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detroi, or tax of any devoritton whatever is quoted Yet here we in the Shanghai Municipality setting the ample of im posing a toll or octroi at the very port of antry, before a transit pas cau even be applied for. That the way is locally applied to the purpose for which is la levied A. S. WATSON & CO., of coure goes without anjing list that is not the question. The point is that the tax is what in Chinese might b called. tigi, and if to may be in porod for the convenience of the foreign betilomeat at Shanghai, why not for the convenience of Chiesso town, which equally requins money for their micipal charges, and have from time immetrial been accus tomed to regard dees au meliandise ás one of the best ways of raising The Shinag hai wharfage dues hayo neni, so far as wo are aware, boon considered in the light of praction birdship, but as attor of prin- ciple thair imposition appra to entirely give away the cass of the brigu merchant against the imposition of hos or duties in excess of those specified in the treaty,

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THE HON KONG DAMLE PREMS, TRORS 4K, APRIL 18mm, 180.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. ~~~ {SUPPLIED TO THE DAILY PRESS,""]

LONDON, 10th April.

THE DUCHY OF SAXE GOTHA A declaration of the Duke of Connaught has been read at the Dist et Gathe by which the Duke agrees to same the Cozetnment of the Duchy in the event of the contigousy arising

AUSTRALIAN CONFEDERATION, The Ministry of New South Wales ha ap pointed troivu Members of Council to out vote

Councillors abjasting to the Federal Bill

GERMANY AND SAMOA.

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The Vince in a kading artide on Joganese Anarcs conclados by qualing the positive opinion of its Tokio Correspondent that Japau is more than able to pay any foreign bans she can possibly require

was long.

John

General Wheaton and his stall untappeared | 'very powerful forts on the corthern banks of a maid; it was a tidy bit of reason; but I for one Thule zumeibua kiwayatnom to pasi 20ysedr share the abisos they aim at, Ware spond to lower and look up thele preflion on the right of the the Talibano river. Thoms forts marked F. 4...never sheer to soms out of bus soran allvel

Jast then we heard a chear to the wast of the hole digbis, or lastrass them to aim at the rigade. By 5.15. a.m, it was comparatively F. 5 and 6, oro about 4 mila distant Ight, the rebel tronpics could july be the largest (E. 6) was to the left of the rallway, railway line; the Oregon regiment was advent ground somes 30 yards in front of the enemy, soon sarars the open, and several of the insuranother (s) was on the right of the railway lang apon the church, With a second cheer the their shooting would be deadly. They have a gents excitaty zanning about from fat to fork at the edge of the rimar, the third and amsilest 2nd and 8rd left the cover they waroir and motley cohection of armsand ammunition, which- toy bad evidently alrealy scouted mischief in (F5), consisting of large plis of earthworks doabled across the railng and up to the olurch they have obtained from the Americans and he air. The insurgents were mealy scraped thrown up on the railway Itself, on car (., the and village. Firing a purting voday, the rahels Spaniards. The former gave thema aonsiderablə in while ur le hine uniform-bn hero and the anthorn) side of the river. Upon the top fled The Americans last not a man in the rush quter of ammunition at the commencement there was one la crimson red, that boing the of this latter the rebels had erected some as to the church; one of them fell down with of the Spanish-American war, hat latterly the

through the agency of the Chinese, abel regiment, every member of which is a very were evidently in uniforma of Againald's own region, thaorsak dan my man, which, to the naked ege, leaked heat apoplexy and had to be removed, but that Bilipiate have been obtaining large amounts sharpshooter. Not a slot had been exchanged by the hope that the Americans would sheOne prisoner was captured in the village, Chinaman it's kind of middleman between the two Peas in the day-time ho is with the Am- the two lines for some time. The Americans had the nestral fort and astray he railway The fire thing he did was to light & unconsciously logered their vulces tin whisper, bridge. General Wheaton spent the remainder cigarette Taxibe north-east of the church exicans, smilingly driving their water buffaloes and a deathly silence prevalled; Buddenly at F. Fameday afteritan shelling the two forts and villago lay as opon tract of country for tisa, but sarreptitiously gathering in prazrranged vigust there was an ogry roar F4 and 1.6, loafog Feverely albas, and mores which the rebels were comparing Formation with his ears and ammunition with from three of tho and bag batteries, the also Malinta church and rillage, situated on the in hand:ade with the object of reaching this is. At night-time ho naks over to the Germany strongly protests against the inter. artillery of which bolshed forth their shell top of a bill beyond the forts, about 2 miles whole that lay beyond. Several of them wars rebet lines and barters his peit." I have seen Bud shrapnel, ploughing up the earth around distatit. No compunction was falt je shelling the shot as they ran, and fell dead or mounted in Chintan bobind Amerfoan trenches collecting rention of British and American Men of War the inensgent teeneles. Almost simultaneshurob, it being altody in rains. The answer the field. I found one Filipino captain shot suckloads of aripty cartridge area. I lavo by another Filipine, but as he had fallen en to the zetels. The latter are only hard up for the and against the installation of Meletoa Tenuously vellay after volley of sinsketry was poured ing rebel fire came obtely from the forks on through the bead; his rife had been carried of found these ne reloads in the cartilage bags of

out from along the whole line of Amorioan oither side of the railway and from the cur tronshes. The rebels answered with a derisive rounding weeds. Barcely a shot was fired from his castellgo bug, no time had been allowed to ansas; tho lend and the ingredients for making as King, sa being contrary to the tresty,

