Wuhu, Oct, 18.
The No. 3 Brigade had two reents—5th and 6th—numbering about 3,000 men, stationed at this port for about a month. Being, stimulated by the 45th "Division, who were transferred out of Wuht against their will two or three weeks ago, the 5th Regiment (2,500) rebelled and attacked the Gth Regiment (1,500) who, being unable to. maintain their position, went to the top of the "Che Shan" a hill a mile from the Bund, where they obtained a good position to fire down at the rebels, but, even #0, they could not have held out had not reinforcements arrived from Nanking. The reinforcements consisted of the dth Brigade (in two steamers carrying about 1,500 each) and two or three aeroplanes.
The result was that the Gth reeiment gained a victory and the 5th together with the 45th fied to Lukiange, The Gth, together with some of the reinforcenients, are ug the rebels. The nat other factions, cannot yet be decided, but more will worry Wubw.
During the battle about 15 shops. were burnt at Do Men Hong, which are covered by insurance, a few straw huts behind the electric works suffered the same fate, and amore than 50 innocent persons were killed by bullets, ax well as about 50 soldiers. The fire was in no way consequence of the mutiny.
There tumour that the troops at Anking and Kiukiang are in a state of mutiny, hence the 45th Division took the opportunity of rebelling,
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