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OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

FOR SHANGHAI,

THE Company's Steamship

"PATROCLUS,"

Captain Dickens, will be despatched TO. .MORROW, the a3rd instant, at 2 PM.

For Freight, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

Hongkong, 22nd July, 1898.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

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FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUI.

THE Company's Steamship

"HAILGONG," Captain Robson, will be despatched for the above Ports, on SUNDAY, the 14th lastant, at Dayligh!.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, and July, 1898.

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FOR SINGAPORE PENANG AND

CALCUTTA.

*HE Steamship

KNIGHT TEMPLAR,"

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1898.

Intimation.

A. 3. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

MANUFACTURERS OF

AERATED WATERS,

AERATED WATERS of our manu. facture are sold throughout the Far East and are invariably pre- ferred on account of their excellence.

ABSOLUTE PURITY is guaranteed. The best materiale only are used.

THE PRICES are only half those charged in England.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A CHINAMAN who was found smoking at the Police Court to-day was fined $5 for contempt of Court,

THE returns of the number of visitors to the City Hall Museum for the week ended July 17th are :-Europeans, 1743 - Chinese, 1,614;, total 1,788.

THE Borneo, Dutch'man-of-war, will be shortly sent from Sourabaya to the south westerly islands of the Melocess, to gain information of the proceedings of two Australian pearlers who, in May last, frequented the coast of Timor Laut.

T Hoa, Treasurer of the Alice Memorial with thanks the following donation to and Nethersola Hospitala begs to acknowledge funds of the Hospitals

the

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Der A Wing `una uanacontane, 5 THE smart Importer at Scerabaya, has been doing a little profitable business in matches imported from the Island of Ball (Ampesan), Ampenan was a tree fort up til 1st May, 1898, and before that time all lucifers, imported there, daty in the Dutch Colonies, 20 these matches came in free oldaly. There is_no_inter-island-

come lo at Socrabaya from Ampanin without

WATERS MANUFACTURED BY Us are Caplain W. W. Pain, will be despatched for the acknowledged by the leading English aboye Ports on THURSDAY, the 18th fustani,makers to be equal to those of their paying the day of 2zł guilders a case of go

I Noon.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DAVID SASSOON, SONS & CO.,

Ageate,

Hongkong. 22nd July. 1848

FOR HAVRE AND HAMBURG.

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AMSTERDAM. ROTTERDAM, LISBON, OPORTO, LONDON. LIVERPOOL, BRIMEN, NORTH & SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS.)

grows.

KLINGS have an idea that bats make good medi- SIR EDWARD FRANKLAND, K.C.B. se animals at night from the trees in the cine. Occasionally they can be seen catching D.C.L., P.A.S., F.C.s., &c. the greatest vidaity of the Esplanade. Sokallugem was (Taking Cargo al through to living authority on Water, reports as yesterday charged with cruelly by testing live follows on the water as prepared and bats to pieces. He said he had a pain in his laside and had been advised that the only care used by us in our manufacture:- for it was a curry made of bats, tara to pieces "It possesses an extremely high debelere death. Possibly during the fourteen days 'gree of organic purity and is te has to spend to fall, to which he was sent ""of most excellent quality for less hazardous remedy.—Singapore Fras Press.

'drinking."

“HE Company's Steamibip

THE

"HERTHA,"

Captain Hildebrandt, will be despatched for the above Ports on THURSDAY, the 28th instant,

This Steamer has Soperlor Accommodation for First and Second Class Passengers and carries & Doctor and a Stewardess.

For Freight or Farage, apply to

CARLOWITZ & Co.,.

Agents

Hongkong. 22nd July, 1898.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNERS,

HE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Steamship

THE P

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" BORNEO," FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, PORT SAID, SUEZ AND STRAITS. Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby foformed that their Goods are belog landed and placed of their wish in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where cach consignment be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.

This vessel brings on Cargo: From Italy, SS Suth

Optional Goods will be fanded here unless Instructions are given to the contrary before 4 P.M. TO-DAY.

Goods not cleared by the 38th instant, at P.M. will be subject to rent,

Ho Fire Insurance will be effected by me in any case whatever y

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NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS,

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without the option of a fiac, he may discover a

THE Band and Drummers of the "King's Own" Regiment will play the following programme, this evening, commencing at 8.15 o'circk, and Military Tattoo, on the H.K.C.C. Grounds,

PROGRAMMI. Descriptive place. Turkish Patrol

(Band) Dance Commitmen.Darkles Dreams,.