THE TIMES ON JAPANESE

yell and a perfect hail of balleta, and I was glad the aburch, the sigollcause of which feat will be remove this in the general stampede. I appro-gunpowder they have la abundanes. Only thir priated bia osetridges, and later on in the day week came sorom two Chineso prisoners, and FINANCE

to obtain the abaltor of the nearest trash. Most ecen later.

was told that they were caught in the hot of Darknessnow coming on, all firing osaved, and sogrked.18% rounds of ammunition (the bras of the misalles pussed-high, but several grand the top of the trenok we were in, sowe even fall. we prepared to settle down for the night. The ballet). I mention this fast to show how well making away with a whole case of ammunition. into it. One of the soldiers in the trench I plan of campaign for the morrew wanna follows: these non are armed. Further ca I eso notese However; it must not be imagined that all the The forta F4, F. 8, and F. 6 were to be another pour fellow shot through the heart and Chisee here at in an luinical manner towards was in hdd a norrow esonpe; a strap passing over his left shoulder was out in two bys bullet, he taken in a similar manner to that adopted in langs. Blood was walling up from his mouth the Americans; a great many of them have escaping with a mere akciu soxatch Tor fally capturing 1. 2, that is, by a flank movement, and he was practically moribund. Not far from rendered invaluable service to the latter, load. fira minates this heavy firing continued from an appearance of attempting to take them from the latter say a struggling form endeavouring their guns for thon behind the trenches the tranobes, than it abated somewhat, and the front would be kept up by shelling them ing to conceal himself in the bash. Never ahali and cooking their food, etc. I have seen Chinese the men on the, extreme right of Whosten's from Wheaton's hole. Moreover, it was hope I forget the look of Lareer in his eyes as I rat coolies carrying wounded Americana from the. brigade, feking advantage of the tom that the effect of shelling the forie would be toop to him; he thought he was about to be fighting line amidst o rain of bullets, din porary all in the lesdou storm, maltext their make the robels stick to them and prevent them dono away with. His loft thigh had been pierced playing the utmost indifferonco to the danger PANY LIMITED.

trenches, doubted 150 yards into the opan, and flying up the hill to the church arid village, by Craig Jorgenson bullet. However, ho on they themselves were in. For a day's work of this kind John gela $1,50, with which Having already considerable number of moned down when he found that my intentions were Testerday, at noon, an extraordinary general then dropped into a sapine position, consling

on the opposite hark of the Talilmov river on the net murderers, and evinced every sign, of he ie more than satisfied. Some of them, menting of shareholders of the above Company themselves in the long grass. The moremont

Wishing to obtain some was held at the oflocs of the Company, No. 7, had the effect of concentrating the insurgent cast of the ne, sed knowing the stare of the gmtitude when I proceeded to dress aliowarec, appreciate donger as the follow Queen's Road Cental, for the perpes of sou fire upon the right of the line to remainder river at this spot, General Wheaton decided to woands, even offering to go halves with ing incident proves,

man to socompany me and carry my camera rming or chorwin the special rosulation of the line eat of the railway, that is up to the make the Bank movement on this side, the the remainder of water in his bamboo water-photographs of the nation, I persuaded a Chinu- mesed at the extraordinary general geeting sandbag battery, taking advantage of this country to the wort of the three forte, being low carrier I found b zite, an 1896 Mauser, not Held on March 28th. The chair was occupied diversion in, the rebel fire, exeted a similar lying, open, and exposed, was not at all adopted for away, but the back bed gone: he had thrown with the promise of a dollar at the end of the itaway: nud alternate coaxing and threatening afternoon. We had proceeded some distancn with the troops, when a ballet or two whistled by Mr. R. C. Wilor, and there were sho pre movement, the recently-vacated tinches being for such a motomaat.

The first sight that greeted our eyes at dawa on my part was falilo la making him say what bo

through the trees arerhead, followed by the nont, Mr. G. C. Cox, R. Abeasts (director), almost inmidiately filled up by men from the D. Warrer Smith, G. Forstmaua, E. Georg, reservo line. For the next floor minutes the was an exermons column of smoke rising up bad done with it or indicate where he had con-

advance line in the open kept up a heavy fire from the town of Malabon, from all the princealed it, Againalde has issued ordors that distant reports of rifles. One of the Amerionne J. de Graça, and L. Lambotte (secrobaty).

The SECRETARY And the notice ecorening quen the retel truches; they then aia advanced cipal buildings of which huge tongues of fome whonorer a noldier fools himself to be mortally der my attention to John; he had dropped my 100 yards dropping na before. All this time the weradonging, their sizo being much exaggerated woundat or so youred that he is xandered camera and was souttling away I called out the meeting.

by their inverted radaolion in the water coparat- helpless and will probably fall into the hands of after him and hold up two dollars, but his only, The CHAIRMAN j-Gentlemen, best Artillery kept cheating the ground in front of The Hon. Treator of the Alice Memorial

zalled for the purgess of senfirming the than with thrapnel, but as they neared the rebel ing the town from the land. What a sight the enemy, le e immolitely to conceal or amor, as "pong, noug, no watches."

destroy bis artes al baraunition, on the other Bdonging to a neutral power my sympathies and Nethersole Eospitals by to acknowledge ing

We had just Snished our breakfast when an band, should any soldier come across a dend aro very much divided betwuas the two fece with thanks the following deation to tho faadspecial relation passed at the extraordinary trenches fiting from the batteria was discon- for Sanday morning!

general meeting, held on the 28th alt. for the tinued. Now was the critical time; the Americans of the Hospital-A Prioni, 850.

purpose of increasing the capital of the Co-wery within 60 yards of the insurgent tranches; amusing incident occurred. I was talking at causende, as is to appropriate the arme cad amfiguring in this war, sad, no small share

help feeling deeply for these brave Indians,. the Cornhill University, and we were watching not fall into the hands of the Americans.

