Tokyo, Oct. 29.
According to a message received by the Department of Overseas Affairs, the police forces of Taicha Prefecture occupied Kinsha, the uprising contre, this morning at 8, dispersing the aborigines. In this connection the Government of mosa announced to-day that the tribal forces which have been attacking the police stations west of Int. Notaka occupied the watershed district of the mountain, while cho forees some 150 strong are advancing on Int, Notaka, and a company of the army is expected to arrive at the policing districts this evening.
An official communique reaching the War Office late yesterday afternoon from the Commander-in-Chief of the Formosan Troops sheds further light on the uprising in Formosa. It declares that a band of about 300 aborigines made sudden attacks on various police outposts in Musha district on the night of the 26th and practically annihilated the policemen on duty.
On the mext day, the tribesmen again made a surprise assault on the Japanese residents in the district who had been unaware of the previous day's incident and who were holding an autumn sports meeting at a local Japanese—primary school. Many of the Japanese residents, including the county chief, were murdered on the spot.
In view of the serious development of the uprising, a band of '600 policemen were sent to the affected area the next day-and they cealed up all the mountain paths leading to the Japanese settlements.
Tokyo, Oct. 30.
Despatches from Taihokou,"North Formosa, state that the insurgent savage tribesmen launched counter-attack yesterday evening on Musha, the important mountain centre in the Central Range, which they evacuated yesterday morning.
A short, fierce combat between the invading tribesmen and the Japanese defenders of the village ensued, during which two Japanese policemen were killed.
'A company of infantry is now' advancing on Musha to reinforce the Japanese police stationed there, It is officially reported that the tribesmen cut off the heads of many of their victims and carried them off when they evacuated Musha yesterday. Over 80 corpses of the Japanese who were butchered. have been recovered s0 far, while -308 persons are suffering from wounds inflicted by the tribesmen, Small parties of Japanese troops and armed police are reported to be jearrying out a converging movement with the purpose of hemming in the insurgents and preventing them from joining forces with other tribes which are showing signs of unrest, The wild, almost pathless jungle country in'which the uprising has taken place is hampering the progress of the punitive forces and necessitating very great precautions lowing to the possibility of savages lurking in the thick undergrowth and laying an ambush.
Machine-guns helped the defending forces to drive off the tribesmen [when they counter-attacked Musha, while an aeroplane bombed a party of savages who were seen retreating in the direction of Nakoctau.
The authorities in the Musha trict appear to have been caught. napping and the leading Japanese papers in Tokyo are taking them to task accordingly.
There are indications, however, that the military authorities intend to take drastic steps to suppress the uprising.
The headquarters of the punitive force have been established at Hori, south of Sfusha, with a major [general in command, though the force has so far been limited to two infantry companies and detachments telegraphic corps.
Attempts to mobilise the friendly [tribesmen against. the rebels have failed, as they have refused to participate in the punitive campaign on the grounds that they are harves! ing.
The Japanese papers publish pathetic narratives by survivors of the terrible massacre at Musha on Monday.
From all accounts, it appears that the first intimation of the impending he was the sound of rifle-shots, followed al most immediately "by the war-cries of the savages who, armed with swords, spears and other: primitive weapons, burst upon peaceful scene, The tribesmen sprang amongst, the spectators and participants of an athletic meeting in the grounds, of the Musha Primary School, which most of the inhabitants of the village were attending.
Within a short time the gaily decorated school grounds were converted into a shambles, the savages slaughtering men, women and children indiscriminately and cutting off their heads.
Most of the 48 survivors who have so far been accounted for escaped by hiding beneath the floors of houses, or by fleeing into the neighbouring hills, though one small boy owes his life to a faithful aborigine servant, who carried him on his back to safety fatter the youngster's father, police official, had been ruthlessly
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