To-day's Advertisements.
THEATRE--
CITY HALL.
CLUB
ROYAL.
THE HONGKONG AMATEUR DRAMATIC will produce a Pantomimme entitled,
THE YELLOW DWARF,'
or
'HARLEQUIN THE KNAVE OF HEARTS,
and the
FAIR PRINCESS,"
TO-NIGHT, the 14th January, 1899. The TICKET OFFICE at the Theatre will | be OPENED and Seats can be booked from to AM to 4 PM, every day; SUNDAYS and GENERAL HOLIDAYS excepted.
DOORS OPEN at S P.M. PERFORMANCE at 8.30 PRECISELY.
Stalls and Dress Circle .........$3 Pit
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Half Price to Soldiers and Sailers in uniform to the Pit.
Late Trams to the Peak a quarter of an hour "after fall of the Curtain
E. W. MITCHELL, Hon. Secretary.)
Hongkong, 18th January, 1899.
VICTORIA PRECEPTORY, .
N EMERGENCY MEETING of the VIC.
AN EMERGENCENTORY will be held at
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 1899.
To-day's Advertisements.
NOTICE.
THERE will be a PRACTICE GAME OF HOCKEY at the CLUB GROUND, on TUESDAY, the 17th instant, at 4.45 FM, Membere wishing to play should notify the
HON. SEC.
Hongkong, 14th January, 1899.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
No. 18.
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WANT the GENERAL POST OFFICE.
JANTED Beveral Chinese as POSTMEN
QUALIFICATIONS —
Certificate of health and physique from the Principal Civil Medical Office:
Security for good behaviour to the amount of $50.
A fair knowledge of English and Chinese writing, Salary will be at the rate of $15 per month, and two of the successful candidates will, after proixation, be selected to superior posts at salary of $20 per month.
Applications should be made to the POST. MASTER GENERAE on or before MONDAY, the and instant, stating-name-and-address, age, education, &c.
By Comunand,
T. SERCOMBE SMITH,
Acting Colonial Secretary. Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong, 14th January, 1899, [734
EYE-SIGHT.
MR. N. LAZARUS,
MARRIAGE
GEARY WILLIAMSON.At the Roman Cathe lic Cathedral, Hongkong, on the 14th January, by the very Rev. Father Vigano, J. WILLIAM- SON, master 2.5. Chow Fa, to ELIZABETH, eldest daughter of Captain John Geary, Singa- 1740
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Dr. SUZUKI, President of the Kobe Prefectumi Hospital, set out on the 2nd inst. on a four of
The Hongkong Telegraphspection of all hospitals along the Sanya and
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 1899 REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. NEW UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR FOR LONDON.
LONDON, January 12th. Mr. Choate, a barrister has been appointed United States Ambassador to London.
THE DREYFUS AFFAIR. M. De Heaurepaire belongs to the Civil section of the Cour de Cassation and although his denunciation and bias are largely based on hearsay it enables the Anti-Dreyfusites to repudiate beforehand the decision of the crimi- nut-section of the Court.
THE UNITED STATES AND THE PHILIPPINES.
In a debate on the Philippines in the Senate Senator Foraker, speaking apparently on behalf of President McKinley said, that whilst the country was unanimous against restoring the islands to tyranical Spain or abandoning them to disorder and anarchy, the American occupa tion would not be permanent and that neither anything but the ultimate independence. of the
Kiushiu railways. His object is to inspect the different buildings before, selecting a plan for a new Ken hospital here. A grant for a new Hospital has been passed by the Keh As- sembly.
A NEW PHASE OF THE FILIPINO PROBLEM.
MR. W. M. B. Arthur, chief clerk of the Magis-less sacred, on Republican principles, than TROUBLE IN THE PHILIPPINES. tracy, retained from leave of absence a few is the Government, of the United States. Whether the United States is to crush days ago and rosumed his duties this morning. it for daring to
existence come into Mr. Arthur's many friends will be glad to learn in just as orthodox a way remains to be seen. But to the neutral non-Republican observer that he looking exceptionally well after his
[From our gun Correspondent.] holiday
the position is a quaint one indeed. What is
MANILA, January, toth. greatly to be feared is that the United States is going to do what it is hard at work persuad. ing itself is the right thing to do, in a very The excitement in town consequent upon oasinously wrong sort of way. With the the issue of General Orls' proclamation, under memories of 1776 to guide it, the efforts of direction of the Washington Government, had Aguinaldo and his leaders to procure a radical revolution in the Philippines should have had not yet subsided when the people were stimu the most thorough going support and the most lated with a new and totally unexpected phines But if 1776 is something of the Filipino problems; this time the interest absolute recognition. to play with, a doll to pet or to smack and put exhibited was more general, not to say con- into a corner at will, why then the United States, siderably keener. The immense public mant- on the principle of might being right, are right. Logically, of course, they were in that case wrong festation of excitement was perfectly natural, in 1776, except in so far as they gottheir way. It considering the seriousness of the situation, was not the cause that was righteous, though the consequential effect of which concerned they shouted for it then it was that they could
every living being in the Philippines as well as put a bigger lot of musketeers into the field, the interests of business people of all nationa- and new the country better.