In the woods around the open spaso (7) agiling to the last gasp for the retention of the weirit manner in which the leaves of the sensitive plant opened and closed themtalvos, counted over a dozen houses on fire. Why the their own lands; fghting, too, agalest awful when there was a yell decompanied by the rack rebels should ignite thote own houses when adds, for what can a Menser do against modern ofa rifle and the whistle of a buliet. At the age they retreat is a conundrum difficult of solation artilery? Can anyone imagine a sight more instant one of the soldises came running downin itmers cinidish spite? As I write now, calulated to fptre pity than a couple of On asking him the case of this useraty count over 200 columns of smoke, sach one of three inch gu deavouring to sink the the doline at the rate of knots, as the Americans between Cavite and Matalos, it is possible to hanfred Fillaines ou the sea-shors with s

A Madine Court will assozale at the Harbour Office today, at 10.30 a.m., 6, enquire into the loss of the British barqu> Cley."

The Egurar of the water apply published is another ofums are not cheerful reading. Un less is soon the pition will become „mora tisa uucomfortable.

The painteuert of Mr. Arthur L. Kayter to be her Majesty's Consullor the territories of the British North Berne Company, Branei, aud Sarawak, to reside at Hanoi, is gazetted:

GREAT EASTERN AND CALE- DONIAN GOLD MINING×C ON-

loud cheer, Parked the trenches, eattering the robele in all directions, most of them flying to the words on the north of their lines, somo. running west along their own line of trenches towards Malabon. In this sortle very little life we lost on either side; Ava Filipino prisoners vers captured, including a little rebel 14 years old.

ABELOUR GLENLIVET is a very old Peat Whisky (smoky), and could not How he replaced in stock at the ntica Inading oficials wera preant, the Governor portion to the amount of the capital held by warrior, the north of therebol tropolios exhibition of energy, he held up his left hand, the representing a burning hoass fired by the Maradtock, an armoured monitor with tea...

say,

A. taigers boon recded by the Govern-pany. That resolution, was as follows:

That to eapital of the company suddenly they pose from the gross and, with the time to. Profesor. Shermans, President of mannition of the latter in order that they may tham goes to the so-called robes. Ono curat ment from the British Mike to Japan, datod Tokje, 8th April, as follets-Cattle disse erased to 85C0,60 by the question of 16,000) inspection regalations entered from 4th April, Ordinary Shares of 500 each, and 70,000 Preference. Shares of $1.00 each; such shares against arrivals from Hongkong.

to be issued at the discretion of the Directors, The first stone of the asian teekory at lvi-provided that they shall be offered in the first phong was laid on the 2ndtipril. Most of the instones to the existing shatoholder in pro- Contil being represented by deputy, and the them at the time of each iso. Affair 20s trented-ai à fundion of importance.

Wo here that Glennenty a danger of further E is of superb quality and pro-decoration, plans having been pot for nounced by learling lecet comioisseurs new way to the Peak, chich is intended to follow that ronte: The pikio, we think, would to be the best brand in the Hongkong profer to see the new in follow some other market.

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other shrros.

The troops an now bogas to advance in a westaly direation, driving the rebels along their own line of treebes towards Malabon,

the left-ring Hoger of which had been plurood zobake. by a ballet, tearing a circular opening through the first phalanxas neat and complete as though bored by an sagar. After being dread he wanted to go on fighting, and was very annoyed becauea I would not allow him to. Toint aneh the durned part-hole through me finger he said, "a goste on the rar, it's the lesin of all the-fun."

The bolders of the mid proference shares shall be entitled to a canalative proferential dividend at the rats of 12 per cent, per annan.

Whenever the profits of the company in res. poct of any year shell be more than suficiente pay the preforential dividend aferossid to the close of such yes, and also a dividend for sack Joar at the rate of 12 per cent. per annum the ordinary shares, the holders of the end The Royal Hongkong laut Clab's eleventh preference shoves shall be entitled to participato Club are will be rosailed Satneday, starting in the surplus gari pascu with the holders of the A. 5. WATSON & Co., LIMITED. at 2.15 and 2,30 p.m. The following is th

In the event of the winding-up of the Com- portres-From Polica Par, Kowloon, round China Rocka, Mayer's nyt buoy, and Kow. pauy, the holder of the said preference shares river. It must be remembered that the latter posus. The return fire dame from the verioncident occurred. Prinos Loweristein und o com.their own people. At Gundaloupu I was shown

hall be entitled to have the surplus assets WINE AND SPIRIT MERÜİLANTS

loon Rock, a ta xtarhoard:9 miles.

the Company applied in the Brat caes in repay The following appointents in the Eoraling to them the uneaut, paid up en the prefer ence shares held by them respectively, and the Wolch Faslllors appear in the London Castle residue ef such pls seuste shall, ibject to (28Capt $. G. Everitt the Major, tice Birthe rights of meators entitled to shares issued R. A. W. Colleton, Bart, transferred to the upon special conditious as hereinafter provided, Lancashire Fasilier; Lick Q, E. Rickman to

shareholders of the Company, and if there hull bo more than sufficient to pay the amount Fail ap on the ordinary shares, suck surplus (if say) shall be divisible between the holders of the preference shares and the ordinary abaxos ratuably." It Low only remside for me to propose that Mr. GEORG Leconded, and the motion was curried,

This was all the business.

