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May 29th. A Japanste warıblp amived to-day and after walilog a couple of hours and landing the mails stormed en again.

Fightlow is still goʻng on at Cavite and is working along in the direction of Manila. Agalovida le lending the natfees and the U.S. gunboĦ Patrek is nieaming slowly along the constand helping him by shelllog the Spaniards. Baco-z, Carlle Viejo and Blocayan are sald to have been taken by the rebels. Out of force of 160 Spanish marine infantry and sailors, ciationed at Binciyan, only night are said to have escaped and reached here,

May 30th. Aquinzido la still advancing and is said to haye reached and taken Las Pinas, within eight miles of the Manila Club. Thero is a great acers on and laroltare of all descriptions is being rusked out of the town again. It must hava | cost many of the Spanish residents a good round sum dready shitting their furniture out and la 'agato as each freið stare crops up and then subsides.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1898.

Ast. L-The lives and property of all for- signers shall be respected, facluding in this diromina fou ;be Ching: o and all Spanlards who bare not disctly or indirectly contributed to the besting of semi sgals us

Art. II. Equally shall be respected thore of the enemy who shall lay down their arms.

Art. III.-Medical establishments and ambu- lances sball sise be respected and the perians and effects attached thereto uplass they display bouilly.

Art. IV.-Persons disabaying the provisions of the three precanding arifcies shall be sum. mally bled and cxcated if their disobedience leads to assassination, incendiarism, robbery, or rape.

Given at Cavite, tha math May, 1898.

EMILLIO AGUINALDO. This proclamation banes a seal with the legend "Gobleras Dictatorial Fliplası”

ANOTHER PROCLAMATION.

The following translation of the proclamailen | of the sabel leaders, then resident In Hangkong, "] sent over to the Philippines in advance of the | American squadron is published by the Singa pore Fra Press -

COMPATRIOTS !

A meeting of tha Brlilah residents was held at the Club after tiffis to settle what to do in the event of the rebels rushing the town or a bem- bardment by the Americana taklog plice. It bas been settled and stranged with the motherf・ The_Divine Providence is about to place fa- thes that the Compsula Maritimes ateamers are dependence within one reach, and in a way the to take all Britishers on board and out into the most free and independent nxiton could hardly

Ray where they will be under the protectian of wish for. the Immortalite. · Two dollars per head per day is to be charged for food, kad drinks extra at Singapore tariff, whoever that may mean. - One #teamer, the Salvador is to be reserved for married folk and their families and the other, the Nuestra Senora del Carmen, for bickelors, There is also accommodation for sapone who likes to go to Cavite and be under the protection of the Ameiliana bat the general feeling appears to be la faveur of the steamers. We may now be off any day. 11 s'mply dependt open notice of the bombardment befog given, or when each individual gets scured enough of the natives and Spaniards in say "I'm. off." There is a launch in walling with the Coniglar fing to take all who may wish to go. The Bish Coszul and Captala, Chichester, of the Immortallis, were at the meeting,

May 31st.

The Spinlarda report that Agulaaido ban now been dilree back on Bacoor, The 74'h salive Regiment, du ing the attack of Agülbalda on Blocıyan, tarned round and fired on the Spini-, myds, it is mal{ ibat ikey were shot to a m1515 for this act of treachery. Fighting is willl golog on round Malabon. We bad the news telep bosed to this morning from a sugar mi'l belong ing to English fm out there. Agafpaldo's following is variosily eulmated at from 5,50010 27,000, while some twenty thlety Americans serving with him so said to have been killed There has been very heavy rafu all last night and to-d17, and the typho a signal is up, The Salvador and the Nestra Senora del Carmin mie anchored out in the Bay under B:153 colours ready for the inception of Blish| „refugees. The Seofft la expreted to leave for Hongkong the day after the Zafiro antres, and. the latter is expected on the 1st or and June,

Jung 11t

The rebels are said to have cut the railway between Calumpit and Caloocan. Fighting still goes on at Cavite, Meron (acar Antipalo), and a Malabon and is said to be mostly in favour of the rebels,

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NOTES FROM THE NORTH.