Obviously the thing to do is to pro temporere | lities who are trading with the Islands and last, recognise the National Government, provision but not least, its illimitable issue upon a malter ally make a treaty with it recognising the of great political result. The inference to be
but possessing derived from the above, the intricate question. Philippines as a protectorate, indefeasible rights of internal self-government, and then-if there was any doubt about the referred to, is nothing short of the total rècon- title of the Government under the Presidentship sideration of the disposition of the Philippines, of General Aguinaldo to represent the people a question which had been taken for granted -arrange either for a plebiscile or for a con.
as having been arranged long ago, Y5,003,734 Govëntinent paper money andaming Constituent Assembly to be held who The fact is that on the morning-of-Saturday-
ABOUT 200 persons are reported to have fallen through the ice where three small rivers meet outside the western gate, of the Native City at Tientsin, about roo losing their lives. The traffic there is considerable, and the ferry boats usually plying had been superceded by sleighs, The ice however, was not thick enough, and suddenly gave way under-the crowd. FROM the latest statistics, the Osaka Mainichi computes that the total amount of paper currency in circulation in the Empire is Y177,817,442. Of this sum Y169,685,700 are convertible notes, of the Bank of Japan, Y3,126,002 notes issued by various banks, Thus the note issue of the country amounts to
about 4 on an average per head of the popula tion of the Empire. Adding the hard currency, the amount of money circulating per head
reaches about Y5.
MESSRS. Benjamin, Kelly and Potts in their Weekly Share Report state-Banks.-llong-
7th inst. (two days after General Otis' pro- clamation was made public) the people awoke to find the streets lavishly placarded with a manifesto above the signature of Emilio Agui naldo. The proclamation protests vehemently against the American "intrusion into the Philippines. The following is a free trans,
the FREEMASONS' HALL, Zetland Street, TO. Occulist-Optician, of London and Culcutta, President McKinley nor the Senate desired / kong and Shanghai Banks have ruled very firm United States. The case at 1lo-ilo promisestation of this interesting document
NIGHT, the 14th instant, at 8.30 for 9 p.m. precisely. Visiting Sir Knights are cordially invited to attend.
Hongkong, 14th January, 1899.
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Hongkong, 27th September, 1898.
DENTISTRY.
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(Lately Practising with Dr. H. SAKATA), DENTIST.
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Hongkong, th January, 1899.
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9am to 5 P.AL
Business Hours:
A great proportion of catamcts and diseases theses, the many years of " Eye Strain " affecting those advancing in life occur to those having some dificiency in the construction of ending in serious forms of diseases. Glasses specially adapted in youth to those requiring them save and preserve the sight.
Constantly recurring headaches, spells of diness when reading, weak eyes, the letters cate a deficiency in the form of the eye requir running together; any of these symptoms indi-
ing Glasses only to correct and cure.
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WEATHER REPORT.
The Observatory repon says On the 14th at 11.50 m. The barometer has risen on, the China coast, particularly in the North. A high pressure area now covers Central China, and
the depression in E. Japan is probably moving into the strong monston on the coast, and N. part of the China Sea. Forecast strong N. E. winds; cloudy, some drizzling rain or
mist.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
A FOOTBALL. match was played this afternoon at the Happy Valley Grounds between H. W. Looker's eleven, and the Navy, and resulted in n victory for the Navy by 4 goals to nil; CHIANG Kuei-ti who was degraded after the war with Japan, has on the recommendation of Jung Lu been restored to favour, and had an audience the other day.
"WHAMPOA" Captain Sales, will be despatched as above TO-MORROW, the 15th instant, at Daylight.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
A JAPANESE Contemporary learns that Captain BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
de Maubeuge, the commander of the Ernest Hongkong, 15th January, 1899. [66a Simens, will be compulsorily retired uniler the age clause of the Messageries Maritimes on arriving home this voyage.
THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAM- SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR MANILA (DIRECT.) THE Company's Steamship
" ESMERALDA," Captain Tayler, will be despatched for the above poit, on MONDAY, the 16th instant, at 5 BM..
This steamer has Superior Accommodation for Passengers and is fitted with the Electric Light.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Manager. Hongkong, 14th Janitary, 1899, [7ia DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW, AMOY & TAIWANFOO. [Sa THE Company's Chartered Steamship'
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SCOTCH WHISKY.
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CROWDS of half-starved poor are already besieg ing the Total's Yamen at Tientsin to get help, and as far as possible food is being given them from the public supplies. Several bodies have been found frozen to death.
THE authorities have received a telegram fron Commander Fujimoto, now in London, report ing that the torpedobiont destroyer Murakumo was handed over on the 29th ult, and that he expects to leave London on or about 16th inst. MESSES. Lutgens, Einstmann & Co., General Agents of the Great Eastern and Caledonian Gold Mining Co., Ltd. inform us that they have received a telegram from their manager at the mines saying that he shall start the mill crush- ing to-day
A VERY healthy young leopard, about eight months old, is now on view at No. 3 Old Bailey. We understand that the owner is anxious to part with his pet so those who in- "dulge in private menageries have an oppor [72tunity of adding to their collection.
Captain Lehmann, will be despatched for the above Ports, on TUESDAY, the 17th instant, at Daylight..
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. General Mangers. Hongkong, 14th January, 1899.
FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND
CALCUTTA
THE Steamship
"LIGHTNING," Captain J. G. Spence, will be despatched for the above Ports, on TUESDAY, the 17th instant,
at P.M.
THE five-year-old daughter of a Chinese gentleman living at Tientsin was burnt to death on the 24th ulto. being unable to escape "from" her father's house which was burnt to the ground. Her feet were probably tightly bound, and thus the poor child was unable to escape. THE great posthumous honour of being crrried into the city of Peking has been granted to the Eroainte-Gen. Feng-Shen-in-addition to a ymantof Tls. 1,000 towards the funeral expenses, and positions for his son and grandson. It is only very rarely that a tuneral procession is aliowed to pass the gates into the city and out again, and it is a special mark of favour to the old. Tartar General.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, 14th January"r8gg." INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR MANILA.
THE Company's Steamship
**" YUENSANG." Captain PH. Rolfe, R.N.R. will be despatched as above on THURSDAY, the 19th instant, at 3 P.M.
This Steamer has Superior Accommodation fo: First and Second class Passengers. For Freight or Passage, apply to
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Managers.
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15.00 THORNE'S BLEND and WATHON'S GLENORCHY are high class Soda Whiskies, of greater age than most brands in the market.
ABELOUR-GLENLIVET is a very old Peat Whisky, (snoky) and could not now he replaced in stock at the price.
Dis well known for its fine. flavour.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, FROM TRIESTE, FIUME, ADEN, BOM. BAY, PENANG AND SINGAPORE. THE Steamship
GISELA,"
should endorse, or amend, the existing adinin Istration. We are told in a special telegram dat General Aguinaldo is "coalescing" with the Americans. We do not know what or how But what we infer is that much that means. Aguinaldo is not offering resistance to. the advance of the American forces over the country he has conquered, pending the promulgation of a declaration of policy on behalf of the
to be of this character. The Spaniards sur- render on the 14th, the Filipines enter va the 26th and an American expedition leaves Manila on the 28th, apparently to dispute pos session of Iloilo with its captors. Frankly, we feel anxious about the position of affairs in the Philippines, and the chief ground of anxiety is that the United States military authorities there appear to be acting on motives that imply the abandonment of the root prin ciples on which the United States has from the beginning professed to take its stand. To make hay of a far inferior Spanish squadron is one thing: to destroy the first efforts at national fiberty of a numerous and determined people is another thing. It is even not yet too late to choose the wiser and more honourable course,
"Manifesto of the President of the Revolu..
tionary Govemuient.
"To my brothers, the Filipinos, and to all the Consuls and other foreigners."