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UNAT UMaidations relating to thenews columne be Ciptai, vice S. G. Ewritt; Sec. Licat. W belong to and be divided among the ordinary bad as. yol never loft their trenches and being that owing to the shelling of yesterday dies in the distance, seeing figures in white. ¡ of his face sarried sway by s plece of the hell

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or publication, but as evidence of good faith.

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Cousal General Willum is in receipt of telegram from HE, Njor-General Otis ns follows: Vessels unda a foroign flag can not for other isled ports, Tou may clear vessels

Gerora Jay Anita sopies of ALLT shoulder at the Consulate for lioile and Ucbaenly, this revolution be and is horaby egumeć.

sant bedre 11 am on day of publicat-on. After that hour the supply is limited. Ordis amplial for Chatter the American flag for any Philippias port

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open for trade. Trade with Nogron Island and northern Leyto ports now very active.

Particulars of the fêtebbe held on the fuwus: ht East Point by kimmission of the Hon. On the 12th April, at "Dunford," Peak, the wife J. J. Bell-frsing) onderlay next, for the On the 128 April, 1899, at the Bungalow Wote of the Froosh Corent. will be found the Peak, the sin of PADE, BREWITT, of a son. [1040 advertised in another culian,. The astraations precised are merous ad varied, and auftos. At at: Jumple Chirel, Flongkong at 3 ping of erit sütertainment Today, the rh April, JAMES BLTH CALELL may be anticipated Thobject for which the Bond son of frooge Capell, Watford, Hertford fête is given is a most drving on. white, to HELE (BASS) HADs, avond daughter of Albert Hala, Hongkong,

LENA GENIAL.

MARETAGER

DEATH.

On the 2nd April, at Miyanoshita, ÁLEXANDER O. KLEIN, a native of Stettin, Germany, in Lish year.

The Daily Press.

HOX LONG, April 13th, 1899.

The Shanghai Municipal Council, which makes wharfaga dnes ode of its sources of revente a recently hauled over the collection of those dues to the Imperial Maritime Customs, with restits not alto gether satisfactory, if we zany accept the following description, given by the Ching Gazelle of the 4th just, as correct :--

The Kronstadtiki Vesyk states that work it being carried tus day and night on the batterice at Fort Arthur which zuwandt town and the For. The socand barbar, which is intended for the tuo of merchant mois, is beinglepaned by means of a steam clatger, and will soon ba ready for ships drawings much as 20 hest of water. A commercial bak has beng established. church has been projitel capable of holding 1,540 to 2,000 men, twill be in the assian style, and is estimated toast £30,000.

THE WAR IN THE PHILIPPINES.

THE FIGHTING OF 251 AND

26TH MARCH........

The partindor advance has been expected dalls for the last fortnight, but latterly, owing to the fraudym with which the Mauila presa has brou want to discuss and priticise the tacties of the campaigu, the general bawa kept their plan of movements very los). It a fact that any owspaper printed in Manila manages to find its way into the hands of the insurgents within 24 hours, to the (P) great advantage of the latter.

distilled water, sic.

The Engineers were soon basily at work setting y telegraphic communication between hero and Galoocan Church. The latior was the head-quarters of yesterday. Wheaton's hole was to be the head-quarters of today

However, it is to te hoped that they will shortly see that the American is 7 different person to the Spaniard, and his ultim molive a humane one. It is quite touching to go aver the military hospital here and see the hundreds of wounded Filipinos having ther wounds dressed, nad being tanded and looked after with as much kindness is given to the wounded American hingelf, SURGEON, RN.

Maj, 31 March, 1889,

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inah gus. Yet such might have been witnesse Some feld Artillery now come up from the of Persuaquo afew days ago. Ahent for month abalong the road leading to Maliata. Turzing so I was stopping at a place onlled gaubag At first the troops were much troubled by

to the right at the village they prosseded along about 60 miles in the interior of this island, and crossfire from the inenrgents in the woods on

the road by the side of the rallway line to was shown some of the fore-made cannon

water japes abort four to six inches in diamete the north of the rebel trenohe. This was,

(7) just beyond a railway station, now a man of need by the Filipinos. They easistol of larg however, limately silenced by the batteries

dames, and commenced shelling the woods, on

voe end of which was closed with an onormons exploding shell over the woods after which

the outside of which the rebels might be seen again lining up. Thelong, alim bamboe branches back of wood; a hole bored through the metal the cavalry entered the weed on the ex-

The two Elx-powders had already commenced mera mowed down by the shrapnel as corn by a red as a touch hole; these they ared to land treme right and rece through them in a woster-

etc.but they have now given up the water ly direction, thoroughly clearing them of any shetting the forte, from behind which selang soythe. To the extune west the troops were with straps of metal stones,bits of iron-chats, stragglers. By 10am. the troops on the north of smoke might be seen issuing thought by the advancing through the woods, and some heavy of the rebel trenches word nearing the Fenoong Americans to be firen und for culinary par firing was going on. Hore it was that and in-pipe cannon, us it used to blow up so many of one of the most ghastly sighis I think it has were still in onnection with the batera ead of woods around, and, as tho rebels were ringrado (German) had been out with the American

