanghai, Dee, 4
According to information supplied by residents of Nanking, who reach. ed Shanghai to-day, the mutiny of troops at Pukow is more serious than was at first believed.
The mutiny, it is stated, was well planned, and almost the entire army corps, about two divisions under General Shih Vu-san who is Chair. man of the Anhui Provincial Government, were involved. The; disarmed the garrison force Pukow on Monday night at 11 o'clock without meeting any resistance. Only two or three men were killed and a few wounded, Then the soldiers systematically, looted every shop at Pukow. All telephone and telegraph offices wore! guarded, 30 that no news reached the Nanking side of the river regarding the mutiny until Tuesday morning.
The soldiers left Pukow at 4 a.m on Tuesday and took away with them all engines ang rolling-stock available, It is said that. they headed towards Pengpu where more troops belonging to the same army corps were stationed and that they looted other stations on the way.
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