"The proclamation of General E. S. Otis, of the Volunteers of the United States, published yesterday in the papers of Manila, obliged ime to circulate the present se that all may know who read and understand this, my most solemn pfotest against what is contained in General Otis' proclamation, it is my duty, before my conscience, before God, before my political engagements with my beloved country and in view of my relations in particular with the officials of North America. General Otis calls himself in the proclamation referred to" Military Governor of the Philippine Islands," and I protest once and a thousand times and with all the energy of my soul against such authority. I never had either in (From Singapore Papers.)
solemnly proclaim that The death rates in Penang for four weeks Sinapore or in Hongkong or here in the ended Dec. 3rd were 33.92, 26.95, 27 41, 2463ither by word or by writing, to recognize-the-
Philippines, any undertaking or agreement,
STRAITS NEWS.
The American cruiser Raleigh left Singapore n the 1st inst. for New York in the Suez Canal.
and several sales at 354 per cent, premium have been affected. The market closes strong with buyers at 255 per cent premium. The London quotation remains unchanged. Na- tionals are wanted at $173. Marine insur ances.--Unions have changed hands at $229 and $230. China Traders are enquired for at $64 Fire Insurances-Hongkong Fires are wanted at quotation. China Fires have been placed and are in demand at $89. Shipping Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboats have hardened and shares have been sold at $27 and $28, closing steady at the latter rate. Indo-Chinas have been placed at 861 and $62, closing with sellers at the last quotation. Douglas Steamships are much firmer and sales have been effected at $5 and $55. Star Ferries are wanted at St. Refineries.- China Sugars are quiet $170. Luzons are in the market at 855. Mining-Punjoms have been sold at $61 and $63. Queen Mines have been negotiate at 75 cents. Jelebus have been placed at 55 Olivers B have been placed at $5.40. Great Eastern and Caledonians have been fixed at $7.63, $7.75 and 87.85.
There is a revival of the tin-mining industry Charbonnages have been in demand and have been taken off the market at $115. Raubs, in Puket, Siamese Malaya, at present, prices after sales at $o, have dropped to $47 with being firmer. A Chinaman who started min- sales and buyers. Docks. Wharves and Going there without a licence was fined $300, the downs-Hongkong ad-Whampoa Docks-are- again much timer and after sales at 290 per cent premium have been placed at 295 and 300 per cent premium and close with further buyers, Kowloon Wharf shares are in demand at $78. New Amoy Docks have been sold and are wanted at $15h Lands, Hotels and Buildings.-Hongkong Lands have been placed at $75 and $76 and are now enquired for at Kowloon Lands are wanted at
Hotels $18 Hongkong
have changed $78. hands at $1 and more can be placed. Humphreys Estate have been done at $81. Chit Providents: large business has been put through at sol, Cotton Mills. - Hongkong Cottons are in request at $10. Miscellaneous,-Green Island Cements have changed hands at $271 and S26) for the Old and New respectively. A. Watsons have been placed at 812) and S12 closing in demand at the latter rate. Tramways have been sold and are wanted at $122.
CRICKET.
CAPTAIN DYSON ELEVEN 2. MR. SERCOMBE SMITH'S ELEVEN,
A Match was played on the Club Ground this afternoon between the above elevens. The following are the scores --
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WE are informed that, subject to nudit, the Directors of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation propose to pay a dividend of 1.10.0 per share, a bonus of £1 per share, bat add $1,000,000 to the Reserve Fund, write off $500,000 from Property Account and carry forward about $830,000. The $50,000 27 per cent. Consols Special London Reserve remain at 28/6 and 95.6525,000 24 per cent. Consols have been written down to Loo and exchange 2. The balance of Sterling Securities, about Z300,000 remain as at present in books and exchange 21-.
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THE PHILIPPINES QUESTION. In connection with the statement made in the United States Senate by senator Foraker, as reported by Reuter, the following, from the Singapore Free Press of 4th instant will prove of interest:-
TIN,
PAMONAILS MARRIAGIS
The marriage of Mr. Percy, Leigh Ingpen 1st Bn. P, W. O. Regt, with Miss Eleanor Susie Lyall, will take place at St. Andrew's Cathedral, on Saturday, 14th January, at
+15 pm. BALSIFYING RECORDS.
A Malay constable in the Perak police was sentenced, the other day by the Senior Magistrate there to four years rigorous im prisonment for falsifying the death record at Matang lo favour a doubiful claimant to certain property left by a deceased Mainy woman.
THE "ABANA" FLOATED, The S. S. Abang, which was wrecked off Labuan recently on a sunken reef and after wards benched to prevent her sinking in deep water, has been floated off with the tug boat and appliances sent out by the Tanjong Pagar Dock Co., and has now been towed into Labsaan. ATTEMPTED ROBBERY, When the last nudl left Kuala Lumpur news has just come in of a daring attempted robbery at the 15th mile on the lentong Road. One man of a treasure party was killed, and the three policemen in charge were wounded by bullet and knife. The money was reported safe, under guard of one seriously wounded man, at the sixth mile.