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(By our own Correspondent.) Pitace Henry has come and gone. Conildar- ag he is the brother of the va'nent and graad child of the most powerful reigning monarch þis efilt caused loss sensation and less real interest than the advent of a good. Parisian Shoemaker, you will perhaps conclude that Tientsin a By there somewhat uncomplementary, remarks

community was not quito pleased with the wis!!, which is right, Pelace Henry came north as a Tientaln at all It was bis dasy to come as a per royalty, bot a privais individual, and if be visited

souage and pay the peozlilos of bleik and fame which royalty pays." He owned ́n duty to the municipalities of the place'as a Treaty port, und' pot merely a visit exclusively to the Germasa Consul. But the matter was not seen thus by the Peloce and the German Minister, and the with was expressed that his visit should be re-, garded as a private one, while the Consular Body were notised that H.R.H, would have no timó to receive them ela. The hint was of course taken and

. THE BRITISH COMMUNITY

felt the whole ale zeverely alone. Practically no one tamed out to see his arrival, and the only public recogni Ion of his coming were the figs at the public buildings and some Sikh police along the road. It is not at all what Tientsin wanted The Americans, not from mercenary motives to do, but la the face of repeated discourage- but for the sake of humanlly, and the lamenta. ments it was Impossible to do more. Aller inn. lens of so many persecuted people, have conching at the German Consulate, the Prince sidered it oppostane to extend their protecting | visited the German Club, where a few of the mantle to our beloved country, now that they British membo but in an appearance with have been obliged to sever relailons with Spain, thefe German neighbours lo toani H.R.H. The owing to the tyranny this nation is exercising Prince was in himself genial and kindly in all, in Cuba, causing enormous fojury to the Am- but he made a mistako in not making a mord ericans, who have such large commercial and cosmopolitan white, and in not sanctioning other interests there,

some more gental form of entertainment at which the German ladies could have been pre sent. Azil was only Baroness von Heyking We, your brothers, are very much sirald that and the Vice-Consul's wile were present which you may be induced to fire on the Amseria Br, caared some disappointment to the rest. Na, brothers, never make this mistake. Rather Since his departare I have learnt that blow your own brains ong, thân üre one shot, or Pilnce Henry has góng to visit Port Arther on treat as enemies those who are your liberators. his way to Kiaóchow Idɔn't know on what -Your natural enemies, ydur executioners, the } [principia this visit is permissabis, an no foreiga authors of year mlýney and voue unhappiness, ||wanthipa sio permired to enter the port, and as To the Spaniards who govern you. Agvinsi far as I know the Psiace did wat go to the Ramlan there you must also your weapons and your Consulate to buva hla prossart -eliéid. If he odlem. Understand will wyzinst the Spaniards goes on special favitation' why and what for? and never against the Americans,

I hear that Mr. Gwyone'Reater's Agent in this dishfet has gone as a guest on Prince Heary'ı vessel, on which he doubtless congratulates himself very warmly,

At the present moment in American squadron to preparleg to sail for the Paliloplamı,

Taka na narice of the decrea of ins Governor General calling you to arms, although li rasy Cosi you your ilver. Rather die this be un- ratefal to our American liberators. The Governor-General calls you to arms, What fe To defend your Spanish tyrants To defend those that have despleed you, and even in pab'ic speeches asked for your extermination, those that have, treated you little better than

rages? No noi a thousand ilmas no i Give a glance at blatory and you will see that all the war anderjakes by Spała ta Ocesala hero pacificed Philippino blond ƒ we have been tent to fight in Cochlo-China, to assist the French, in an affair which in no way concernes the Philippines; we were compelled to split our blood by Simon de Anda against the English, wka In any caro would have been better rulers

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Nothing fresh bas transpl el in regard to the late Audiences byond the fact that when the Emperor related the Princes visit he was escorted by, a detachment of German Marines, who were afterwards put through a few of their paces for the royal entertainment, at which the Emperor showed armlitakabla siguɛ of dismay, and one story has it that he asked in some trepidation whether they were going to shoot, Prince Henry has I believe described him as 1 weak, hopeless looking individual, whose one redeeming feature is his eyes. Of the Empress Dowager, H.R.H. speaks in very high praise however, 2

Nothing particular has transpired here except

than the Spaniards; every year our 100s are this visit, unless I may specially recognise the

ken away to be uncrificed to Mindanao and Sola, pretending to make us believe these lo-laying of the water wake plolog which bas Just babitants are our enemies when in reality they commenced, and will presumably go an Sre our brothers, like dis, fighting for their in at Interruption zow, dependence.

After having sacrificed our blood against the English," ngainat the. Annamllery Egainst the Mindanaos, etc, what recompense or thanks Bavo we received from the Spanish Govern ment F. Obscenity, poverty, the butchery of our dear ones. Enough, brothers, of this Spanish tutelage i

with.

