THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY JUNE 9TH, 1595.
I was one of and generous crowd at Ewood Plast tomber when the La Vilp) paid their firs the ris ng gur was a perfet alter Rover
msano operations of ones, particularly againat | Spanish courage in ighting againghaverwhelm, 1 some indifferently good. the Spanish feet Yon inuat capture-vosols pring odds. destroy them. Use travelondeavours." LONG." THE DOTRASMENT OF THE PHILIPPINES. New York, 8th May. ispatches signed by Commodore Dowey Jo just InvUSE to Washingtor recommend that the survader of Mealla be demanded ind that a provisional government for the Philippines be established pending a stblongnt of the war with Spir.
sirupom is for a coumission to taka contre of the grovmanent. Huggests that The boural as one of the acmmissioners. The Government would be centiméel upon much the same lines ts exist o
He ask that sufficient tranps be out him, in the event his plan is wloped, to maintain order,
As oxomplifying the general tone of the news papers of Germany, the main organ of the Contre party, the Cologne, Velka Zating, may be quoted. It says: We do not favour intor. vention in this war, but we dro of the opinione that the European power enght to exer a diplomatic prostre at th tunity in order to short
Yankees are shoady smoky they win santhe doc Furopean country will be
niplomatically
elimonte entai toward Gorin anoes existing vory possibly
If his suggestion is favourably redeived by theviotim of Adic President and the Cubinet, if is probable var • The G two Consul, Wills of Mania and Wild- Radersto Ha of Hongkong, will be asked to serve quare meals The commission.
MADELL ORDERS THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL
OF THE PDILIPPINES TO RESIST
100442
bostilitie
A m
wife of
TO THE LAST,
London, 9th May,
whe c the fo Lieu on clas property
It is cancel de-day in a special diepatol from Madrid that the Spanish Ministers of Wae and Marine, Captain-General Corn and Adairal Bornejo declared they do not export many Manila to be attacked before the arrival at re-sation, inforoments for Rear Admiral Dewey from to ru the Caited States.
the ap The dispate acis that orders have been sent 10 terul Augustin, the Governor-General of the Philippine islamuly to resist to the death
any attack of Minnila.
COUSTING THE FRUITE OF DEWAY
VICTORY.
Chiengo, ili May.
A speriat-la the Times-Hernia from Washin- Log say. The representatives of the foreign Gaverursents me taking an intouse interest in; thecondier between the United Statesand Spain. They especially noteerumi at present in the fate of the Philippines and densing the presibility of interference by the powers. The concensus of opinion seems to be that if the United States should contindo to relia possession of the conquered inlets in the Pacific the Hive peau powers will baro yo emi-s ko interele.
The writer estimates this thod will sitionne to à milliard
of peo
base
White, the United Slater Dre termany, 241. John B. Jacksonr
portout either friendl quence of Germans ? if their Tat feeling in th The Tuge
ters the convie McKinley, bef strel of the lis
the Uled State Embasay nothing the debato in the dichstag on
LONDON PAT
Attcution is aber called to the fact that with the cuptor of the Philippines, the United repor States an niser claite the Pariaman, Pelow and Stately Caroline islands. A foreign diplomat, whose opinion is entitled (a consideration, in disum ing the sitantion surs: Enropean statesmen are very unch geatified to note that the United States appars determined to handle the Philip. vines questionably and strongly.
When the newspapers that asserted that only 10,000 al diers were to be sent to re-enforce Admiral Dewey and make perdent the fruits of his victory, rous rails avensinexe was felt. It w Inf physical mpossibility to police tho 5500000 au Sako SE inhábitants Spain's ecent offies with that number al mes, Puder a good military gorerament it woul Pospice kawale administrative parpreger alone. The proposition to transport 300 sektiors to elis Fontient is more like a business proposition, (17) may surprise sonan Atcericans to know thut Downy's victory carries with it spoils of arp Tally horger than war over decided by the issue of soms katrie, The fature vains and indu ger of this conquer is almost incalculable. "Stadstup the situation as it exists, we must ake that with the fall of the Philippines, He Caited States will claim as their deal the pataval results of such a ospture. By thin one viivey the United Blatos acquired at least the right of the disposal of the distiny of more than frometomar perple
Zogeller wth the Philippines go the Mur une islands and the Poles and the Care lines. The Philippines have an usa of 134,300 square mile, the Marianne car Letroue islands kiver 190 spiire nvdes and the Pelowa and Care- lines bate Fun These groupsstretch eastward from the Paligines, and a litle further to the nent cared must mee the Ilawaiine inants Should The Tasted States then built one of the isthmiau cataly she will not only control the ocean water pasesgo, but in the most strutegic portion of iko Parite on she enu, as it ween, cross that vast expanse of the ocean upon her own stopping slunte
CHINA AROKIS FIER "MONOCACY” AWAY.
