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Wassenbat, Manon $3,

COOPER'S CASE-JUGEMENT AMERICA AND THE PHILIPPINES Prestacion Porsonal occupy Forty-eight

REVERSED.

(Special Tilegram frons Our Own Correspondent.)

SHANGHAI, 6.8 p.m.

Stubborn Fighting.

SEVERE AMERICAN LOSSES.

pagent the Impeusto do. Cedulas Ter THE ADVANCE ON MALOLOS.sonalis fifty pages. Every individual, male and femalo over eighteen power of age was taxed, and there war also a house tax af per cent on all substantial buildings,

esting scale of taxation, the Inhabitants of the inlanda being divided jutoten elsanes --

Cétula Personal 420

THE CHINA MAIL.

Ite amiled,

His reply was: 'Well, you see the town. Do you see any sign yourself of any pablo Iniprovements effected by them 1 The only monument they have left behind here is the church and the unfinished con.

THE MOBILIZATION OF THE GARRISON

THE VOLUNTESEB 45 MARINDE. The troops of the garrison have been kept actively engaged since the arrival in the Cotony of H.E. Major-General Gascoigno,

MR GRANVILLE SHARP ON CREMATION. LIOTURE DEPOKS THA ODD VOLUMEA CRY Yesterday afternoon, Mr Granville Bharp delivered a lecture before the Cild Volumes Society, in the Chamber of Commerce

BOYAN HONGKONG YACHT OLVA

The deleton in the matter of &. S; Wat-] (Special Telegrain from Our Special Corres | nipa hufa excepted, Appended is an intervent, and that was built with our money. C.M.G. During the past week there have Room, City Hall, on (Cremation,' Mr second pries was really from the Conos

mon & Co. v. Cooper, recently given by: Consul Gardner, Amoy, haa bean reversed. The injunction restrains Cooper from entoring employment compoting spoinut Watson & Co. No damages.

Tai Sanitary Board meets to morrow after. noon. The busincan is purely formal.

Tomannow night will be the last perform anes of Warren's Circus in the Colony, The perfomunce is to be onder the patron- age of HE. Sir Ionry Blake and H.E Major-General Gascoigne, CV.G., and offlers. A special programine has been arranged. Mr Will. Marlow, of H.M.S. Narcissus, is to render his inimitable comic #pocialities,

pondent)

MANKA, March 29, 10.49 s.m. Since Baturday, the Americans have fearod the country from Mariquina to Marilao, a distance of twenty miles,

The advance on Malolos dunținuos. The Americans are having some very hard Oght- ing, the insurgents showing a stubborn re- giatance.

The American toases number 31 killed and 930 wounded. The insurgent losses

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1at Clang 2nd

3rd J

4th **

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7th 31

Bh

1.20 nil.

It is expected that a strong resistance and soldiora. will be offered at Malėles.

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Historical and Industrial

Sketch.

Industria Contribution,

$400 500 900

8- to 19 8 to 12

8 nil.

We are requested to state that Registored correspondance by British, French, Ame. rican and Canadian contract prokets will bo received at the Genoral Post Office up 10 one hour before the time of closing the ordinary mail by such packets; but letters From Our Special Correspondent with theed their shrion from legatimste scur

may be reglat red up to 15 minutes ba'ore the time of closing the ordinary mail on payment of a late for of tun conts.

PROSTICTS.

U. & Army.)

BACOLOD, March 9. The island of Negros is one of the richest

ces.

The native in obviously not devoid of a Bonse of humour. It la lle enume for

in the interior neure mo that the richness of the island in this respect is unknown to the scientists. Wild beats, wild buffaloes, wild cats, tiger (large and smali), mon kays, mongoner, forrots, rodlente in many species abound. There is ane very

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Bonito,

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Tamor

KATHOME NOOK HAUR-MAROK RUMA This rasa was for two valuable cupė, i 10, and a second by MM. W. Slade. first prizo prosented by Mr 0. D. Wilkin The weather was sy

s anything bit satisfactory, bolng a succession of light winds and calm from start to finish, and the rege for the politan Dock buey Kowloon Folut, there And yet Bacolod is the best ordered of ] been mobilizations and night attacks by the

being at the booy three hosts wall within nll the towns in Negros

regulars, and yesterday evening the Volun Mr Sharp remarked that the sulfat he their time of the scratch boat,

