April 8, 1899.1
the bill the police had first occupied, rusbed n to it. They could hear them explaining that the police had gone.
Mr. May then saw that the villagers intended firing = _the_mat-shed, and while they were engaged in doing this he withdrew his men down the reverse slope of the hill and hid them in some reed and cactus beds. After firing the mat-shed the villagers dispersed to their respective villages, some of them passing quite close to the hiding place of the police. Between twelve and one o'clock the police took up
a position on Broad by which they could gain Shatin, and here they waited until daylight. They then made their way slowly towards Shatin, and as Mr. May could not see that any assistance had ar- rived from Hongkong he started for home, where he arrived at about seven o'clock yester- day morning, to find that the relief had already left.
The Sikhs were in an exhausted condition. They had had no food for 24 hours, their religious belief preventing them from eating what food was to hand, and in consequence Mr. May was anxious to get them homę,
At one o'clock yesterday afternoon fifty men of the Hongkong Regiment under a European officer were sent to the scene of the disturbance and another two hundred are being held in readiness for any emergency. Major-General Gascoigne, Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart, and Captain Trefusis accompanied the Fusiliers.
RETURN OF THE TROOPS AND DESTROYERS.
THE WHITING RUNB ON TO A RUOK.
6th April. The relief expedition which set out for Tai- po in the early hours of Tuesday got there in good time and soon learned that Captain. Superintendant May and his party had left for Hongkong. The surrounding country was scoured, but it was found that the villagers had dispersed and that everything was quiet. The site of the police mat-shed which had been burned to the ground the previous evening was visited. The Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart had the elders of the village of Taipo brought be fore him. He spoke severely to them of the occurrences of the previous day, and warned them of the punishment which would follow such proceedings. The elders professed to be ex- ceedingly sorry for what had occurred, and promised to do their best to keep the place in peace in the future.
Shortly afterwards the expedition started for home, where it arrived in good time.
Bean
On the Whiting autering the harbour it was that hier bows were staved in, she having run on a rook in the fog. Her water-tight compartments, however, prevented any serious inconvenience from being felt. She will have to go into dock.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
THE WAR IN THE PHILIPPINES.
CAPTURE OF MALOLOS.
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MANILA, 1st April. The Second Division under General Macar thur occupied Malolos this morning. No opposition was offered.
The Insurgents went to Calumpit, six miles North, two days ago, leaving a small force at Malolos, who burnt the best part of the town on the approach of the Americans.
THE RESISTANCE BREAKING UP.
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MANILA, 4th April. The McKinley Commissioners have issued a proclamation to the Filipinos outlining the United States attitude and requirements.
Reconnaisances made five miles north of Malolos encountered a force of 1,000 near Calumpit.
The natives are returning to their homes daily.
AMERICANS IN MALOLOS.
PHILIPPINE CAPITOL FALLS WITH OUT A SHOT, BUT IS BURNED AND DESERTED.
A WEEK'S FIGHTING AND HEAVY LOSSES.
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT]
Malolos, 31st March. Last Saturday morning, less than one week ago, Major General McArthur with the entire second division on the firing line and two brigades as supports, began the movement which culminated in the occupation of Malolos to-day. The advance was commenced at La Loma Church, on the north side of the city, at daylight, and no sooner had the Americans left their trenches than the insurgents opened up a heavy fire from the woods on the east of the church, at about 1,000 yards range. The Americans advanced in a long thin line some two and one- half miles in extent running north and south. Twelve pieces of artillery and two rapid-fire machine guns were kept to the front, dragged by mules or pulled over difficult places by the batterymen themselves. The natives remained in their trenches until the range was about three hundred yards, and then they broke and land to San Francisco del Monte, where a short ran through the cover of bamboos and swamp
stand was made.
By half-past seven the main body of the enemy on Brigadier-General Otia's front, which was the left wing of McArthur's division, had been driven back two miles and were making des perate efforts to reach their comrades on the right beyond San Francisco del Monte, where General Hale's brigade was being slightly GERMANS ASSAULTED: ASSAILANTS | checked by the heavy opposition and difficult
ATTACK BY A CHINESE MOB.
KILLED.
A PUNITIVE EXPEDITION.
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Shanghai, 2nd April. Three Germans-Lieut. Hannemann and Messrs. Forshulte and Moots-armed only with revolvers, were attacked twenty-five miles from Ichoufu by over a hundred Chinese armed with guns and gingals. After vainly parleying, the Germans repulsed their assailants, killing three and fatally wounding three more. They finally reached Ichoufu safely. It is hoped a German force will be landed to pacify the country
LATER.