Avar been my lot to witness, but it impraised the American trenches by a sentircular las of sinokoldes powder, it was very hard at the disfighting line the greater part of the day, they

tanes we then were to ascertair with anything bad just sought a temporary shelter from the ma with the terrible odds wish which these peer- like exustness their position. One thing only enemy's fire in one of the deserted Filipino huts, axlires are avalending. There was a group of men extending across the open, and it will thna be. seen that the American forces new consisted of

was certain, and it railor puzzled the robots and wore both, dressed in white, contrary to firo dail Filipinos lying close to each other

hell had exploded in their midst. One of the a U-shaped me, of which the worth limb was

behind the forts and in the church word not the waterless orders and warninga issued by made up of those men on the north of the rebel tranches, the southern fimb by bore men who frag back, the explanation gonorally nocepted the American enthorities. Some American sol wretched men had the whole of the lower part were situated betweon Malabe bridge and the church was deserted, and that the shrapnel moving oboas inside the hopes, naturally mistook bat the awful part is yet to be told. The shell,

advanced at dawn this poor was was still breatà. - the Dagupan railway; the carved part of now being poured into the forts was making it them for insurgents and fired at them, Filling the was red at sunset, and when the Americans the line by those men in the opes, between the too hot for the insurgents to expose the selve Prince and severely weanding his comrade. two low of trenches. Gamal Wheaton's in order to firs back

The rebels along the wools stood their grounding. When it is remembered that these istur strategical object was thus to sford no means Col. Egbert with the 22nd and Snt, now bravely, but the Americans gradually drove them gents are a low-abiding, industrious, and pass. of escapa to the rebels enveloped in the aon started frour Wheaton's hole in an easterly into the woods. As we passed through these loring nation, and that they were forced into osvity of this line of troops and capture them direction. I accompanied these regiments. We woods Ito the opportunity of going through this present war much against their own will, along the edge of the Binoangeries. In this, marchod Indian-file fashion until the Tallao-o several of the hats and houses, and it was sad to and all through the eresbearing insolence and however, he was only partially successful, for Tausa river was reached. We forded the river soy the years of patient toil qut labour so brutality of the Spaniard, one cannot belp The rubes rushed into the rier in hundreds, opposite fort 3 It is not deep at this spot, suddenly terminated. I was particularly struck feeling deeply for them. swimming soross to Malabon, rest of them - barely five foot. Majar Shinies led the way, be with the appearance of one house. Outside as oaping, bat eoveral getting captured, drowned, or having arossed it at this spot before. Col. a neat Kifle vegetable garden, and bevond some killed. The insurgents in Malton, seeing the Egbert followed; I was just behind the latter paddy fields of rice. In one portion of the house tars in the state of affairs, now same dowu to and remember seeing the water rising till it com- the year's gmin (chinily rice) was carefully stored the western edge of the Birbags river in full plotely had his small goatee board and eren the away in sacks: hanging on the walls were some force, entering themselves in the thick bash point of his chin. Imeating this little indident as half-dozen of the caracteristic Filipino grase ninng the banks of the water and Loup within short time from nowthisofficer was shot consisting of a curred pics of word, Ang up shurry to the bittes per the Home of the troops Borge, and being to gather the gross into a bundle, and a knife Amorfans, Again the sorte and two sis informed by those man who had crossed the set at right angles to the indis. There were We have been larodied by an Eagleh doctor poundtere at A and à Hotels at II were river yesterday evening, we proceeded in north also fishing nets and are long, thin barbed who accompanied the American troop with the brought into play, curapellier the rebels to westerly direction very slowly and cautiously, speare, evidently used for barphoning dsb. A following description of the Sghing mar beat a hasty retreat into Jasan island, mapping not knowing the instant we might give a fire was still burning in the grate; on the Labin ent their retreat by a long.lao of burning voller from the bush. The ground was very to were the remains of some "chor," and on the It is statoil in Japano papers that as a Manila on the 25th and 26th March. The buildings. The whole of that portion of the dalating, etudded with bush and intersted by floor abgz, opaard, lu the bottom of which were

Tha Bricii steamer Thales, from Count Ports At the Roash Catholic Church, Rebe, on the schresult of the amendmost of the constitutini description is ccompanied by R-very clear plan rebel tranches extanding from the Bingangs arseks, and the Colonel hat the greatest diff a few brass cartridges, some of which were lying April, HENRY ALTUSENNETT, to MARIA Mao of the Nippon Twin Kaisha, adopted by showing the various positions, but this we tiver to near San Francisco del Monte was now culty in King his in straight and broken the floor around. The inmates had been seth April. had strong. N.. winds, bussy N.

in the beads of the Americans At 2 p.m. the The monotonous boom of the 6-pounders at denly surprised, thair last set being to harriedly gales guing borth Vesels in Foodbow-H.XS. epical mesting of the abareholders lat

The British etgano Posd, from Kambi year, the Company by insured its fifteen regret our local resources do not enable us to latter again formed up as a long line running wheaton's hole now exised, we were evidently or ontridge bags. In noarly all the houses Swift te efi, And 3 Chidese ganboste

from west to east, about 200 yards to the north nearing the forts and had been seen by fond the remains of Arms pie is and Amoy 11th April, had madárste noribarly- new steamers, the T-aru and three coproduce -- others mais teing contructed, in London On Saturday and Sunday, the 25th and 26th of the first line of rebel trabes. General Whoston's party st tim da. As we were which proves that pearly Rosary Filipino is a insurance offices to the total amennt of some 14 March, was witnessed parhaps the smartost Wheaton and his staff now tock up their posi- crossing the last croak, and a Bitby blesk warrior a thin origis. Just ostello another galo, rough sea and bear to Amay. From Any tion at the eentes this is and advanced mudly thing it was too, the soldier in front of house a ghostly sight was veen, pig had fo port moderate southerly breezo, smooth asa million yen.

The ate premium it 24 por pieco of engagement yet incorral in this stong the railway to a point situated on the us stumbled and fell into the water The next his ferofeet trail, and chest lying by the side and fine alcar weather, Vessels in Tamiti- cent. and the term of policy one year.