The course was from Kowtart Point, tears were ordered to take part in the had chosen was not the most rhosvful or round Tathong Rock, off hek 0, Custo mancouvres. The Corps mustored at lively, but it dealt with a very importantpolitan Dock buny and back to Kowloon wonder that, when they shipped off their Headquarters at 8 pm. There was a matter. Cremation was of very anolent Point. The following was tho handicap- prisanera to Manlia in January, they told large parads of both units, the officers origin and very general narly une, Burlat Exten, acratch, allows Chanticleer 1 the Spanlands not to come back.

present laing Captains Uhapman and had somehow taken its place. Why they The fora of Negron te very rich-a unine Saunders, Lieutenants Macdonald, Stade, know not, unloas from destruction of furente Maid Marian... I 18 Bonito. 1 Ba and scarcity of wood, or possibly from Tamar's Cutter 0 Plicabe 9 40 of wealth to the scientific student. The Maitland and Fullerton. The Corps painful associations with fire, as the Sybil ............

4 10 Active € 40 9th

forests aro ilimitable, and yet there is a marched down to the Wardley Street figures employed to represent the suffer Matcor ......... 7 64 Ladybird 8 58

42 Payno... 11 10th

parpotusi lumber famine in large biners Wharf, and embarked on the Royal En- ing state, at last, of the impenitent? Dart 11

11 54 Madge The tenth chos was composed of priests entros of the Far East. Of the hard ginors' steam-arch Jolent. The Solent reaction syinst hurial began half a Prinoss

century ago, upon the revelation of the The starting gun wont at 11.16, all the words, those of the greatest cremercial steamed down the channel to a position horrors of metropolitan Church-yards. bata being anchored near the line. The It is no exaggeration to say that the valuo aro munidavý for fugns, as the natives behind Green Island, where several steam Continuing he said-Twenty-five years ago Chanticleer was the first to go to the front, Dr! (now Sir Henry) Thompson, on retura hut off Quarry Bay Phabe got a steady The insurgente destroy the railway as Island was ruled by the priesthood. The call it)-n resinous, light-coloured wood; nuncbon had congregated. The Volunterreing from: a continental tour, drew attention but light breeze, which carried her they rotreat.

civil officials at Bacolod, where the Gavren ipil and badayon, the latter of which is a co-operated with a body of Royal Engineers to the subject of cremation, as pruetised in into Drst place, but she lost it again off

Traly und any progress

which has taken Bau-kie-wa After getting through the A dynamite borili thrown into the Comment work was focussed, did not mimbar richly colourvel woud enitable for faraiture and a cal detachment in two torpedo boatspace in popular opinion upon this matter is Lyen Pass thus leaders wore Candideer, missariat Depot at Binondo did no damage. more than a score, All the details of the making. All of these three woods are im in an attack upon the forts at Stonecutters. Targely due to his influence and writings. Maid Morian, Phube and Erica, with

THE ISLAND OF NEGROS,

work were carried on by the native en-

pervious to the whita ant, the pest of the For the time being our citizen soldiers Its sanitary importance is incalculable, but Payne and phil oluso at hand. A north. like all other changes of customs, long east puff carried the two last well up to ployés, which led to grave irregularitieg | Fast. Acacias flourish in great variety, were turned into marinos of the attacking established, he slow There are the rather in luck, but the wind failed them that from burial to cremstion windward, and at one time they looked They were armed with carbines has been and must and as the Spaniards were badly paid they A zoologist would say that the fatos is furce.

tandurest feelings overlooked the peculation of their andor. limited, but those who have travelled much and blank ammunition. An attack on the quiet Church-rard, the family want The Chanticleer rounded the Rock first

tho zurrounding ETAYO

ravo in again before the Tathong Rook was reached.

ngs, while they themselves augment-

Balcher's fort was to be made by the under the weeping willow. A pinne ut 1h 13m then faid farian at regulars simultaneously with the attack on general's undisturbed for a long course 1.17. Anil Erloa nt Stonecutters. In the shadow of Green of years, and religiously visited by re- 2 minutes later by In the districts, the priests per,

Island, a landing party composed of a large There, in the doop shade and retirement of Ladybird and Dant in a cluster

turning wanderers from distant lands. Active, Suli, Pune, Meteor, Princess formed many of the governmental

proportion of the members of the Field the word, was Rachel's grave; and there, cutter and Madge being far in the read. functions. They shared in the plunder- ing, and in other ways abused their power.

