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Infantry who was leaving he only received a wound in the Continuing their course through the wounded a Cazador, Praya they took to boats rked again near Vitas. They were the beach by the Tondo police officers of the division and by the 10th Ca ores under command of Lieut. Colonel Gimenes: The fire of the pursuing force was returned, causing various casualties Amongst our valiant soldiers. The rebels were also hotly pursued by a small column of ine Infantry and seamen landed from the talaro and the Marques del Duero, under com- and of Second Lieutenant Juan Mena, with otain Felix Beltran, of the mercantile acting as guide. The rebels, being pressed, took refuge in a building in the ante district, which the pursuing. force at the point of the bayonet, wounding ral, killing two, and taking three prisoners. "Viva Espana " and " Viva la Marina" crowned the triumph.
At the beginning of the affair the rebels fired on the doctors' quarters, slightly wounding one of them, Benor Gil Mendezona; and they also fired on the Capitania, whose walls show a number of bullet marks. In the course of the chase they killed Lieut.-Colonel Rodriguez del Fierro and the Peninsular Sonor Hermogenes Arguelles, in Azcarrago Walk, slightly wounded Senor Francisco Lopez Pinto, Lieutenant of Carabineros, who was passing along San Fernada Street to go to the barracks, and committed an infinity of other atrocities which in the hurry of going te press we are unable to specify. Three of the wounded received first aid at the Pharmacy of Senor Blanch, in Azcarrago Walk.
Great was the alarm caused by this affair; all the shops were closed and in the outlying districts panic prevailed.
After making mention of arrests made sub- sequently, our contemporary concludes its ac- count sa follows:--The Volunteers took up their posts, thus affording once more the best guarantee for the maintenance of order, and some of them took part with Lieutenant Mena's force in the pursuit of the rebels. At half-past four there was seen behind Gagalangin a column of smoke, no doubt proceeding from some house to which the fugitives had set fire. Guards have been set at advanced points and in strategic positions. It only remains for us to Congratulate the forces that took part in the
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etwe Silang and Imus and short distance from the latter. The battle mmenced at half past seven in th morning, the line extending over three thousand metres, and continued until half past the afternoon, when the town was taken. The resistance offered by the rebels was desperat and after the town itself was taken a of them still held out in the Convent and it was not until after four o'clock that they were dislodged. The enemy's loss was great, more than four hundred dead being counted. On the Loyalist side the loss was one officer and 19 men killed and 11 officers and 101 men wounded."
From Manila papers received on the 15th March it appears that the Loyalist army con tinnea to make progress against the rebels in Cavite province. The capture of Salitran on the 7th March, of which we were courteously in- formed at the time by the Spanish Consul, was hailed at Manila as a victory of great im- portance, but amongst the losses on the Spanish side has to be lamented that of General Zabala, who was amongst those killed. A Madrid telegram of the 9th March states that twelve thousand more men of the reserves have been called to the colours to make up the losses that have occurred in the colonial armies. This of course has reference to Cuba as well as the Phi- lippines. Another telegram of the 8th March states that the Government has made arrange ments in London for funds to meet the financial requirements of the Philippines. Later tele grams state that the Madrid Mint has been in- structed to coin nine hundred thousand silver dollars and that shipments will be sent out by all the mail steamers. The coins are to have the word "Filipinas" stamped on them.
SENSATIONAL MURDER IN
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the disinclination posed to be woman to accompany her husband town in China. He repeatedly wish to return there, but she reso to go with him, saying that she lead an immoral life in Hongkong soner was brought before Command on Tuesday morning and remanded-
The prisoner was committed for trial yesterday PRESENTATION TO HON DR. HO KAI
On Monday afternoon the police arrested a man named Chui Kai on a charge of murder- ing his wife by cutting her throat. The case possesses most sensational features. The pri- soner, who is a Christian, some years ago went to California, where he made rather & big pile of money, and married a woman whom he took out of a brothel. He returned to Hongkong on the 19th of last month and went to live with his wife at the Ki Sang boarding house, 48, Praya Central. Nothing seemed amiss until Sunday, when the man refused to allow the servants of the boarding house to enter his and principally the Navy and the en-
room for the purpose of serving his meals. siastic Volunteers, and to urge the condign This strange conduct excited the suspicion of unishment of the authors of such a crime.
the manager of the house, particularly as The Comercio in its issue of the next day he had not seen the woman that day, ublishes further details, which go to show that and on Monday afternoon he endeavoured the affair was of rather greater gravity than to gain admission to the room, but he received the first account represented. In addition to
no response to his call and when he tried the those mentioned in the first account two natives door he found it was locked. He thereupon and a Chinaman were killed, and several others decided to report the matter to the police and wounded. Our contemporary makes no at five o'clock he went to the Central Police rection of the number composing the rebel Station and mentioned the strange circumstance as mentioned in its first account, fifteen to the Inspector on duty. Chinese detective 268 but it would seem that if after was at once sent to the house and he had not been 1 had been killed and others made pri- there long before Chui Kai entered the place, here were still sufficient left to fire The detective was careful not to disclose the in their retreat the original number real suspicion which he and the manager had ave been considerably larger than that and he therefore told Chui Kai that he had come to search for opium, Chui Kai replied rid telegram of the 28th February that he never smoked opium and that he had
the occurrences in Manila have pro- no opium in his possession.
sion. Thereupon they impression in all circles. all entered Chui Kai's room, and just then two states that eight more batmore Chinese detectives, Nos. 333 and 197, came. to embark for the Philippines in into the house with the tale that they had come rom which it may be inferred that the to look for arms and ammunition which they had
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reason to believe, they said, the man had in his the 1st March the Comercio. possession. He readily admitted that he
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On the 13th March, at the City Hall Hon. Dr. Ho Kai was presented with an and presentation plate, consisting salver and three opergnes, by the Chine munity of Hongkong, on the occasion departure from the colony to take up portant position at Shanghai under the Chi Government Mr Ho Tung presided. in addition to about fifty Chinese resi there were also present Hons. J H Lockhart (Colonial Secretary), CP. T. H. Whitehead, E. R. Beliling, J. J Irving, and Wei A Yuk, Messrs. Q.C., Fung Wah Chuen, Chun Lai Kam, Chalmers, Dr. Thompson, Dr. Clark H. L. Dennys, E. Robinson,
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Mr. Ho Tung said Dr. Ko Kai Sir, the very important and most pleasant duty has assigned to me to-day by the nity to present you with an souvenir prior to your depar colony. Here, on this island of H and you, Sir, have resided in per prosperity for many years, en its derivable from the wise of the representatives of ruler the world has yet know! Ever since you were appoin the Legislative Council, our I have the pleasure to more happy and felici von we e not only worthy and m Legislative could vice. Your posi
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