Filipino American campaign, the Americans northern aspect of the woods exiled When-instant my foot impinged against something of a food-trough, tor yards away is ontrails Hailong und Fruits In Amoy Hana Ta

toa's hole, the latter baing natural gully soft Patting my band down its the water, I and the remainder of his body wore stuck to min, Cheung Kock Kian, Hermiangs, and Pic.. staccuding in advancing their line some seven to eight miles farther north.

The advanos was made by that sation of the fast to the cast of the railroad wall protanted baled up what proved to be the body of a dead the foot of troe, a gash in the intter ciuta

and concesied from all surrounding parts. Fromilipino. Two bullets had pierced his brain, for I revealing the passage of a shell As it was fow line on the extrame west extending from the contiguous portion of the road a splendid counted four ballat holes in his kalla sirop getting late and Lowards the expiration of Mulabon bridge in Caloocan and thence to San

view of the country beyond only be cbtained. nel shall had probably exploded near him. Ho my leste, had to rolactantly bid good-bye to Francisco del Vante. Generals Wheaton and

Geneal Wheaton lost no time in putting to could only have been dead a few minutes, for Amerkan Irlands and wond my way back MacArthur were in command.

good to this new stretch of aptured railroad, decomposition sets in so rapidly in this botthout half way between the burning station and is not long before two ux ponuders were weather, ong to the snormous quantities of and Malinta village I came upon a group of brought on the scene, together with a trainlond patrefastive games generalad. Twenty yards American soldiers eating their meal of tina.ed of amnition, food supplice, stegraphic wires, lower down was bamboo reft that had been vorned beel. Having had nothing to eat myself uhod for conveying aromunition, etc., up to their ace daybreak and it boing now after 5pm. T various forts and blookhouses. Probably be had gladly accepted the kind offer of a soldier to boon shot whilst on theraft, and onsofthesdiers stars their none-too-plontifal food, especially The subject. of liquid fuel, which is occupy-

coal feel his rifle in the mud beneath, but a sit afforded me an opportunity of doing some ing a mach attention deuginrers and ship

thing to rotern for their kindness. We were had no time then to got it up. I made an itz owners at beurs has fut-coivod a practioul

ward resolation, however, to return another day disensing the fight, when two or three spent laration in this voyars of the stoarne Kabine.

bullets fall on the line not far from us. As far In the meantime the western and castera parte and capture it, Riders from Hoagkag to his part, says The day before this advance win code of the fine were steadily dancing throngk

We now are apua su elevated gieo of 1 sald judge by the distance of the Amari- Shippers have been unable to get, their Le Frachone Beke of the Fat April. She happened to be in San Pedro Matato taking the wechs. The former met with bat little op grond wavered with bamboo and brushwood, or fighting in hunately one of sheag straor papers through the Custom-house is as xxived hore on Tuesday last, baring male n many hours us it formierly took minutes. Lighly engzas:Cul trip or the new matkud, photographs of the American ant Filipino position and took up their station on the west beyond which we know wore the three over a mile. Unfortunately, one of these atrnok

Tir necessary alteration wire rands in Houg Brozekes. Whilst hers I received a message from of Wheaton's hot, lining up ung the southern

The latter, however, quiskly returned to say that amerging. He was promptly trasted and we got no provision in the way of extra hand at tong, and both in be trial trip there and Surgeon Major Shields, the brigade gargeen, backs of the Binosuga rin. The latter, forts. A halt was ordered and socate est alien; a soldier in the chest. eutering his long but not

to the effect that he had just resfred & con-

however, mat with some seven Ughting around the ferts were apparently empty and on get him on to a stratcher, but I am afraid the poor found to work west sanotorily. Messrs. M.

WINE SHIPPERS SINCE 1815, to at 20 go orer Calovcen as his acting Thin fert boy ultimately aptured with but. the additional work; which nobody there w. Graig & Co., the agents of the Shell Tra

A.D.C, the advance from this to having few cantities and withonty Boy loss of life on to be only tos tras not a Filipino was to be pital two days Inter I could find no trace of eeems to know anything about. The port and Trading Co.,limited, are arranging

Thero is a great deal of diferen between Who lava consigned their Brands to Hosgieng

for over half entury.. besa arranged to start at daybreak the follow their skle, though one rebel a killed and one seen, dead or alive. The rebels had anticipated him..

this Sank movement and vamoosed in the pight. result is that shipping slarks were kept to give those interested in this mattor zu oping day. The Major nocapted, and kindly mortally wounded. It was this spot that an orever, to give the forts a semblance of life, the American soldier and our own As jne.

Apply to G. C. ANDERSON,

Hongkong, 13, Praya Central "from 16 delook on Saturday morning till/ Portunity of seeing the working of the system extended tho invitation to me. Being doirasincident.occurred which I think worthy of they haul, just before 'dawi, lit fleas in them, § dividanik," I look upon the former hoth¦ 10: ̈·

under whiph Hiquid fuel's need."

uf obtaining photographs of the field of action recording, in that it speaks well for the straight wind to confess to having been thoroughly physically and mentally as our superiors;

"APIER JOHNSTONE'S "after 5 pm, dancing around the Custom-

Could not the Yor League or Chin, and of gaining all possible experience in forwariness of the invargants In the middle of taken in, “struol; nil of u hoop ike,?! as one of collectively as distinctly 'infezior, Putin and.

military surgery, gladly accepted the invitation. the fight a Filipino fall between the two foo