Battery and a detachment of Royal Engin- the Pareintoh exclaims, I buried Lanh It was a beat back to the Lyeemun, during

Wo must, however, bear in

In mind that this which Maid Marian went Into Bret was the Pastoral period. People then lived which she kept to the finish, and Fried, cat-felix Bengalensis. Alligator infest in the darkness in the direction of Taichi in tonts, and not in stroeta of ten-storied Phoebe. Meteor and Active close up on the a. They were families and tribes Chanticleer. Shortly after getting through gularly missppropriated the quince-dies ar

ad tax, and judging frein the condition the rivers, carrying off large numbers kuk. The Machine Gun Company and

not sity folk, of five inillions together, five boats and they reached right away to of the roads I have seen in Negros I would of natives every year, especially in the number of the Field Rattary were transfer only, asking their homes in the wild prai: the pass the wind got steadier for the hare ay his example has been fullurad by his north. There are overs kinds of Iguapassed to another launch, and steamed up the There no may walk for miles without see the Cosmopolitan Dook busy without brethren and the civil oficials. The fact the edible. Snakes are numerous, „koma central charnet of the harbour. The sloeng a blade of gross. It is those enormous took. The boats were timed pausing the

aggregations of humanity which invest the Police Pier on the way down as follows! The surf breaks on a snow.white strand, that the ponce was kept by a handful of very large, and there is one a beautifal¦ trio fish light from Rolchers soon picked (quence which it would not otherwise | Chanticleer 8.30 28. Phoebe 9.88.95, Meteor of the disposal of the deal with Maid Afrion 3.21.15, Brian 3.58.18, Rich trapieni vegetation_fringen the share, Spanish wolliers and a few hundreds of ten enlour; non-poisonous. The lean up the launch, and a heavy cannonade com an i

an impartance Behind the towns dotted along the fore entire utilisles is sufficient indication of family is largely raprosented, from the manend. The old marinas appeared, how. possess Eron in this Kttle, buz rapidly in- 3.38.27. Active 3.30.48, Bonita 8.44.58.

eroasing, dity of Hongkong, it is high time Sybil 3.52.0. Princu 8.52.80 ground, the land rises in a gentlo slope as Ofae.will be closed excojit from 8 to 9 8.1 Pre as the uze can reach ; and the picture is the peaceable naturo of the native pomila. chacun to the common house lizard, Orl | ever, to pras unscathed through the 'mur- that we devoted ourselves to the consider. 3,68.21, Tumar's Outter 3.64.14, Ladybird

The Oath - has been re.thological students and Negras an interest der us Bre, and the launch steamed ination of this subject. We have a popula- 4.0.46, Dart 4.1.13, Mudgu 4. 41, 4D.

At the Cosmopolitan Dock Buoy Erica, employed by the American authorities for ing field for observation and collection. exutiously to the south shore of Stonecuttion of 260.000 soule, Of theas some sticleer and Phabe rounded within

cont, or less die every year, or any may be posted up to 9 am, on the stinstforms the backbone of this charming island, the maintenance of law and orter through. Some of the birds possess very pretty ters to a position behind some large rocks. 15 000. Those who understand auch matters minutes, Meteor being within her time of Fance and contentmont rest upon the out the island. Their arms have been re- plumage, but there are for singing birds. Parties were landed with sealing ladders, tell us that it takes about half a century the three, but in the run back to the finish: turned to the armoury, and Springfield Birds of prey are plentiful, from the eagle and they had just sought shelter in the for a corpac, buried under the usual condi- Erice ran right away and finished an easy

original elements. 6,000 by 50-250,000 times at the finish were:- olevd at in., on Thursday, the son Island of Negros, where the gentle, peacerides served out to them. Under the 'down to a small hawk no higger than a bush, when a well-directed volley shower tons, to be entirely resolved into its second, the wind getting very light. Th instant, and will be entirely closed on they did natives, with the assistance American regime the scale of pay ed the blackbird. The common variatica of fish that they had been discovered by the de- and this number, according to the enloula Maid Marian 4 14 21 Mr Wilkinson's Cup,

tion

just mentioned, we may consider us Erica...... 4 96 59 Mr Blade's Cup. 3fat fustant and the 1st and 3rd April.