The great J.T. Hamilton la up hero, and ļa bete, Hitharte he kay baly had one of the incal seriously (bluking of establishing a branch up

Erma's an agency, and the resulta are not sui}}= ciently satisfactory for this enterprising luzatuce company.

Jace'and, Fighting continued all day at the same points as yesterday. The ralla that were lifted-freun the rallway were reisid, but the rabcis again came down and remove them. No one knows exactly how far off the breake is, but all trains have stopped running. The rebels were anite

I suppose you have heard something about ciell to the British Tailway officials and said that

the Anglo-Isllan Syndicats, which is begqtis they did not wish to harm them, but they mest present the muremans of the Spanish troops, to

Take note, the Americans will stick by heating to work the enormous coal fields of Shunst, the railway would bare to be interrupted, and prevent any relaforcements coming from perhaps I may have told you something of it A big batile is expected at Caleocin to-day. Spain; therefore the insurgents must struck by myself. They are now said to have obugined The day before yesterday a steamer with land. Probably you will have more than soff the foal concession from the Government to work the mines ard Mr. Fritchard Morgan, who. a yellow funnel was ren ing into Cavite, Alleleet arms, bezinse the Americans have aims

is the primary mover in the affale is expected ports of rumours are in circulation anent ber, and will find means to assist us.

The mines are however but nobody really known anything. The Zafro There where you see the American dig flying, here immediately. arrived at 11.30 i.m. and the Swiff leaves to.

assemble la sumbers ; they aan our redeemeis.

wveless wkboat meats of communicatior, and I have just heard that the Rosse-Chinese bank morrow at 4 pm, the mail closing at the Biltlak

Our unwanky names are as nothing, but one Consulate at nona.

and all invoke the name of the greatest patriot as secured the right to construct line from our cannity has seen in the ture and certain Talysen to Chlogting, which is just where the aloes will be. Whither they will work with the hope that bis aphit, will be with us in these moments and galde us to victory our Immortal Syndicate or agalost it I have not as yet at

certained; but it is to be hoped with it, 5

As honey Bring had bred beard from the

JOSE RIZAL

ÈONGKONG WATER SUPPLY.

On 1st June, 1898, the water in Tytam Reser vole was 30% irin. below the averlow, repte scing a storage of 147 million gallons while below the overflow representing a storage of 162 million gallons.

THE 1.5. "SULTAN "

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NOTANDA.

CALENDAR.

JUNE..

Keteorological means dated on ten years'

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observations to 1895, Haremeler ..........................39.867 Thermometer ............70.2

Rainfall.....................................................................15.0

TO-DAY.

WEATHER REPORT.

On dates On daze

10 K,

1 дм, 29.77 77 92

Barometer............ 29.82 Thermometer 24051081939) 70 Kamilly.........246531 94 Rainfall 292

TO-DAY.

Tuesday, 7th June, 1898. Chinese-York of six moon of Bjik year of

Kurown-st

1713 Stoax, 8668. Mohammedan-16tà Mukarram, 1316.

STREIA

Bār. 20 min. Sala i

kr. 59min. High water-Morning 10kr. 18min.

“Afternoon KOKE. Low water-Morning mim. Skr. 13ustu. Afternoon vista. Chr. Jimin, ANNIVERSARIES,

Consignees.

NORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

STEAMSHIP "BRAEMAR," FROM PORTLAND, YOKOHAMA, KOBE AND MOJI.

THE

"HE above Steamer having arrived, Con- signees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersigna- ture and to take immediate delivery of thch Goods from alongeide.

Cargo impeding the dischargs of the Vessel will be landed and stored at Consignews' risk and expense.

DODWELL, CARLILL & Co,

Agents.

Hongkong. Ist June, 1808.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

THE P. & O. S. N. Co. Steamship

* BOMBAY,"

FROM BOMBAY AND STRAITS, Consignees of Cargo by the above-nameŃ remel are hereby informed that their Goods are being lauded and placed as their riẻ în the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns, at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.

1329-Rabut Bruce died. 18-First Reform Bill parted,

Bio-Death of Frederick William III. King of This veel brings on Cargo

Prussia 1841-Hongkong declared a free post. 1855-Capture of the Meracles by the French. 1858-Loss of the British ship Tricelour on

·Pra'ss Shoil, 1877-First Chinese civil marriage at Registrar

General's Office, Hongkong. 1841-Attempted and foreign riot at Klakiang. 1895-Defeat of the Dervishes at Fisket.

