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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, JUNE 89, 1833.

THE FIGHTING IN THE

PHILIPPINES.

33 MORO KILLED.

FANATICAL LEADER DIES WITH HUIS MEN.

The following from the ankle Times, of Juu End amplifies the brief cable messages on the subject:-

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LONDON LOTTERY CASE.

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LONDON, May 15th, The appeal, at the London Sessions, of Mr. Joseph Weiners, of Messrs. Joseph Weiners, Limited, who was fined 20 guiness on the ath March for promoting a lottery has been SUCRI allowed. The chairusan, Ar. Lawire, stoppel! the evidence and quashed the two consie ions. Ele said, that he would give fall

Creusotis litter.

Aclara, the latest self-styled prophet of Allah, and 62 of his fanatic followers, were killed in a fight with Constabulary

for an alleged lottery were colliers on the Island of Pain, considered the proceedings in connection with the the d the worst hotbed of uprisings and insue. Bow Street on retiens among the Maras, according to Janters where, Lath, were sunainened

the lithographers, Messrs. is tapts received day by Garner Joseph We Gearral Wood Amtheitle and fira! reconnection with a paster ballot competition Forts of casualties of the encounter are in which a prize of £4,000 was offered, and for which tickets at 2s. 6d each had been expreted this afternoon.

sold largely. The Bow Street Magistrate Thirty billowers of Acharn were killed deviled that the poster competition was a or May Poth when his chief lieutenant lottery atai tie the promoter. Mr. Jompli Mutal attacked the Constabulary cong Weiners, 20 guincas

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THE Fanatics were Angries at Lastda. about we and were held at bay by the

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required Achara returned to his native island have not yet been delivered. The Dinstor of Pain and there sinimed he had a vision of the faul States Mint annome

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BAGHDAD RAILWAY SHARES.

AGRAKA BUILDS CÖTTA, In onder to carry out his divine inssien, Achara, with a few followers built a cuta na ligh hill on the island, 4th mille of this ett he erected a tower from the top of which he held daily con.union with Allah, He report ed to his constantly growing following that it was the wish of the Grent Jehoval that the Morosessit the government in ewery was: refuse to buy cedulas, refuse

The Constantinopla correspondent of the ths their children to school, refuse to Daily foil states that the Turkish Fress ohey any law or religion instituted by reports tint the majority of shares in the the Christians, and, when they were Baghdad Railway have been bought by an numerous enough, to ris and drive the Anglo-Swis group headed by Baron de Christians out. Governor Moore son Rothschild. The group will immediately rallway. learned of the movement and for song¦ take over the exploitatih Government;

will discha methods of

time is breu endeavouring to put an end to it without bloodshed. But the pre

The Allies and the

LONDON, May th

of the

tensions of Acbare seem to have struck a Austro-German share The Lit the

Topular note with the bad and fanation demont of Sun and recruit, have for gradually trickling in until the fores on

the hill now numbers between 4in) and son.

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confirmation of the seal awaits Arbara to his followers that he had been the completion of the Peace Treaty with given charins' ("anting notings) which, Turkey, caldes from Constantinople that when mixed with the proper solution of

in which the Bothschilds are in- water and dope in large caldrons and the newspapers state that the Anglo Swiss have secured the German and

shares

zdiss Bogl.dad which constitute the majorly. M

I drink by warriors, make them imrauner.

hunger and thirst, caused their spears and barongs to be invincible, caused the bullets!

of the enemy to turn into water and fall Hogurni, formerly Director-Genend of the

to the ground like raindrops. He also: Baghdad Railway, acting on behalf of the recently had had a charm all his own which enabled Anglo-Swiss Group, has

him to bring down airplanes grashing to frequent interviews with leading repre- seatatives in regard to taking over the the ground

management of the line.

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"For seme weeks past Lieut. Angles,

I learnt in Lonilon that the foregoing with a fere of furty-eight soldiers, has cable probably relates to an agreement been camped about two mile from the

signed by British financial groap and a stronghold and has been endeavouring to Swiss Bank for the purpose of aquiring persuade the poor misguided page to control over the Anatolian railway and submit to the authorities, A few days ago affiliated companies. The British intereste Angeles sent, Acbara word that he would concernet have offered the French and meet him on neutral ground, anariael, Italian groups participation in the deal.

over. Achara and talk the matter agreed, hot sent several of his lending men to the arley and did not appear himself. Augeles went to the appointed place only a short distares from the cotta, unarmed and with only an orderly. Angeles knows the Mord character and temperament well and sprake the Sulu language, but all his powers of persuu sion failed to mor the fanatics. It was only beenuse of his stends nerve and bold front that he succeeded in getting back to camp alive.

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ATTACK. MOROS DECIDE TO "Last Saturday Acharn, believing that his force was then strong enough to wipe ut Angeles and his frw soldiers, decided to make un attack. Over four hundred trong the fanatis left their cotta and on the way to the constabulary camp in order "to work themselves up to the proper tabting pitch, murdered several frienlly Moras and burned a number of

houses.

tions.

BULLETS WON'T TURN TO WATER.

two

entir In the meantime the caluna had reached the building and the fanatics were jabbing their spears through the windows and trying to gain Angeles an entrance before the defending soldiers were aware of their presence. immediately ordered the soldiers to shoot in ki, but to pick out the men. Moron They soon began to drop like tempias. found out that the bullets did not turn to water. The fight only lasted a few minutes. The second bunch also took to light leaving thirty dead, among them Quite a large several of the leaders.

taber were wounded, among them une Wenian who received a slight wound, for- tanately, the only woman hit.

**Colonel Ole Walo, district chief of Constabulary, who went down to Sulu koon "Lieut. Angeles had ample náties of alter the fight, returned last Wednesday. the approach of the fanatics, at his in- Previous to his arrival at Pata. Coveruor formation was that the Morps had been: Moore and Major Stevens, the provincial split into wo columns and would attack commander, had visited the island and from two directionis. It later developed had issued a proclamation giving all that they had divided into four columns Pata Moros who have been defant until the evening of Monday, May 28th, to and the attack was made from all direc present themselves in person at the Con

stabulary camp, surrender ali arms, buy The soldiers were quartered in an cedulas, take an oath on the Koran to old school building and all were on the ecome law-abiding citizens and until fur- alert. Early in the afternoon the two ther orders to be in certain designated first colums appeared sneaking through places on that island. Excluded from this the coconut trees with a number of women unesty are nine of the leaders, including and children leading the way. It is 2 Achara, and all of those who took an well-known trait of the Suln fighting men active part in the killing of friendly when advancing to an attack to send Moros and the burning of their homes last women and children ahend (knowing Saturday afternoon. civilize ea's reluctarer to shooting On May 20th a vigorous campaign them down) in order to get as close as will start against those fanatis excluded possible before making their rush.

from the amnesty proclamation and all Angeles called out to the women to others still defying the government, The get out of the way, but they came on.present aituation is believed to be safe. Angeles then gave the order to fire a The same officers and men who repulsed volley over the heads of the advancing the attack are on the job and a large columns. Fifty Springßelds rang out and force is available for the campaign if re the noise was to much for them. Women, quind. Launches are constantly patrol- children and warriors turned and fed ining Patta island gathering an vintag niter route. Not one of them was hit, and proventing communication with other

islands." (Continued ab foot of next column.)

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