of a colonel of the United States Volunteer 200 officers and meu in the Bacolod dis- caught off the court are sprats, solus, foun- fenders, a portion of the Hongkong Regi-now rapidly accumulating as our population Chanticleer.. 4 56 15 Army, no quietly and calmly evolving a

Confusion seemed to have strock increases. A quarter a * million of trict will be-Captain, $95; 1st Lian. ders, mullet and a sort of spurling or ment.

ano Meteor...... 4 58 26 corpses, in all of deras. These al Activo. 5 11 37

| singes, ព On Saturday, a writ was served on W. F. Tarkable constitution for the future si

the ranks of the marines, and they com- tenant, $75; 2nd Lieutenant, $60; 1st

whitebait.

lie quiet, bat they are by an means inert. Sybil .......... G 27 52 Sylvester, of the firm of Louis Spitzel & Co.

The natives suffer from smallpox, a clim-menced firing wildly into the bush. The The British, as well as the Chinese idea apIndytard... 5 2013 Sergeant, 20; Duty Sergeants, $18; of Tientsin, by an Officer of the United Like most of the Philippine Islands, Corporal, $12; Soldier, ist Class, $9; 2nd atic fever and aque, beri-beri, and other reality of the affair was spoiled by the appears to be to preserve these treanaces, and Payne 3 States Consulate General, on board the Meseros in a product of prehistoric volcanic Class, $8. All figures ars quoted in Mexi tropical complaints; but on the whole they penmace of an officer of the Hongkong as in the case of no other gatherings, we Princess.... 5 34 22

tallation Bagories Maritim ateuner Caledonies. The activity. Its highest peak is the volcano of

Li Fung Chang's coffin, which he carried writ was in a suit filed with the United Cauldan, which raches an attitude of 2000 dollars. Special rations will be served as a healthy, cleanly race. Outside the Regiment, who exclaimed-Oh, this is ally discover that true wisdom list in cis- States Consular Court at Canton on March feet, but looks much higher because of the out, and barrack accommodation provided. pale, there are two native races - the Nogrira. What are you fellows firing at? You

tees and the Montescos (or thountaineers). can't see. Troe enough the marines had with him to Europe, and back, cost, it is The rate of pay is slightly under the rate

quid, $50,000, England, although we 17th, 1889,-E. B. Drew wrous W. F.

allowed by the Spanish authorities, but a Foth are peaceable, and give no treable to been utterly demor dined by the sudden hardly go to excess also chones a Sylvester. E B. Drew seeks to recover the

endeavour. by means of seasoned oak, som of 35,000 Tesis due under the Endt

they were sometimes not paid or had heavy the lowlanders. They hunt with bow and ness of the attack of the defending party, true that will not rot to encase our friends, In physiognomy, the Monteses and were putting a y without any object teden shells, brick, stue, and cement to the Petitioner from the Defendant, which

deductions made from their wages, the spear. native auxiliaries aro likely to be more

are more like the British Indian with long

postpme--we cannot defast-nature's bune- lank hair than the Malay: the Negritas

Becut processes.

The advocates of cremation stronglere

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and prast beautiful of the Philippine greup. In one district, a well-known pricet re-beautiful variety of the spotted leopard eers embarked in two boats and pulled away

Tax parcel post for Europe will chose at b

Es equable temperature makes it one of the D. on Thursday, the Post Office will heart desirable for European residente, and clused except from 8 to 0 a.m, but if her honest adicinistration its productive. English mail Arrives the Office will could he rapidly increased. From the be opened for delivery for cashore the prospect asbora la tanke ditchanting

Da. Saturday, the 1st April, the Past Glies will be ebend at 150 .. Do Easter Monday, the Rat ¿pil'; the Pa

Letters for Hongkong. Pork and Kowloon

cloned in by the valonnio cordillera that

and the Bal April, and up to 11.30 mm, not like an emerald gem in the sun-warmed 1st April. The night box will be loft ppen. The tanney order nieo will be

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ministration of its affairs.

abruptues with which it stands out from its surroundings. At nighttheral glow from the crater is visibls distinctly from Iloilo, and at times the Dause and emake and red-hot lava belches forth from its capacious crater.

tion.

Undor

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But they were not to be res or renaun. pulsed until they were satisfied that they

hauera.

