Government forces, belonging to the Third Division," crossed the river on Tuesday morning but were unable to follow the" mutinous troops, because of the lack of engines and rolling. stock.
The troops which mutinied for~ merly belonged to the Kuomixchun and turned over to Nanking to-ether with General. Shih Vu-san about a year ago. The soldiers are reported to be good fighters: and they. enjoy a reputation of being well disciplined. 'The whereabouts of, General Shih were unknown on Tuesday afternoon. He had been staying at a hate] at. Hsiakuan, but the hotel people said that he' had left for an unknown destination the previous night, General Shih's troops were preparing to depart for Canton to take part "in the coming campaign against the "Ironsiders."" With such a large number of troops involved, and with, these troops leaving "Pokow as' an organized unit, it ig. impossible not to regard the mutiny.as a serious matter. Where exactly the troops have gone and what. their intentions" are one who has arrived in Shanghai seems to know.
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