Prime) Reminiscences of all Nations**

(Band.)

......Dash....

(Drum)

Galop Descriptire pleca......Voyage la Troopship..

(Band) Tattoo to Commkuce si 4.30 P:n

GEORGE GIMKRnen; of Gos, was fined $1 or vaven days at the Magistracy to-day for begging in Caine Rond,

INSPECTOR Duncan prosecuted the shop-keeper of No. 33 Gage Street to-day for having falte weights. On examination it was found that ibis handalent dosler's weights were so per cent short. A fine of $50 fodelsuit two months was inflicted.

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In Lieutenant Hobson, by his gallant deed, likely to add a word to the nautical parlon of the English language? It looks like it, ways the Daily Telegraph. For example, a river passenger steamer, one of the grimlest and most tumbledown of the many dilapidated craft of the kind that plough the slicnt highway, my collided with a barge at London Bridge rester day afternoon. The skipper used strong langu age to the barger; but to his taunts the latter bellowed, "Better take the old Aub out to wes and Hobsonise' her " The retort was greeted. with a burst of appreciative and sympathetic laughter by the passengers on board the vessel thus apostrophired,

the town of Cebu is still held by the Spaniards, | all the rest of the Island is for the present fade- pendent; and Tegalo emissarlas were at work there just before the rising." The town of Iloilo is Spanish, the rest of the island (Patay) in neW rebel. Mindanao istand never has baca Spanish, except where there were garrisons, at Zem- benga, Butuan, Iligan, and alber points on the rebyop, all at the moment of Aguinaldo's CORS. Even the distant Carsllac Islands are in renewed activity in Luzon, and Luiso itself Rems to be in a blaxe from end to end. Pan- been peacelol and loyal until now; now it is too gasfase, the richest rice province, has always hot to hold a aloglo Spaniard, or a regiment of the rams.

CANTON NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent)

CANTON, July 1. Ever since the colbreak of the rebellion in Kwangst the Caston authorlles have been rapidly despatching bodies of troops in the pris troops are sent up the river in large janks towed cipal places in the disturbed districts. The by steam Isunches

of the Viceroy, raised five hundred troops for the The Military Commander Wong har, by order

Cheong bave each raised a force of five hundred better protection of Canton, while Kwat and

in Mania is about all that is left of effective

So, a garrison of about ten thousand Spaniards for the protection of the most important points.

men to be sent agathat the rebels In Kwangal

force to rally round the flag of Spain; and there

Admiral Ho Kwan Man has been ordered to ten thousand or a se coable to do anything wangal under the command of Lee Hak Kwan. get his whole feet in readiness to proceed to hind trenches from which they cannot advance to enlist five hundred #braves" to be in readi against the natives, except walt, cowering Admiral Lao Vino Ting has also been ordered but are only too ready to retreat. The outer ness for any emergency. line of defences has been driven in, from Maia- ban and Mariquina and Pasig and Bacoor, tatly reported to have discovered a gold mine. A potter at Shekwan in the south of Fatshan to Caloscan and San Juan and San Pedro and While vilting cooling himself one evening at Les Flas, then to Gagalangin and Santa Mesa and Santa Aus and Malate-steadily

one of the windaws of his workshop he was FUT drivea la, la regular concentric circles of ever. Plies to see a bright light issuing from a rock sawing circumference. At San Francisco de opposite. Next day he knocked off a plece of Malabon and Sania Crox de Malabon, in Cavite the rack and look it to Chinese svalyst, who provlace, South of Manila, Spanish garrisons of

after examining

It told him that it contained 60 to 800 were suddenly surrounded, and offered from seven to eight per cent, of gold. Whether the chance of Rorke's Drift performance ar snick-name of Ngai Chal or "stupid-child," or ne the potter, who by the way is known by Malzkand or Chakdakr Fort exhibition, such as intends to float a limited lability company la the British army, black regiments as well as white, can show in profution; and the Spaniards every time declined the unequal contest, and surendered. It was the same at Kalamba in General Aguinaldo has issued a proclamation the Iguna province, the same at Bulacan, the providing that breastplates be worn by the mo at Sabig. The Spaniards have a world- members of the Cabinet, the President to wear side reputation, a historic name, 18 Dravs of silver, gold breastplate and the others to have theirs fighters, and they have never once scled up to I. They have consistently chosen the side of. discretios, 11, have their caval commanders also, in Cuba and in the Pallippines.