A German force was landed yesterday at Yichao, eighty miles east of Ichoufu, and is marching thither.
SHANGHAI, 3rd April.
The German punitive force proceeding in land from Yichao to the scene of the attack on Lient. Hannemann has instructions to burn two villages.
Iohonfu is quiet. The officials are unfriendly...
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country. The river Tuliayan runs almost east and west at right angles to the American advance, and it was hoped to rush the enemy so quickly that they could not cross the river without heavy loss. The plan was partly successful, and by maintaining perfect junction between the two brigades no broken place in the line permitted any rest or safe retreat. After reaching del Monte, General Hale swang his troops to the left and began the advance in a northerly direction. At the same time General Otis changed his front slightly and proceeded straight on to the river. General Hall, with three regiments, was stationed on the extreme right beyond Hale, and, taking his position from Hale's right wing, he marched eastward, passing south of San Francisco del Monte, and penetrating almost as far out as the waterworks and San Mateo valley.
On the extreme left General Wheaton, with three regiments, occupied the trenches in front of Caloocan, and as soon as Otis reached the river Wheaton began his advance along the railroad. Thus the entire country from the railroad on the north to the waterworks, eight miles east of the city, was on the move.
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It was planned for Otis and Halo the advance as far as Novaliches, the city, then to swing left country in a westerly direction At the same time Wheaton was the railroad, and join MeArthur, commander, at Polo, which in 15 from Manila. But the difficulties: the Tuliayan] River, and the heavy cavalry and baggage trains combine rough character of the country, fulfilment of the scheme. After river the troops marched in a westerly along the north bank toward the railroad
On Sunday afternoon Prince Lorwe went out on the firing lines and finally joined the Oregon Regiment, where the work was severe la front of Malabon. The rebels were strongly in- trenched in hidden places, and Colonel Summers warned the Prince to remain in the rest the danger was very great. However, he joked about the danger, and thanking the colonel be told him he would be cautions. He advanced beyond the lines and came under a cross are o Americans and insurgents. The unfortunata man was found shot in the abdomen and disa shortly after. The sccident is sincerely regrets ted by the authorities,
On Sunday afternoon Wheaton met Arthur's advance guard near Malinta. A separated the forces and the insurgents were tified on the north bank. All the morning trenches were shelled by the artillery, and infantrymen picked off the enemy as they treated to the brush in small bunches of
ten or fifteen at a time. After the trenches were well emptied the troops advanced, crossing on railroad bridge, which was party destroyed, and entered the fields south of Melinta without a shot being fired. The position the surgents had vacated was unusually strong banks fifteen fest thick, and casemates to bre protected by trenches and forts with" the effect of schrapnel. Dozens of places found where the shells had hit, infioting paratively little damage. At Melinta was laid which caused the death of a Brigadier-General and seven men." The tion of the trenches led the troops to believe that the natives had retreated a long distance ahead.
Scouts returned stating that the enemy was nowhere in sight. Accordingly the men advanced confidently, little expecting an attack, when suddenly, just as the line was coming over the brow of a low hill in front of an ruined church, a heavy fire opened up from the front and right. The 22nd U. S. Infantry, which fought in Cuba, was on the direct front and immediately began the charge, supported on the right by the 3rd U.S. Infantry and the 3rd U.S. Artillery. In twenty minutes the woods, but the short fight cost the death of enemy had been driven flying through the
Brigadier-General Egbert, former Colonel of the 22nd Regiment,
HEATER ARRES
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The same night the troops skirts of Polo, and in the morning occupied, but not before a large portion had bee burned by the deserting natives.
A line was now drawn in and a more com-
pact front formed, with Otis and Hale on the Bring line ander McArthur, and Wheaton placed in the reserve,
taken, each one after a fight, in which both sides Meyouayan, Marilao, and Bocave were all lost more or less heavily. The rivers and lack of roads greatly retarded the progress of the army and many hundred yards of railroad were damaged, but as a rule they were so strongly destroyed. Nearly all the wagon bridges were built by the Spaniards that the Filipinos could not entirely remove the massive stone arches Several attempts were made to burn the railroad bridges, but with little sucODES.
ONE HUNDRED PRISONERS TAKEN. At Marilao the Americans succeeded in sup. rising the rebel trench on the opposite bank less than 100 yards distant. A red-hot Infantry fire was rained into the works, preventing the enemy from running to cover, which lay some three hundred yards behind the until the artillery was brought or three schrapnel at close throughly scared them that a white held up over the
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