Peking, 9th May.
In consquenes of the docheation of neutra- lity by Chia in the war between the United States and pain. Be Pungi Yamen has re
tie a Biales steamship Monocacy to low Snghai.
GERMANY
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Baron You Thielman, the Laporial Tremanry, replied to; -tó, whether the Government and
The dubles on gram. The almon at the reason that it ære understood that
bolteom Spain and they Lisovshed. The prs Feist
the
The sale of the fake of objets d'art attra Europe to Christir a The opinich generally
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price, was emphatically
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the sightest risk of penuhnert, and for money can be liminded should a Lozy Dinner decide
to lonie his binh kind Southear Ars enabled, to spread the amount that Erengu Pelaps would have to expend to cover the trazis zover a period for sedaries, or to make the playo represent for Fajgning on“ - “Over and Grove, verfeld-amoznt is not I believe, permissible But with the increase of interest in the gome of the clubs are using every oudosvaur Kaptura:"mless jo players, and it is not vary, dM
oult to see that if some of the damtinder Lens gun clubs "mcored a viral organisation for the Bonth of England there are now suflbiont cluba › make u fur qumber of interesting-fixtarsa With Southampton-bh Morya Chatham,» Tote abám Hotspore,” Woolwich Arenal, nod come of the letter class clubs bidding high for players in the championship class, the Southern Karl League as known to-day will very soon prove a * formidable rival Qulene some staju ara fazen fo protect League clubs from the emissaries 113 of those, in the month, Thia competition Flan the... - Karvines, of expable playerk trouble abu
the large con of £2,350, white vjen belonged to Louis XIV. when Bataye beautifully enamellod, sold for £1,12071 the sixteenth century, chemolled by oft Raymond, bought by Durenon, brought £1, Altogether 324 lots producal £64,705, an averge of £200, thus eclipsing the record of the great Hamilton sule of 1982, when the average was only £180.
! Heckesher, who was in the insurance business lead in Vienna bat was born and educated in England. His collection, though small, was the Basst to Europe, due to his enetom of continually weding ent the ordinary and retaining only the choicest examples. The largest buyer amou the dealers was Devonin.
SPORT AND ANECDOTE
BY AN OLD FOGEY.
CONCERNING BILLIARUM
ith retain their players, but at the same time
nes, by Rop Beresfo
INTIMATIONS
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VESSELS EXPECTED.
THE ENGLISH MAIL The P. & O. steamer Vergia, with the Eng- tish mail of the 19th ultimo, left Singapore
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THE AMMIZIṆAN MAIL. The O. & O. steamer Venus, with the Ameri fan mail of the Gih altimo. eft Yokohama on Sunday, the 5th lostat, in the morning, androwy be expoetoil hers on or ́about Sunday,
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11313sembling the ptople who are sought to lack a big stopnium hymn their servicen. At present, while fully admiting the right of a player togefiks higher sun be can for his
runs huling to think that the CONVENIENT pelition is aanhaally one and cannot any for a any length 6. Tbore are no signs of A reaction on the part of the football loving pub-
e, and, as for es van tu, sed there is not the remotest ground for strmining that any reaction is near. this blessed word of fall officials-areggertian ever i But popular fancy is proverbfifyhekk, and it is) quite possible that the professori, may myšistan the bounde in their demants>pring the past samson I have seen a gooddalo); League foot ball in one plucu er anothermite cato bound to say that on the whole the day he been madio ere compared with the standard of Breollenne we have seen in the pastore people aro food of explaining away anhepa meries by pointing out tint here lies boorishing generally amongst the leading that there may have been a Isvelling lama,ole prépared. to admit, but my candil opinioles downwards rather fix upwar
Now that the end of a more-too-busy mason as car practionlly reached it is possible to took around and sex how things have been pro- grandng during the last year with reference t the position in dispute between two of our greatest exponents of the game-Roberts and Peali. Despite the pretensions-indeed, will gu further, and say that in spite of the just pretensions of the latter player to the title of ing of playons and exorbitaal tevi playing chupins, Joba Roberts has succeded in Zoopra rurks that are to be unratelykynlegel ing it in dispute with as much success she wonder what the Queen's Park or Prenton managed to drift away from a contest with his North End of olden times would be done doughty opponent. One sapot knook about, with the majority of the League teams Wor as the phrase goes, in sporting circles moath now?