THE WAR. The Japanese einlser Alisushima arrived here to-day from Manila, which port she left on the 19th,

late and are reported to have suffered a defest near Malate, where they lost a few miles of ter- ritory. It appears that there is an intrigue of priests buying off insurgents which seems to be the only excuse for this reverse and diverse factions are arising in the rebels ranks.

The rebels have not been so progressive of

An American authority at Cavite writes: "I only Aguinalde could comprehend the United

monument' which

States of America he would at once become subordinate, holat our flag and look to us for hongar and would be liberal and lasting, and be followed, by the largest eneasurn of solid advantago to his people," The same writer, continning, says — Michaelis "Il pesce does not come too soon and thwart our Brows plans, I shall soon be la Manila." However, nothing is mentioned as to when the Americans will attack the Cliy.

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Hongkone, 2nd July, 1898.

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a new street there fram the end of Buckingham

Street to Beach Sirect, hat had bean prevented by their inability to secure a certain piece of land in the way. This difficulty has been removed by Captain Ab, Kal, who proposes to buy this plece of land and make

making the street. When the Municipal Council It over to the Municipality as a free gift for |

met on the 8th Instant,, the Frealdent, Mr. J. S. Ksanady, prepared that the city should be KC- cepted, and that, the road should be named after the donor. This was agreed to.

LUMIERE'S Cinematograph entertainment was repeated last night at the matshed close to Peddar's Wharf before a mederate audience. In

Fifteen hundred U.S. troops have been landed half way between Cavite and Manila, the Boston and Callas being sent up to protect them..

The German cruises Cormoran was expected to return in a few dayı, when the Aktiivikimo left, with despatches from Bealls for the German Admiral,

What, then, is likely to be the outcome of a gt hatween American and Spanish troops ? complain bitterly that they have to bear the Already, the native troops the Spanish alde brant, while white troops only five or six months out from Spain are kicking their heels comfort. Ably lo the cafes and beer saloons of the city. gentlemen of the best bloed, are protesting Already the Spanish Volunteers, loyal Perinselar that the Regniers shirk their work in the trenches

Hongkong Is not stated,

THE SHANGHAI RIOTS.

Jaty 17.1. The action of the French Municipal Council house has been followed by results not wholly In respect to the removal of the Ningno Joi anexpected, considering the inflammable natura of the material with which the French antdorfiles had to deal.

Already many natives have been, killed atd the trouble does not appear to be ended. Up to the present it has been confined to the French Concetuloa but, s will be seen below, it has also affected residents in the Settlements North of the Yang-king-pang.

THE CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE. at the front. Thus, against natives; what about may be looked for In the fact that the French Americans? What will there poor Catalan Council require the land on which the Joss peasants and Blacayan fishermen and Malagan house (as the place is popularly called) standa halking alx-foot cosmopolitan ruffians from Chinese, also the storing of dead bodies by the vine growers, what well they do against, great for the erection of a school and hospital for the Kicking-Male Canyon and Dead Man's Gulch hundreds awaiting transfer to Niagpo has long and Carquiner Rapids in the Rocky Mountains? been considered, and rightly considered, by the What will happen when these great, Norte. English and French Manicipal Councils a americano saraces, swept together at random meace to the public health, and therefore not and selected for their stature from the highways to be tolerated within the Settlements not læ and by ways of the wild west, a gaunt, hungry-mediately outside. locking horde of unholy terrors, big and strong To meet the wishes of the French Council, and fearing neither Good nor man-when they we understand that the Ningpo Gulld have long because I doubt the facing, but I say within be arat at once to Ningpo to remain but a short come within reach-I do not say face to face,ego removed the bodies and only allow those la fighting dista: ceof the poor, underfed, passibly period, and then only a few at a time. Bat It is with regret that we leam that Captain chivalrous, certainly timorous, Castilian and there is no telling how long this is going to last Lamberton of the Olympia, who was in Hong-bates and despises while he feare, to fight for bodies will not be stored there in av grekt Aragonese, ordered to fight for priests whom he and there is no guarantee that in the future kong but a few weeks ago, has been placed on