A TUSKER SKOT.
Mr. F. Weld on the 24th December bagged a bull-elephant at Chikus in Perak, standing feet 6in, at the shoulder, the tusks weighed 1 lbs. The weapon used was a duble-barred r2- bore rifle, carrying of drs, of powder, and a hardened spherical lead bullet One shot between its head and ear setted the beast,
A NAVAL FUNERAL.
sovereignty of America in this my beloved country. On the contrary, I say that returned to these islands on board an American warship on the 19th of May of last year with the decided and manifest proposition to carry on the war with the Spanirds to reconquer our liberty and our independence. I stated this -in-my-official-proclamation-on-the-24th-of-the- said month of May and it was published in a manifesto to the Philippine people on the 12th of last June, when in my native town of Kavite I exhibited for the first time our holy national banner as a sacred emblem of that supremo aspiration; and further, this was confirmed by the American General Senor Merritt, the pre decessor of General Otis, in the manifesto which he directed to the Philippine people days before he intimated to the Spanish Geheral Jaudenes that the town of Manila had' capitulated, in which manifestöitwasclearly and definitely stated that the sea and land forces. of the United States had come here to give us our liberty; overthrowing the bad Spanish Government.
"Finally, to stale the case once and for all, nationals and foreigners are witnesses that the land and sea forces which are. here of the United States, have recognised, even if only by their acts, the Filipinos as belligerents, not only as they have publicly saluted the Philip pine dag which triumphantly sailed in these seas befor the eyes of all foreign nations, re- presented here by their respective consuls.
"In the proclamation of General Oris he alludes to instructions written for him by His referring to the administration of affairs in the Excellency the President of die. United States Philippine Islands.. I solemnly protest in the name of God, the root and fountain of all jus tice, and of all right, and who has given to me the power to direct my dear brothers in the difficult work of our regeneration, against this intrusion of the Government of the United States in the sovereignty of these islands. Equally I profest in the name of all the Pallip pine people against this intrusion because when they gave me their vote of confidencë, electing nie, though unworthy, as President of the nation, when they did this they imposer me the duty to sustain to the death thoir liberty and independence,
A sailor died of enteric Tever on board the Russian cruiser Kreysser at Singapore on the and inst. The flags on all the men-of-war and Government.vessels in the harbour were half-or masted. The body was brought ashore on the afternoon of the 3rd. at 4 o'clock, in a boat towed by a steam launch and accompanied by an officers gig and a boatload of blue-jackets to form the firing party. The Russian Consul met the coffin with wreaths'af lowers, and the procession then proceeded to the Catholic ceme- tery at Bukit Timah Road, where the services were read by the chaplain of the Russian Volunteer Fleet steamer Vladimir.
PICKPOCKETS AND SNATCHERS. Pickpockets and chain snatchers were great ly in evidence in Singapore on the occasion of the New Year Sports on the Esplanade, On the 3rd inst, Poh Ah Ki was sentenced to three months' imprisonment for stealing 50 cents from the pocket of a compatriot on the Esplanade Another Chinaman, who admitted three pre- vious convictions, got six months, supplement ed with fifteen cuts of the rotan, for a similar offence. A Chinese lad named Soh Ah Chong for snatching at a watch and chain gotten cuts with the ratan, and Lim Alt Chan, an older hand, who pleaded guilty to two previous con- The situation grows distinctly more gloomyvictions, for a similar offence, was sentenced to in the Philippines, simply because the United three months' imprisonmerit, and 15 cuts with THE following paragraph from Freedani serves to show that journalism in Manila is at times States authorities will not conceive that the the rotan. Hong Cheng for snatching a chain conducted under difficulties:-Readers of spirit of freedom can live in any other atmos
phere than that which thickens on the 4th July also got six months' rigorous imprisonment. Freedom, we arise to apologize for the size of
with fireworks, processions, and sprend-eagle this issue. A paper famine is stalking abroad nations. Unless the United States quickly throughout the land, and notwithstanding we
declare the Philippines a protectorote and ac have 2,000 reams in transit, we came very
cept the state as a free self-governing nation, nearly finding it impossible to obtain enough the status of the American flag censes to paper of any kind for this impression, and had represent the liberator and will only represent began to think we would have to publish on
flagrant filibusterism. The intervention silk handkerchiefs. The very best we could called for in Cuba,
where there is do under the circumstances was to cut our no organised civil government, is not From Venice, er 5.8. Massimiliano and paper in half, or down to its original size,.needed in the Philippines, where the civil and IN addition to the batallion of Welsh Fusiliers military power erected by the people as an Carletta transhipped at Trieste..