·"house, ail-over-the-joyment of a

Assaiation, or the to bodies mombined, nt>

We Major Shinids, his orderly, the Azeri and was observed writhing la agony in the the soldier said. However, another twitch of other way, the American soldier is better "few cents in any cases, and cargo range for a stammer for to Taipo on Monday and artist, Mr Peters, and myof) left Ban

the-train was already the move, bringing regiment is better than an àreerican A "was in stores of instances consequently for the convenisace of those wishing to see the Padre Macate si & paard arrived at sails contr of the field. Tying spece of bondage to read was in the hands of the Ameriners, and probably than the English, but an English left behint. Focterday and to-day things rangoy of hoisting the flag? The journey just la time to buy a two days expply of fool at and waving it in the air Dr. Shieldedorn with it General Wheaton and his staff, typical soddion should be, spacking broadly in hancher of modene speed weald ocupy before the shops closed, which they have to dosad bis assistant went up the wounded where we had left at Whiston's help whilst as thinking unit of an organized whole; i

and garil him back to a plus of shelter, where making the detour. The lower or westore and should be one of the wheels within wheels of a were almost as had, and the now realuat five hours, and there is the least go about 6.15 m. on nesauns of the eider that no his wounds were attouded to, not a shot being mig te vas or fording the river below the piplinated mancaine, ready to obey is an inby month; it is of Buurtb Quality and of

person is allowed out of doors after 7 pm. fixed by the rebels until the chito bandage was railway bridge. There used to be a brige sfant the order of the liner immediately ver galations seco geusrally to have turn-

that means of getting to the seono will not without a plus from the authoritica "ed thu Commissioner and his staff in be in much favour except will" good Mary Preparations hast, to be rade, and iterol. The wounded man had to here, but the rebele had blown up the greater him, without any private opinion he himsel

through the liver and gall, ladder, and large alors. The journey by land involves a

What order. Now the American soldier is not this was muinight before we wore able to levo quantities of bila and blucal wire escaping. But part of it. Scouts wore now sext along the may entertain as to the utility or fantility of "side ort till they can do no intelligent alimb over. the hills, and the path barely Manila. Having been halted some 20 to 30 its could be done for hik boyand the role? railway line na far as the bridge (B) ove

work. The Chinese shippers are making practicable for chain. Unless sratugwests fitaus on sis and aud rises to shoy our pecans, ut pan, the busily bombed, to hit the railway landing to. Mallats vilge, but by decution And criticisus the Latios of Bir they returns, having seen nothing of general with as much freedom as he won'a the "strenuou objection to the incidence of the can be male for a stanar it seems probable, we ultimately strised at Calecos at

the enemy. I was therefore concluded that weather. Another point with while one is therefore, that the altclatce of the public will Satunlay morning. Hara wo forud General "charges ne levied under the new regula be very limited, while hem overy point of vier Wheaton and his staff encapped.

Having captured the first fort, marked F1 the church and village had been vacated, portionlarly stencie is their absolute indiffer to advance to encs to danger, amounting at times to a callons tions, which they say work quite differit is desirable that it should be as large as Throwing a mackintosh on the ground and on the map, this section of the line again and an order was grea "ently from the old system, and we are in-patible. While on thimbjest of the Extension, oareless upon the former, we lay down and trained Ull they were suddenly arrested by a wards the hiter. We were now upon high zoeklanes fore the line adraned from it may be mentioned at a ramont was in cir- invited sleep, but what with the deqnitoon, the heary Gre from a fort marked F. 2, about 200 Iving ground at H Malinta village was also Cafoam the soldiers sight have been sear formed that the Cantones and Ticulsin onlation resterday to feel that the Viceroy chaltering of the gekko, the occasional whis yards away and on the oppost bank of a river on a caked pices of ground half a mile displaying base ball, though fully exposed to the merchants have stopped shipping any of Canton intends to test ugainst the boist and tind of a bullet, and the pore frequoat the Teliko o Taura river. The Americans, after tant, separating us was an open valley, Were of the real trenches. Every two or threr Fine *"cargo until some obnoxious barfuge dues-ing of this leg on Myday. This may be put crack of the rifle, the store stelenge of the a brief stand, wers comped to retreat aut bad as voiced some 70 yards and were well into daye a life was let through mats carelessnen.

down as a trader.

American Buy and the tennting jeers of the sock cover, from which awewhat realtered the opon, about 20 aten boing Lady exposed On seking ons of the mea why he so zposł Filipinos in the distance, sleep was not forth. fire was directed at the fort however, it, aces when suddenly and without theisest warning himself, ho said Wall, we've been in Chess ma expon cargo which wors never charged ******

becam maxilent that the fort was impregnable a trementions volley was fired at us from the trenches now for some six weeks and have got! "before are repealed. Probably, thọ diffi- Investors in gold sing concerns xoay be coming, and I Foo gave up all don of such,

from the front, so it was deided to emulatesy oburol and village. Col. Figbert immediately tired of dodging talists." was taking A interested in Innt years results of the Mysore got and discarding my Englali costume, farther rotrest, then make i detour, ford the doubled his men back to the over, but not he photograph of a group of soldiers one day let Gold Mininz Co., Hsitel, a concern which proceeded to robe myself in the uniform. at a river half a mile higher up, and come up finals Lore some fourtsen were badly wounded and week wad was in the ast of foaming on the SECOND-HAND'. PIANOS, will be adjusted in course of time, but, now

at one time looked in uncertain a praition an American printe, considerately provided for

me by the Major. This dine strolled slong a the Year flank of the fort and endeavour thre killed. Col Egbert 76% shot through the raad ging when a rebel fred at either man or that the wharfage dues have been made some of the stocks dat in on our local share

market. The Mgion report for 1808 states the American lue of trenches. The situation to take it from that position. Inthis the Americans back, there bang just time to get him apen the camera The bullet went through this bash I practically an addition to the Customs duty,st the sum of Lea69 res realized by the ne, at this time of the night, was very novel had orarything in their favour; for to the north stratcher and couver him to place of shelter a standing in, between the legs of the camera this gallant flour. Only & few minutes before ret frie I had experienced the whistle of a pertaps some attention may be given to the ades of geld during the year, upon which and impressive. Here was a group of soldiers of the fort was some thick cover situated on before he accumbed. It was very and to cos and into the darth just beyond. This being the question of principle involved. However yalty to the amour of £30,985 as paid to deep in alumber, but with ons hand on their au devated pisss of ground.