From Zanzibar, ex 5,5. Kilwa. Goods not cleared by the 7th instant, at 4 P.M. will be subject to real.

TO-MORROW.

Wednesday, 8th Jane, 1898. ' Chinese-201k of Ath moon of Silk year of

Kwong-sü.

Jewish-18/A Sivam, 1688. Mohammedan-17th Bukaresmi, 1816,

· Sun-Mier 'aumenten, Bhr. 20min. Seit anime Oħr. 59m!u. High water-Morning ....... Okr. 51mba. and 11kr. 8min. Low whler-Morning män kir. Omin.

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Afternoon... Bår, $8min. ANNIVERSARIES,

1867 The Emperor and Empress of Austria

Croward King and Queen of Hungary 1873—Alexxudes Palace burnt. 1891-Destruction of misilon at Wesnek by

anti-foreiga mob, SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

MAILS DUE:

American (Garlic) to-morrow, Australien (Mkomnir) soth last English (Varoma) raih inst. Tacoma (Columbia) rxth Inst. Indian (Lighting) rath hat, Canadian (Empras of India) soth fort,

Tas P. & O. steamer Shanghat left Singapore for this port at 8 pm, yesterday, the 6th Iasi.

THE P. & O. steamer Socotra, from China, arrived in London on the evening of the 4th

inct.

We are Informed by the Agents that the Austrian Lloyd's S. N. Co.'s steamer Vindobono felt Sia- gapore for this port last night, the 6th lust,

Tax Agents (Messa Dodwell, Carlili & Co.) Isform us that the Co.'s steamer Sias left Sin- gapore for this port on the 5th, and is das hers on or about the ixth fast,

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Tax Agents (Messa. D. Sassoon, Sons & Co.) Inform us that the Company's steamer Light. wing, from Calcutta, left Singapore for this port yesterday afternoon, the 6th fust,

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Kowloon Deck Izidoro Pont...ororontachios

direction of Cavite and many contradic'ory stories were to circalation, I determined to go out and are what was baapeolog for myself. I left Manila with a friend of ro am, and started in the direction of Cavite, but owing to the berry "state of the roads on account of the rain and the frequent stoppages liam obitinctions we reasked Paranaque much inter than we should have dona with our pooles played out. We hunted ap another trap with difenity and passed as Ploss, and on to Rio Zepote, where the fighting was unid to be taking place. The villages of the water la Pokialams Reservoir was 24st, 10!##. § and of course if any one section of our com Arizona amemu Paranaque and Las Pinas were quiet and the people were golog about t'eir work as-li no- f 15 million gallons. The total stors ge was thus manfiy achieves anyibieden, zo we are all thing out of the common was taklar place The roads, however, were fall of naive troops making for the front, while stores and ammaal- tlon were going forward and guards were posted every here and there. Sandbag defençer and rifle pits were showing op at each side of the road as though the Spaniarda latend to dispute every inch of the way. We reached the Rio Zapote and fond that the first bridge was held by the Spaniards, who relaxed as a passage at the point of the bayonet. The bridge was barricaded and we were standing there talking matters "over with the grand when ping went

rifa bullet and in a second wi

were in

has come out of dock, and is now ready to be sold to the highest bidder. I can't pretend to name ber minimum figure, but I think she lu worth something handsome, and the Tiku Tug and Ligbier Company have spent money on her protly liberally. Allow me to polat out that the TT. & L. Co, bas something to be prand of. and Fathe

all the other sections pasilcipate in the

cack-n-reky" (by the bye will some pretty The following are the figures on the corn- one kindly complle a slang orthographical re spording dates last year.

ference book) over the Sultan, I can tell you.. Her repsis has been achieved by Tientsin, mark you, as nearly everyone has shares in the T. T. Jan & L. Co, and the enthusiasm which the pro spective sale with a big margine which Wa contemplate is shared la even by our gentler

that the Admiral his “fzformed him that if he

turn thele guns on him, Aguloaldo has issued

'Level

Storage Tytam.........Ioh. zoln..............306,000,000 Pokfalum II. ' 63,000,000

Total.....369,000,000 -

the near future--abem i

May was $1 million gallons giving with 20

The total consumption for all purposes during, who cont a new "Sultan" frock or hat in stimated population of 177,450 an average dally consumption of 16 gallons por bead.

For the corresponding period last year the consumption was 95 million gall as or an daily consumpiles of 17 gallons per heed for the population of 169.000.