Governors who ara es ignorant as incapable, numbers as before, the sick list.

who I they could form opinions for themselves Further, the Ningpo Gelid state that when the would not have the courage of their opinions, tolest trouble arose in 1874 la connection with the paltry pitance doled out for feeding the soldiers by the then French Causal that they could go fight for an administrailon co rotten that the Esme place that their predecessors were assured in the frenches is stolen by a jugling process in

03 as they had been for many years before with the office at headquarters will the stalwari Dut let or hindranca with certain reservations to soldiers are found actually in tears at the sight which they readily assented. This, the Gulid of something to cai-what sort of fight will this now say, has been ignored by Count de Erasure, RETURNED TO STAIN.

Desbifial Ibing, but if there was litle more

of fight pull kat Desalustama, la, tha prazant shie Consul General for France. And they farther late that they have been asked common sense, bere Spanish soldiers would to produce the title deeds to the property by the Consul-General Wildman to-day re- strangle the scoundrels who are ruining their French authorlites, but are unable to do so, ceived the following telegram from Mr.. country, and then Spala might be saved. Loyally the simple reason that they have not any, for Watta, Acting U. S. Consul-General at the sentiment and sell the case. Loyalty The

is a noble sentiment; but officials here trade on having been owners and eccuplars of the pro

peity for very many years before the French 73rd is an exceptionally loyal native regiment, a

Concession existed." marked contrast to the 74th, which went over to the Rebels early in the war Very well the 7 and were sent to Bulacan, with neither provisions nor orders with which to obtale provisions; and the whole regiment had barely five dollars to bay food. Food was to be sent after them, but It never came. Remonstrancen reached

in few of provisions. Then came an order to Manlia, and after a while came a reply to Bulacan, that there would be money sent transfer the loyal yard to Bacoor, food or money being still unobtainable. Then at Bacoor there

Spanish troops to help; and finally the Spanish a great fight, wherein the Loyal natives of the 731d held their ground bravely without any officera ordered a retreat, to Las Piñas. There some of the objectionable and ubiquitous Eng Habs (Scots, I believe, but all go by the name Ingles) wern

CAMARAR

Cairo I

SQUADRON.

"Camara's Squadron left Port Sald for

elegraph addition to a large number of gend pletares. Carthagena on 11th July."

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1898.

TELEGRAMS.

(Special to the Hongkang Telegraph.) FRENCH CRUISER IN COLLISION.

SHANGHAI, 21st July, 1898.

5:54 p.m..

At midnight on Wednesday the French cruiser Jean Bart collided with the barque Bilm Brewer anchored at Woosung, The cruiser had her funnel carried away and the sailing vessel's bows were badly stove, causing her start leaking seriously.

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PROSPECTS OF WAR.

few selections in the phonograph were also given, Os the whole the entertaloment, which lasted folly two hours, was, enjoyable and It is a (From our own Corrispondenti) pity that there was not a larger attendance. A

Up to the time of the naval battle at Cavite, this evening and those who hesitate to patronise part of the Philippines, and Captain-General change of programme has been announced for Manila was in inli communication with every

the show on account of the heat should note Augustin was in touch with all the Spanish that the matshed is excellently situated on the fighting forces in the archipsingo, that is to may falls, and bear in mind that the management under General Manet in Pampanga and Bulacan, Praya Reclamation where the breeze hardly ever (roughly) 1000 Spanish and 2000 nalive troops supply fans gratis,

provinces bordering Manila Bay on the north; a similar force under General Peils in Cavite and Laguna provinces, south of Manila; smaller

Noties has been given to the Galld from time to time by the French Mesicipal Council to remove the bodies and also the Temple, as the 'te is required for certain rods and also for the Insitutions above mentioned. Yesterday mor ing, after dua notice, they commenced preliminary work, apparently to test native feeling. Torce breaches were made in the wall surrounding the Camelery and this was the signal. for trouble, relaforced by rowdies ready for anything, but The wofe turbulent of the. Ningpo men, largely particularly anxious for an opportunity for pill age, assembled together in great numbers and

discussed the situation.

menced antll well an in the day, there being no Stone-throwing does not seem to have com other manifestations of disaffection beyond suspicious groups of persons, among whom in