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IEN
AND THE WAR
liu, th May. Exporor Withon is allowing de coures of The war tooween Spain and she United States. with the deepest interest. ifo hus instructed the chicks of the mail and military cabinets to glasily wate, the process of hostilities between the two cuties and to report regularly to Ban all wovente. The Emperor has given similar in relate to Liunturent-Colonel von
netzen the military attache of the German after month without doming serosa hilliard Eruby Washington, whose agin
Before now have had nesasion to comment as players, and whatever the question of the espiral und who has been reappoiufed to flusć | championship crops up I am always an in- apou the achievements of than intrepić cyclist, position per six months, Cours vou Gostaen terested Getener. Roberts's superb skill ha B. L. Jofferson, who sat out the other day upon started toy Washangwin on Friday lust to re; been the univers theme of admiration any a rido to Kbira, a lonely spot made more or less sume lus duties at the epibassy.
time this last twelve or aftoen yours; go familiar to English sare by the daring feat of Al kin her swell, audiance with Emporer Wil where ous will each and every billiard saleou another Britisher. Major Burnaby, whose ham on Tuesday the atlagho was instrusted by uns its hero-rorshippers, and more often than not, splendidly-proportioned figure would lus majesty to Kelu elaborate and personal probably, Roberts is the particular hero. At the weighed down a couple në Joust of Jefferson's reports intented exclusively for the eye of same time, I have been astonished to fud sure of spare bild. If i had written that the Catford the Empedre, ejart from official reports in his perfervid simivars" vody and willing to cyclist had set out high-heartedly 1 should havn tended for the Minister of War, These admit that so long as "potting" the red ball in been guilty of exaggeration for it was only a personal reports, his majesty added, were to part and parcel of the game Peal has quite as few wouks prior to his departure that I bad the inclade everything of an interesting charae much claim to the title us his rivatif prepared plousure of a long conversation with kim upon ler and were to draw a comparison of the to play on level terms. We have been told very
Posemused of a rest. | the subject of these rides murale and colorance of the ivilitia and the many times that the spot stroke was barred by tess and roving temperament, he seemed to regular sollior. Alf ws of the battle of the one player in deference to pablic opinion, positively writhe under the staid and uneventful Manila rushing the Gerwer Foreign Office expressal it is understood, in a very forcible conditions of Lis peaceful, every-day life in was at once communicated to the Emperor, who manner by a display of spatby in the big games England, and no sooner had he returned from marked the movements of the two Geote on that would soon have meant ruination to cracks, a holiday up wheels it the Riviera than ho special magn. En compared the size and aror that particular portion of them volying upon set about making arrangements for another mamand of the vessels wonposing the Spanish public patronage for a livelihood. For period, Jon The Boss Parroquinta Asia. and American syndra To his autoarge ilen, spot-bred matches monopolised atten som s clau be did not appeur, to be bus expressed his high opinion of the attack tion, and Roberts, by reason of his marvellona | my mind, to anticipato iko present jaunt made by the vessels” of the United States, ability se an all-round pluyuz, combined with with the most of vild, and once or twies in the specially praising the suunal valour displayed an extraordinary facility for "nursing" the course of our couvorection I thought 1 detected by Cowmacion Dewey's fust in following the balls when grouped together avar the cushion, a twinge of regret that he had given his Spanish war ships to the harbour of Mauila simple toyed with all and sundry who appeared promise. As to the utility of these lonely rides
thie fact his majesty, said: "Thera is evil with the spor strake, this "pursery" play was siderable differenon of opinion,
We may, at enty something besiles smartness and per- tameness itself. When witnessed for the first any rate, he charitable enough to allow thai in
(Established in Singapore, 1881; meveinlism in the Yuukee blood. These fellows time it may appear interesting enough to cycling through portions of tho kabitable globe
CARCULATES in Singspers and Penang. at Cavite have fought like veterans."
the average spectator, if it happens that where the pasting is practically unknown he is Emperor Wiliam, it is rumoured, is inclined, the average spectator has a good vier of what opening up in some small way new fields for
ough all the Protected States of the in his private capacity, to be on the side of their golog sa, but when one can see nothing British enterprise, and his mothed of procedure Malay Paninazio, in Piam, Burst, the Nether- United Statse, but in view of the grave dyung-but the back of the player for tantos al is at lost more reputable than that of the land Indies, and French Indo Chian,
The yearly subscription to the daily issue, the interests involved in Spain by the war he is a stratch there is procions little fascinatine inantful, self-assertive Amerivaus who set out ususiy mulions in expressing his views on the about it, and spectators tired of it wrom quickly to tour & portion of Europa without a cant., poat free, ie 334 or £3.10. The advertising subject
orda than they did of the spel stroke. And so relying upon their offrontery for the means of
rates for each inch-8 lince-of column space Gzara apprehension es to the ultimate fate of it has come about that in arranging matabes keeping body and soul together. It was last are as followy the Spanish dynasty is felt in all the courts of between the leading plugors additional stipula year, 1 fancy, when the opporinuity curve my Surope, and the Queen Regent has been the tiens have to be made as to whether the push way of obtaining an introduction to one of recipiant since the battle of Manila of marks of stroke as well as the spot stroke shall be per- those gentleman sportsmen, but the time, the sympathy cat only from the Emperor but also mitted. I do 201 suppose for a single woment occasion, and the Juclination did not us at alt from Queen Victoria and early every one of that it will make a deal of difference to Joba well, and I deburred myself the honour! This the crowned bents of Europe.