The Government Analyst reports that the water is of excellent quality, ́

to

CORRESPONDENCE.

(Wa da het nacmarily endorse the opinions expressed by Compendente in thie colaum,]

AMERICA'S HUMANITARIAN WAR. TO THE EDITOR OF, THE "Howʊxona Tuingrāsu,"

■ prociamsilon težileg foreigners to bave no fear "America is certainly not waging a wai for

Trixan sonung............... Heungshan ̧........................

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particularly good spirits fast new. Some say

Oberwies I can't say that Tientsia is In June that it is owing to so many wives being away just now, but your_correspondent begs leave to asrame 'an Ally-Sloperian attitude of Dual IN dublosity over that point. There are a good many beller-halves absent it le true, and very charming ones too; but hoary beaded experi»

Arrivals.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in any caso whatever.

All damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns and a cerificate of the damage obtained from the Godown Company within ten days after the vessel's arrival here,'after which no Claims will be recognised.

H. A. RITCHIE,

Superintendent, Hongkong, set June, 1898.

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THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA- TION COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM GLASGOW LIVERPOOL AND

SINGAPORE.

THE Company's Sterm-hip

" MOYUNE," having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees are being landed as their risk into the Gedawas of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods

of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods

| have left the Gödowns, and all Claims must be sent in to the Office of the Undersigned before Moon on the 11th instant or they will not be recognizedă

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Intimations.

EXTENSIVE REDUCTIONS.

H. RUTTONIES.

EGS to inform his patrons and the public

generally that ho has mado Extraordinary Reductions in the prices of all is fine and well selected atcok of Grocerlag wlam and spitlis.

The new price lists are now to be kad si Na. 13, D'Agollar Street and at the Kowloon Branch-Elgin Road. The rates will undoub edly be found to have been so adjusted na to appreciably meet the ilmes

A trixi will speak for Itsell Hongkong, sat June, 1999.

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PARED THE CANAL.

deNSULATORS,

HOMKWARD-Fajam, April 221 Turbo, 391 Borneo, May 35 dopark, 6; Blm Branch, 91 all das respect to the profession, dies not want Gerda, Dardanuz, Sunda, 151 Bmalder, 177 one. I don't know what brought the gentleman Prinz Hainrich 245 Glenshiel, 271_ Sa' atf, 20th, but thank heaven he didn't stay. I don't 35 | Manila, Wally, June 3.

at what Shanghal may claim to be, but this

So be Let.

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the middle of what, to the inexperienced these matters, appeared to be the very devil of a mess. We took ft as cooly as we could, and malked back upright to our trap (the driver was

OUTWARD-Osh Branch, Apell 31 ence rather terds to the bellet that Benedict is done Labuan, 261 Fortuna, Woolwich, May INS doing a crawl), got to and left. We felt hangry you kɛe, it was after ifffin time and we had End

not always inconsolable under these circum Hector, Hoyuna, Teenkat, Sikh, 6 1 Rad- breakfast early. So far as we were able to find

stances, and I take the liberly of looking issiber, morskire, Cares, Santa, 91 Coladonien. Adana, out the Spaniards hold the bridge and the

feld for an explanation, I incline to the im-Gunecky, 131 Darmstadt, Irens, Shanghat, rebels are about four or five hundred yards on

pression that Tientato la bending a little 100 Argh, Asturia, 173 Bentorie. Benledi, Ixton the other side of it and they are bissing away at

high, and that old hands have not Ocranton, Pabling, Tantalus. Kendal, Kwang oach other all the time without doing much

adjusted themselves to the new arder of things Pos Girard, C Teber, Glengl, damage, so lae as can be' neen, I was told

and smaller profits. Competition is sometimes Diomed, 241 Breconshire, Hertha, Courts, that the Spaniards baya kent a force up the

stimulating, sometimes depressing. We had a Eddis, Liv, Mount Sirton, Samoa, Secotra, Zapole to cross the river and get to the west- DEAR SIR, I think it is high time now that shock the other day. A member of that bonor Farrowdale, 27. Ward of Dacoor and this force having quick-firing gune. Aguinaldo terfere and put a stop to the war now going on

altack Agalasido, some of the Great European Powers should inable profession the Bar was up here for several days, and it made ar peivour, I must point out Is said to have received orders from Admiral batween the United States of America and