And

im rather than accumulation.

and in

about

provided that t'io American slumınır Abbey The lowhands aro Corsed of rich alluvia, content with their, new masters. pore, and to no other place. 500 Mauser turally fertile and easily cultivated. Its the new Government, justion will he ad. ato very dark, small featured, with fuzzy were defested, and an officer cried out, counted a very different course, viz., that

should convay direct to the port of Singa

rilles and 100,000 Mauser cartridges.

On

Was granted. The shipment, however, was

ministered in the provinces by native judges, acting with the same powers as the local justices of the peace in the United States; but they will be subject to super

vision from the American authorities, by

products are sugar, hemp, tobnoco, maize, coffee, and rice. Sugar is the principal the strength of this bond a Customs permit product. The growth of this staple is not, Janded as agreed in Singapore, but inwat entirely in the hands of rich natire proceeded to the Island of Luzon. The planters, int several foreigners have ex- steamer Abbey was seized on or about the tensivu estatos and others will doubtless behom all cases of serious crime will be 26th September last, and is at present in attracted to the islands after its affairs aro the hands of the United States Naval placed on a satisfactory working basis. In

1850, the island exported 600 tons of anger in 1897, the statistics bal reached 200,000 VERIA AT THE Docks :--At Kindluontons, and a Scotsman familiar with the fala de Cuba, Inla da Luzon, Hua Chusin, Philippines, confidently asserts that with

Authorities.

- H.M.5, Redpolo, Dos Hermanos, Hepry rapid means of communication the yield Failing, Kaipan, Empress of China, Si could be increased fourfold. Rico is not Bing.

grunu in sufficient quantities to supply the Cosmopolitan.-Don Juan de Austria, needs of the native population, and maizo Phra Chom Kian.

in grown only on the east coast to any great extent. Cocoanus are plentiful, but the

Aberdeen. Chittagong,

REUTER'S TELEOKÄNS.

[Sveerand to the * China - Mana']

LONDON, 27th March, 1899.

THE UITLANDERS GRIEVANCES IN

THE TRANSVA-L.-

The Time asks whether Fresident Kruger will persist in disregarding warn

ingy until too late.

RAILWAYS IN EGYPT.

dealt with.

The lusts of the new taxation has not been decided upon as yet. The original idea was to impose a land tax, an arrange. net that conuends itself to the foreigners who have resided upon the island, but the native strangely enough favor at expert tax. Customs imposts will be collected at

oils in the meantime.

hair.

511

The rost gave up..

Payne

The prizes were presented to the steers. men of the winuing boats after the race by Mrs Hastings.

LET 'EM ALL COME Mothers, wives and dears, Come, do away with fears Whilst we're Volunteers, In this British Colony, Did you see today Our Volunteer array-

How many men have you got there? by excessive heat, we at once resolve the

A through good display No serious renktance was made by the I've got half a company.' yelled the re-body into 5.000 cubic feet of gas and iba.

of ashes.

For this British Colony, That we etherlike ne friends in- of November. Information was sent over treat. And retreat they did. They arust should prevent, in great mensure, propage. At their smartness raised.

stead of Spaniards when the natives rose on the 8th gular officer; i no use, you must re

f burying them. That thereby weany, many were amazed from Iloilo that the Spaniards intended to usuredly all have been killed, bat ation of disease and suffering. Besides this, Truly, some ore should be praised

and daughters.

Dow appropriated to cameteries would be Should a foreign foe, in the assistance of the garrison at marine takes a lot of killing, and they many thousands of acres of valuable land In this British Colony: Negros to resist the attack upon Heils, and were all safely embarked on the Jannoh. saved, one acre alone suflicing to preserve Chene to Horizkong go,

garrison from leaving Negros. Fights hore, the sentries of the defenders hav instructions, were given to prevent the The hunch proceeded round to the cast the cremated remains of our Hongkong dad Let it attempt to land

for a perif 201 years.

I have just sent £10 108, to the Creus- In this British Colony. took place on the plantation of President ing some fine pot shots the while, Antion Society of England with the request Hack: the trumpet sounds, goodbye wired

that, Lacson to the north of Bacolod and at the attempt was made to land another party, they will be good enough to create my It is our Country's call.

should my death occur in England, town of Jimamasian to the south. Only but just as the shore was reached a rocket body at the Necropolis, Woking. Will Off to our teal Quarters two or three Spanish soldiers were killed

was fired signifying the close of the man- yan porinit mo say that I ragard this For this British Colony. and a few wounded, including an ofticor.