Roberts, to whom billiards comas as naturally English cyclist of cars not only tales Lis life On Thursdayevening after the closing of the ; as walking does to a healthy man, but, at the spon his spela, bat be shows sutaient breeding Refelsong. Frince Hokalobe, the Imperial Chan-sama time. Peall will always have a considerablo- and good seres got to offend the susceptibilities cellor, gave a reception to the dolagates, Gavern- number of billiard players on his side prepared of anyone by descending to whint je volgerly to Eils at ombor of this press. Couri- to contend that the spot stroke was a legitimate termed "eadging” his way along. In due time dering his eg the Clauselior is remarkably one, which is more than many would care, to wo shail probably isara additional items about vigorous. In aur unimated conversation with some of his guaste at the recoption Princo Hohenlohe suicl "As far as Germany's individual interests ere concured Hispano-American war is not likely to injure
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say for the "push" stroke. By and by, some Ons may come along with a ono who has made some particular assard-winning or losing a speciality, and them it will be for the authorities who govern billiards to stop in and say that the. or involve them, although it is yet too early to "all" game shall govern the championship. tell how far de pelitical and commercial situe of billiards. I should dearly like to see this tion way to modified as a result of the struggle. come shout, however before either of the great Lo any case, Germany's coaterial intereste ore | rivals has lost say of bir vuaning. desilmily or be American akajind it is to me
LXIT, BOVERS!
this lonely quarter of Asia, for Jefferson has a randy peas, and will enessed, if it be possible for mortal man to do so, in reaching his destination.
SHIPPING REPORTS.
The British steamer Amara, from Moji 2nd June, had fab weather to Broaker Point, there to port moderate ses and thick rainy wosthor.
The British steamer Chowtai, from Bangkok A proof of political immaturity of the Ger It is not an many weeks aga since I ventured 2nd June, experienood squaily weather until the mau pespia aut particularly of the praes that to turn back des pages of football history in 4th; thence to arrival light seatherly winds and they are loudly and alotost unanimitably so the order to point out the onormous growth of fine weather. uide of Spain in this fight"
Association football in Esmasehire, End no one The British Bleuer Gectic, from San Fran These alteratives tend to prove that the Fer-an do this wilbent being fupressed with the one leth May, vie Honolulu 17th, Yokohama mann Government at inat seretly wishes the
large share Blockburn Rovers have enjoyed in 30th, Kobe let June, Nagasaki 3rd, and Shaag. Tinited States success. In the meanwhile, how building up the fame of Palatinate football. bai 5th, had light variable winds and fine wes- over, the German press nuntinues to be rutker From north, east, sonth, and went have come ther to Chapel Island; theacs to pori light vuci- unfriendly toward the United States, both edi expressions of regret that a club with such a able winds and showery,
The British steamer Phyla, from Bangkok 2nd torielly and in the way of presenting war news.unique career should have happened upon such The Arenz Zeitung, the favourite organ of the unlucky times. With every sporting newspaper June, had best part moderats medical weather army and pubility, ju oting this adverse feel in the country detailing the famous fights of with intenso kazit, latter part moderate weather ing, suys, its workly political review, that long ago, I cau sud nothing to the long list. with heavy rain. Sailors acting as firemen, those in Goreng who are sympathizing with That there has existed the possibility of being the treman having refused daty 22 hours after the Amerivuus of tow and far between. This played ont of the first division of the Loagus must learing Bangkok; thu caso will be tried to-day, pages forbar says it thinks that our of the have been apparent to all followers of the game, the 9th inst. Gutcomes of the present war will be tha but whatever the foolings Biuakbarn poople strengthening of centralism and imperialism may be I think I may safely way that the great in the Ufilan "Els fost
majority of football-enthusiasts had conidouce
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ton & Co.
BENVENUE, Brit, str. Sarobellik, Livings-
ton & Co.
BOTUAN, Spanish str., Madriage-Brandes
& Co.
CLAVERHILL, Brit, sir Wigley-Batterfold.
& Swire..
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• Hourkong Mon Time.
HAWTHORN BANE, Brit. k., Greig-Standard Turs 9 m
Oil Co
Insertueens, British skip Lever Showan,
Tomes & Co.
ISIDORO PONE, Spanish str., Hoson-Order. EXERMOON, Gox etc. Heuermann-Stenssuz
E. OOWATT, Amexy ok, Jowatt-A-
"Karberg & Co. 204 Boon, British bk, Carrick-Order.
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