that Ticorsin basuever had a lawyer, and with Dewey not to pair the Zapote sfver aniil the Spalo. arrival of the American to po, It is also stated Leaving aside all considerations ra stoppage of commits by barbaisites the Americans wiltede, &c., we should take fate account the enor:

squandered in the present conflict. moos sxcrifice of Ife and money that Le being

ly a model settlement. It may sound atoplan, but it's fact. We have no shipping cases, no hamanity's sake only, for 11 she dubs herself the

street brawls, no drunks, no maiders, no suicides, no scandal, no breach of promise cases, and |"Guardian Angel" of mankind she should haya

been the first to avoid bloodshed. But on the Any and all diepotes settled "ic chambers" by contrary the did ber level best to bully Spain the Conrols are all so amicably arranged that we never hear anything of them. Of course it and provoke her into a war. Spala with borta faille to expect that such a state of things can proverbial pride, would have been one of the very last Gaitose in the world to talarate foreign of things in come that makes some folks look last for ever, and it may be the foreshadowing The Great North American nation, the ze Intervention in her posseselan pository of us liberty and therefore the friend

With reference to the rebellion in Cuba, this ATO, But let us keep our blissial isolation Es of freedom for our nation, oppressed and subja would doubtless have long been suppressed long as possible, and laugh while wa may, galed by the tyranby and despotism of its talors, were it not for the filibustering expeditions from Ens come to afford to the inhabitants a protec- the Southern States, Tale fact is frankly ad tion as declaive ax ft is undoubtedly dislate.mitted by the great American diplomatist Mr. rested, regarding our unfortunate country as Phelps. possessing sufficiant civilianiion and aptitude for good Uncle Sam would stop to think of the self-government; and in order to justify this high conception formed of us by the great Ams-real harm he is dolog to the world Just as the sickn nation we ought to reprobate all such scis of the glorious roth Centary, he would not preland to call himself, the Champion of an may derogate from that concapilon, such as

Liberty and Humanity," pillage, robbery, and every class of butrage

«Vogra faithfully, ugalast person or property?" In order to avóla International conflicts during the parfod of our

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weg, zih June, tight,

as he has arranged guards for them and has sirendy shot six rebels for looking at Cavilo,

PROCLAMATION BY AGUINALDO, [TRANSLATED FOR THE "DAILY PRESS."] FILIPINOS,

TO LET.

“HREE ROOMS on 2D FLOOK No. 8, OFFICE, Rent Moderate,

Queen's Road Central, Saltable for

Apply to

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On the premises. Hongkong, yth March, 1895.

TO LET

"OAL GODOWNS, PRAYA ZAIT.'

CGODOWN fa BLUZ BUILDINGS,

FLOORS' in STAUNTON and ELGIN,

STREETS.

FOOD for Consumptives.- Scott's Emulsion of Pate Cod Liver Oil with. Hypophosphites of Lime and Soca is a ment wondstial food for the Consumptive. It not only given strength and lecreases the flesh, but heals the initiation of the thrust and lungs. It is very palatables children tako ir like "milk, and in all wasting diseasON both for adults and children it is a marvellous food and medicine.... – Acy Chemist can supply li. -THI HONGKONG" LAND INVESTMENT Bola Agents for Hongkong and the Empire of Colon (--Vaiklar ŝi Co, Hong

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TER AGENCY CA, LEL Hongkong, stai Magyʻzüyü,

Erected and kept in order.

Esticates given for all kinds of Electrical work.

Trained Mechanicians sent to Out-Põrts to `äl up Installations if required,

MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA No. 6. Les Rouse Stresi, Praya Central.

Head Ofisa 2-TOKIO,"

Branch Offices for

LONDON, NEW YORK, BOMBAY,

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Hongkong, 11th December 1806.

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RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS.

Neither the CASTAIRE, the Admrs, nor the OWNERS WIL RESPONSIBLE BIT - ROY, DIBT contacted by the Officers er veembers of the Crews of the following Venicis desing their stay in Honghong Herbots > IMEERHORNE, British ship, Lecer-Shevas,

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NOW READY!

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A FULL, CAREFULLY REVISED and

scerals account of the

NOTE ADDRESS:—13) PRAYA CENTRAL | Festivities connected with the Carnival and the

For full particulars ác,, &o,

Apply, to

W. STUART HARRISON, Manageri

Hongkong, 18th January, 1898/

INTERPORT CRICKET MATCHES" With a Critique on the Week's play, the

batting und folding of the various teams, DEN PRICE, 50 CENTS PEX COFT, Orders will be promptly attended to by

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