This was socordingly-dow, the rivar forded he had offered me a drink of water from his ballst within seven inches of my face, I am the Mysore Governrout, leaving a new sam of rifles ready at the awakening bug-call to

at a spot marked (2) on the map, the mon being water-loftle, and now here he was writhing in not whamed to ocnfes that I was some- conveniest the dues may be as a source of 2384. Rents, fabrost, and transfer fens jump to their fant and fight for their stars and

the ballets were most plentiful, and was over at Layohuntary ejaculation and start. Unfortun revenue, and however light their inci-mounted to £3,257, koring the total income to slipes; there was a soniky on his knees taking draws up on the northern die of the hillock pain. He had a reputation for always bring where what discomputed, and could not provent dener, wo Bansch hit think their imposi 295,641. The expenditure in India and Enga pot shot through 500 yurds st nocturnal (3), from the top of which the rebel oond known to uk a solding to go into any plans foly Firipped and fall over the camera. The

hid was £160,156,1ewing a profit of 435,485.blackness ni a rebel acting in a similar on city plataly hagen lying a their trenches a grave mistake on the part ofis Tosalt, compared with that of the praviosa to bibself, with the all important difference that a spectantly syuiting an attack from danger he himself, wankt not go into What oldera spolug what had happened ruched up te the fenign community as roprezented rar, shows an inossed profit of £10,312, he (the rebel sentry) had to stick to his port the frent, quite decont of their circum made it are pathetic man that his wife and me linking I was hit, and when they say how At the frat valloy front the children were at that time living it Manila, matters stood they burst out into the mast à balance of £2,749 w brought forward from sater the eagle apo of the searchlight frota vastion. by the ratepayers in annual meeting assem-the year 1897, which in being added to the pro- the American man of war, U.S. Hsien, lying Amariusus, they rose a oun mea and, taking Major Shields and his orderly bath had their unseenious laughter. Said end of them and in at s klaus the tter bepelessness of the borres alios from vader them. Two men wereGuess that we harpshooter who mistook bled, which is the source phenos nuthority st of the year 1899 rikos the total disable outside Majalen

um £438,334. Intein dividends of is. D. and At 4 m. the still night air wasdistured by tukion, del, soute along the banks of the river, shot through the head, one through the cheat the sport of your picture machine for the muzzle for the charge is devived,

6. per share wars pal in July and November, the clear bagla-notas of the Icin't wake another jumping into the rear and swimming For the next fifteen minutes the ring was er-of: sirrhus gun." The lattor I take to bo In the Memorandam upon the present and final dividend of the profit for the year I can't no em up of troskella The domait, but eight of their ember rewalinugueseire, and it makes one tremble to think at the equivalent of a gatling-gan. "conditious of foreign trade in China 1896 of 6 d. per eun was payable on the 14th American Hind of trenches, a manvat ogo alif dead in the field. Having saptured the fort o slaughter there would have beer and the IuWith regard to the tranchas, there is sa issued in the early part of this year by the arch. The distriktion for the past your will and cala in doog, was now briefing with ani and it now being 5pman.docided to camp surgents bone good shots, but the majority of donat bat hat those mobile by the rebels are due amount to 158. pyshare, or 150 pur sent males, looking in the gloom for the moon. hem for the sight. The pondon of the American than huleta passed ovario. To give a desemparably saperior to the American. Ons Shanghai Branch of the Chinn Association, he increses in comprison with the dividends had sunk, and there was still an Bour to dawnline from now till dawn not day is shown by iden of the thickness of the fire would be heder: San Falk Behind the former in an upright stress we laid upon the transit a question of the previous year big 40 per wk, or a liko note Leviathan night serpent quiraring the dotted line to the sort of the Binaunge less Tit Terambur dressing sergeants poultion with forfect jully even as regards pershara. Income, with depretation of with suppressed excitement. The whistle of the river crossing Whoston's tale and extending left arm had been pierced by elemington bullit docern artillery; their due great and fatal feall and the importance of galling rid of all machinery, plaut, co mounted to £18,261, and Filipino bugs, the shorts of their algoats along the northera bank of the Talibao. Tans close to the shoulder joint felthay that they are not long enough and are deali irregular lusjes, and Lord ELOIN's view £15,000 was carried to sinking fan agajnet and the ascent of several rocket which is the river as far as the fort jut captured (F. 2), free between us and the exemestre but twins the bate of Isteral buttresses being times not eas

With regard to the shooting of thebels, T that payment of the tradit duly should es in inventory and unproductive expondi Filipino metod of signalling, proclaimed the around which both bank the river more in bark on the opposite hall of the ice was ripped of protection from an suomy in the rear of flank. lure, a sum of £1,131 bus remains to be carried fact that the foo was equally wide awake and the bands of the Antarios At Wheaten up by a tulfet, and small branches overhead

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