Cuvres, The launch then steamed to

matter as one of the most vital interent. To the front, Voluntaera and with their Colonel Elsdale, Commanding the Royal gune, The Governor capitulated on condition Stonecutter's East and the men were trans-Engineora, told us lately that the English Choured up by their fifes and drums,

tock imagination. Whether that be so or Hand in hand with their 'Regular' chutus, not we are still superstitious to a degree In this British Colony. and withal impatient of instruction. In Should it come to pum, I'd bet a wager respect to the treatment of the dead we are One of the first upon the scent whilst every European nation sa in advance

that the lives of himself and his men

Gambling is as absorbing a vice in the would be spared. The prisoners were Philippines as it is in China. Monte is the allowed liberty on parole, and were after popular card game in Negros. Han-tag,

ferred to the Solent..

The detachments of the Field Battery arrived shortly afterwards and embarked

output of copra, strangely enough, door sort of pitch and toss, is also played. Butwards sent to Manila. On the western side on the Solent. According to reports, they behind the civilization of India and Japan, Would be thakt gallant Major

nut bulk forguly in the official statistics, Plantains, mangoes and pine-apples are the principal traits.

cock-fighting is the pastime that appeals most to the native mind.. Large sums of money change hands over the performances of favorite birds,,

nouth.

of us,

dou

ing deep anxiety no one seemed to know. The presence of such calamities

For this British Colony.

ADMIRER.

THE TYPHOON WARNINGS. LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR OF ZIKAWEK

OBSERVATORY.-

The Railway to Khartoum has already the most important town for the export of percentage of those who can read and write try. I am sorry to hear that President to the top, when the signal was given to there truths to which we are still oblivious? General, has plaesi at our disposal the

been lak fifty miles South of Atbara and will be completed by November..

(Kole Chronicle. WITHDRAWAL OF LEGATION GUARDS AT PEKING.

Pekino, March 22.

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into a corner any more, but thine eye shall

800

toise behind thee, saying this is the way

Hongkong.

of the island the country was divided into had one and all covered themselves with two zone. Mr Lacson acting as leader in glory A long pall hal taken them to the I have respectfully ventured to charge They're losing him only for a year, the north and Mr Arenata as leader in the Chinese coast-end they had crept along un. the Eaglish people with being impatient of Still keep up heart and forward steer, On the other side of the island, observed. The party of engineers had cut instruction. In trut this the experience of If away he'll be always near

most travellers on returning to our beloved This British Colony. The population is estimated at 100,000,

Mr Diego de la Uñn, a rich planter, was the the cable, and Stonecutters was isolated native land? We are reminded by the where there's a will, there's always a way, but travellers stalo that the island is The Spanish officials did nothing to en-leader. Mr Areneta, and Mr Raphael from the world. After being nearly wreck. supreme event, which, wu this week cele Stick to your drills until the day

brate. that it is possible for individuals and Your noble Major comes back to wy sparsely populated in proportion to ita couago education among the natives, but I

Ramos, pravious to this, had been imprisoned on some rocks, landing was officted. peoples to be blinded to the perception of It's the same old British Colony." A petition to the Queen, signed by superficial aren. Small towns are numerous found a krge section of well-educated ed on a false charge of being filibustere. One detachement came upon a part of the the truth, which God only reveals in these Arid, when he retens to Hongkong land

disposition, whilst it is hid 21,900 Uitlanders, has been transmitted along the seabased. Unfortunately, the young men, and several planters have sent Originally, the uvement was in conjunc- Hongkong Regiment, and the Indians were of teachable up of others. There naust Greet him Volunteers, Guard of Honour through Sir Alfred Milner. The position long shelving shore and the absence of big their families to Hongkong, London and tion with the insurrection of Panny, but riddled with bullets. "Your dead, Sahik, '

and with the band. be, some cause for the terrible scorge Your smart Deun-Sergeant, staff in hand, declares the position to be intolerable and rivers prevent the easy shipment of cargo. Paris to obtain the advantages of European the destruction of Iloilo, in which a brothor they exclaimed, and Sahib was obediout to from which wo have suffered in Hongkong Welcome back to the Colony. prays for an enquiry.