incident in their expulsion of Spanish authority, the troopship den brought to Hongkong six stands for a popular sovereign authority which sergeants who are en route for Wei-hai-wei to cannot be impugned by the Americans, unless act as instructors to the 1st Chinese Regiment they first tear up their own. Declaration of to be raised there, one of the efficers of which Independenco aud scatter its repudinted frag will be Lieut. Wood, a Bor of Sir Evelyn Woodments to the winda. The feature of the situa The sergeants at present lo Hongkong are tion is that the United States have not now to Sgts. Young and Dunn, (Black Watch), deal with a military provisional government at Cooke (Scots Guards) Bunting and Purdon the head of a people In revolt against Spain (Coldstream Guards) and McKenzie, (North. They have rather to deal with a civil govern.... umberland Fusiliers). These non-commis melt nominated and proclaimed by a duly sioned officers have all been specially selected convoked constituent National Assembly- for their work and are one specimens of the very different thing. This is a body, which, except in respect to its material force, is not (308) British Soldier,
having arrived Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, whence delivery may be obtained. This vessel brings no Cargo
From Trieste, er 5.5. Imperatriz transhipped at Bombay
Optional Cargo will be discharged here unless notice to the contruy be given immediately.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods E is of superb quality and pro-have left the Godowns, and all Claims must be sent in to the office of the Undersigned before nomiced by leading local connois-Noon on the 20th instant, or they will not be seurs to be the bost brand in the reconguised.
No. Fire Insurance has been affected, and Hongkong market.
auy Goods remaining in the Godowns after the 20th instant will be subject to rent,
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
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Lastly, protest against this act, so little expected, of the soverignty of America in these islands, in the name of all that has passed, ot which I have proofs in my possession, refer. ring to my relations with the American nu, thorities, which prove in the most, unequivocal manner that the United States did not bring" me from Hongkong to thake war against the Spaniards to benefit the Americans, but to help us to gain our liberty and, independence, for the attainment of which object the American authorities promised me verbally their decided and efficacious co-operation. And so you must understand niy dear brothers; that, united by bonds which it will be imposible to break, such is the idea of our liberty and absolute independence, which have been our noble aspirations, all must work together to.. arrive at this happy end, with the forces which give conviction, already so generally felt among all the people, to never tum back on the rond to glory, on which we have already so far advanced,"
startled by the appearance of another proclama On the following Monday, the town-was tion by Aguinaldo couched in more concise terms: this rends
"This government of the Philippines has THE SMOKE NUISANCE.
come to the conclusion that its duty is to exi plain before all the civilired powers, the facts. Widespread and influential support has been bearing on the rupture-of-amicable relations accorded says a bome newspaper to a sugges between the Filipinos and the army of the tion made by Sir W. B.. Richmond; in a letter United States of America in these islands In. appearing in The Times of the 24th ult, that order that the foreign nations may be convinced. a society should be formed for obtaining the that for my part I have done everything enforcement of the law against smoke possible to avoid à rupture oven to the extent" auisaace and a preliminary meeting of
of sacrificing uselessly many clear rights. After the naval battle, on the rst, of May between the sympathizers was, by permission of Mr. Verney, held on Monday evening at 6 Onslow-gardens, Spanish and American squadrons, the Com for the purpose of constituting such a society, mander of the American aquadron agreed to The Earl of Menth occupied the chair, and my retten from Hongkong to this my beloved among others present were Sir. WB. Rich Country and he distributed among the Filipinos mond, Lady Frederick Cavendish Canon a number of rifles taken in the arsenal at Wilberforce, and Sir Henry Lawrence. Cavito undoubtedly with the intention that they It Is high time that something of the same sort should be used to support the revolution which was done in Hongkong. The City of Victoria was then, to a certain extent, subdued by the is becoming dreadfully smoky, Factories agreement of Bjarnabato, in order to get the are multiplying. Steamers and steam launches help of the Filipinos on the American ido, are vomiting the blacket amoke all day and The people of the Philippines, on account of all night and steps ought to be taken without the outbreak of war between the United States delay to compel them to consume in some and Spain had their eyes open to the necessity fashion their own solte.-Ed, H. 7) of taking a fight for their liberty and they felt