Occasionally, small steamers coast round education. President Lacson was educated of President Lacson lost heavily, convinced their desires.

in the pant, which is now driving the Another detachment was

inhabitants from Bombay, and caus tho Island, filling up with sugar in exchange at Madrid University. He studied agricul

in Calcutta. In the becomes for rice, but speaking gerorally it may be ture, engineering and surveying, and has the people of Negros that ponce has its stationed at a dry watercourse, for what said that the produce is shipped by light acquired a largo fund of useful information triumphs as great as war, und decided wise- reason

rupeo and dollar seeking, and, bowing car up the hill, and were on a fair way knees in reverential awo, to inquire-aro Mr Rounsevolle Wildman, U.S. Consul draught lorchas to Toilo and there trone from his travels abrosul; His daughters have no part in a revolution that in others, including the ulcers, scrambled us to turn aside occasionally from our shipped into on-going carriers. Silay is were educated in Paris. It is said that the valved loss to the inhabitants of the coun-

Are there any warnings to which wo are following letter he has received from Eter. The Corps marcbed back to headquarters indifferent? Are there leadings which we Luis Froe, Director of the Zikawei Ob

fail to sugar, and Dumagueto for hemp; but the is higher among the natives than is is in Lacor, who is not in good health, is ease operations.

appreciate? Are thero scientific servatory, near Shanghai:-- from Wardley Street wharf, and were ro- older whom we refuse to bear 1 Let us

M.M. a.s. Caledonien, principal town in the island and the seat of Spain. Privato teachers were brought to desirous of resigning his position on the

Boagkong, 24/3,09. the Grortiment is the clean little town of Negros from Manila, but the priests dis- plea that his business requires his un-

ed. A though the Lord give you the Bacolod, here the U.S. proops lauded on couraged this extraneous assistanco, be divided attention. It would be use for galed in the cunteon with sandwiches and humble ourselves, that we may be instruct teachers be removed

Dear Sir, arriving from Shanghai the 4th inst. Ports might be established cause, as one natire informant told me, regret if this intelligent, publie-spirited other refreshments. It says much for the brand of adversity, and

this morning, I find in the Hongkong paper at Danau in the north, San Carlos in can-they, wore afraid of losing their influence gentleman were lost to the public service patriotism of the Volunteers that so many tion, yet shall not the water of affli Consul General for ...

at a time whon wise counsel and judicial should have electol to go without their teachers, and thine ears shall hear of the 20th inst., that at the request of the Director of the Kowloon Observatory, an The British Legation guard left Peking tral Negros and Baid in the south. Like over the people. The same young man this morning

walk ya in it, when ye turu to the right order issued by the War Secretary has haud, and when yo turn to the left." if he persista in his resignation his place The Ministers of the Tsungli Yamen call all Malays, the people are lazy, and it will told run that there werd between sixty and consideration are so highly essential; but dinners for an evening to partake in the ed at the Japanese, Gorman, Italian and be hapuanible to develop the trade of the s07enty Spanish priests on the Island prior will be taken, in all probability, by Mr

forbidden the sending, from Manila Obser Mr Sharp thou went on to quote what Sirvatory, of the usual typhoon warnings for Austrian Legations yesterday and arge

The following notice is issued from the Henry Theimpson, the members of the By This is o frue misfortune for the ship-

place uutaide the Philippines Courcil of the Cremation Society of Eng. As lang, and others have to say upon the ping of all tgs in the Far East, I beg to ask you to do your best for the cancelling ROW IN THE KOREAN COURT.

has fallen in S China. Pressure is highest

Mr ANOTHER CHANGE OF MINISTRY,

The Director of the Kowloon Olmervatory to continuous labour on the plantations. who have lived on the island complain of the

over the Pacific in the neighbourhood of thanks, be accorded Mr Sharp for his in- Seoo, March 22. 3. On Monday Chin Sho-kan, & Stato Coun-

One of their choice-disloe is a species of misconduct of the priests. Thoir behaviour REFERRISO to Lord Charice Beresford the the Touchada, and still low in N. China. rerasting lecturs. Mr Sharp had brought is at liberty to refuse the help of all his cillor, and Min Hei-kan, the Acting inis-worm obtained from the stem of the man was very lax, particularly in respect of their Spectator saysHe advocates an alliance Grulients slight with light to moderate home to them very clearly the evils which colleagues in the Far East, but in my tor for Home Affaire, had a dispute in grove.

vows of chastity. Many of these Spanish of Great Britain, Germany, America, and monsoon in S. China, and in the N. part of resulted, and which must inevitably result, name, and in the name of all the shipping Japan to guarantee Chins against all foes, the China Sea. Forecast-moderate or from the burial of the dead. He believed Community, in these sons, I protest against regard to the goloation of a district head- Under Spanish rule, there was perhaps praats kept native women by whom they the formation of an army of two hundred light. E winds; cloudy, misty.

it was a fact that in Shanghai at the pre the representations of the Director of the nantly came to blows in the pro-

sent moment there was a crematorium in Observatory at Hongkong, and I beg to sence of the Emperor. The Emperor has but little incentivo to personal exertion. had large families. By their indecent con- thousand Chinamen under European others, and such a reorganization of finance sa

existance which was modelled upon the ask you to be so kind as to induse, your ordered Chin Shu-kan to be banished for. The net of the tax collector was a big one; dust towards the wives and daughters of would throw open her commerce to the A bond fide rent Chinese comedy is to belings of the crematorium established in Government to continue to assist the navi- lifo and Mio Hoi-kan for fifteen years All

Borrowing Boat England in the bity of Manchester, and bogators by the sending to Shanghai and the Ministers of Stato have been released its ineshes wore sinalt, and few escaped it. the natives, rich and poor alike, the world, and allow citizens of the guarantee. played in England.

which are highly useful for gaving human from their offices,

I do not know what were the conditions Spanish officials and priests who abused ing Powers to open mines at will. The has been a favourits in China for some thought that perhaps, looking at the small-other parts of the coasts of such telegrains

Chiness officials are aid to be friendly to centuries past, and Mr Archibald Little's mess of the area of the Island of Hongkong, elsewhere, but when I any that the official their power and position embittered the the plan, which we do not doub, and all version of it is to be given in St. George's the line had now arrived when many of life during the typhoon season. Moreover, DEPARTURE OF KANG YU-WEI,

Anglo-Chinese welcome it with en- Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 21, as far as possible them might usefully consider the question Imust state that in too numerous cas guide-book for the taxation of Negros con people against them, and under the circum-thusiasm. As it would speedily involve a just after the fashion in which to this day whether it was not advisable that they the erroneous and froublesome talegrams Toxyo, March 2

tained a hundred closely printed pages, it stancos en cannot help admiring the war with Russia and France, as we have no the play is given in China. To add to the should also have a public crematoriums in were issued not from Manils, but from Kang Yu-wei left for America by the

attractions, Misa Loie Fuller will dance; this colony established, to the end that those Hongkong. Jāzumimaru to-day. On Monday Kang may be readily understood that taxation of ipodorstion and self-restraint of the natives right. unless we govem China, to place and the proceeds are to be given to the who desired that their relatives should be But I am at a loss to understand why irresistible weapon in the hands of corupt Yo vai paid a vinit to the British and the natives had been reduced by the Spen when the fores of circumstances put the Mandarins, and as we can obtain trade and Society for the Diffusion of General and creunted instead of buried at death might men devoted to their duty to help sailors United States Logations, and had an inter-iards to a fine art, and on all sides I have power into their handa.

mining privileges without sodangerousa bay Christian Knowledge in China, as also be able to adopt that form of disposing of would lose their time in speaking agains view with the Ministers.

their neighbours. hened complaints of the abuses of the off- Do you know of any Spanish official gain, this plan will not, we think, be carried to the Tien Tsu Hui, or Anti Footbinding the dead.

Hoping for a forourable answer,—1" remain, etc., cial system and the tendency to oxset who distinguished himself for good works? out. We have enough, as Sir R. Gisfen's Society. Lady Charles Beresford is a SLIGHTLY wad Pistion, cheap, to clear for illegal imposts. In the guide-book, the re- I anked one prominent native in the town bility for the old lady at Pekin, whose ambassador was to have been asked to BEWAHRAD & Allison Pianos, the very best

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island unless Chinese labour is introduced.to the rising in November last, and that in

the withdrawal of the guards still retained So long u they can get their fish and the town of Bacolod thero were no less Juan Areneta, another liberal-1ainded |

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