A RATHER serious affray took place at about Hafton which was at anchor in the harbour. 15 minutes after noon to-day on the steamer | badles of Spanish troops disulbrited about the tloss, and fo Howling about, watching opera. 1 numerable boys threaded their way, taklag One of the Chinese crew apparently ran "amok" stabbing two of his countrymen in

serious fashion and causing great loss of blood. A third Chinaman was stabbed in the abdomen. When the culprit was about to be antated he retreated to the Chinese steerage aft, and stabbed himself about, the head and The Taotal whilst visiting & temple yes-body. The police were called and four ambul qualified Engilsh Chemist and will bear cumpsterday was besieged by the mob and had ances met the pinnaces at the quay, whence

Special terms to HOTELS, CLUES, MESORs and to be rescued by the Folics.

they were conveyed to the Government Civil Hospital. If is thought that two of the cases

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SICK HEADACHE, CONSTIPATION, WEAK STOMACH,

NO 'PENALTIES FOR THE RIOTERS.

The Mixed Court refuses to impose penalties upon the rioters. Tranquility now.rolgns in the Franch Settlement.

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REUTER'S MESSAGES.

THE AMERICANS IN CUBA.

LONDON, July 20th. The tension between the Americans and the Caban Insurgenta la increasing. The lafter are indignant because Santiago de Cata has not been made over to them. The Americas officers and men do not conceal their contempt for the Cubans. An early collision is predicted.

FRANCE,

may result seriously.

pedler's stack of cakes and bananas, and gave stone-throwing was commented by boys at the

charity they bought up a the lot to the starring soldiers the first food in foot of the City Wall and fusily ended in the most neliva part in the proceedings. The

48 hours. What sort of fight will it be whes killing of many natives and injury of foreigners. the Americans come

eauntry, fifty or a hundred together, totalifug about a thousand, with local levies of native militia and volunteers," a very indefinite quantity, possibly ten thousand, possibly twice that in or about Manila Hizelf, seven or eight thousand Spanish-Regulars, and about the same number of native regulars; about 500 Spanish and 1500 native volunteers; and, on the de- struction of the fleet, the garrison of Manila was augmented by the addition of about 1500 men, the total of General Augustin's command to more than half of them natives. This brings un

11,000 1,000 Spanish and 23,000 or more THE Shin Pao says that although the rumour

native troops. The number of Spanish troops that the property of Prince Ching has been con- bad been about doubled during the insurrection fiscated is without truth, the Empero did ́intend in 1896 and 1897, and reduced again when the to mote out paulabment to the Prince, but the celebrated bogus pacification of the Philippines ministers of the Grand Council knelt for nearly was effected by Captain-General Primo de an hour, and prayed pardon on his behalf before Rivera. He made promises which ha must have the Emperora anger was appeased. Then the known the clerical party would navır aliqw to reach, and so the feeding of the troops le rat so Prince, sensible of his shortcomings, asked that be fulßfied, and then he retired from the governe the Office of MIljary Affairs be closed as he was Grahip amld loud applause. assistance of Prince Kang and Jangla, at the Incapable of directing it now that he has not the

who did daty in the office The Emperor sance same time ha requested awards for the officials tioned the request to close the office, but declined to grant any reward to the officials who served

THE FIRST BLOOD

violence, having his ribs smashed, and his leg A Calnesa policeman was the victim of mob breken, late in the afternoon. A present the unfortunate man is lying to the Hospital in great agony,

ON THE CITY WALLS

suspicious survelliance of the officers, we say to French man-of-war's man from the Eclaireur. In the hospitals, when we can elude the drawn was that of a man who assaulted a the patients can we do anything for you ? what The Fallot drove him off but Sadlog himsel is your complaint ?" Hambriento, soholtanto, surrounded by snow angry mas he rushed is half of them says no food, so sleep. Ballets among them with the kutiend of his rifle and have bil a few, chopping daggers have backed finally charged his assallant, runnleg him two or three, but most of the sufferers have only through. The man lell, mortally wounded, and their own officers to blame. No puede buscar died shortly afterwards. The next man was for the warding of the sentence, for my lingulate for a general latsp-smaabing all over the westers viver, encuentre fabre-no can catches chow, bayonetted, having been detected in smashing catchee fever, I bag to decline responsibility the electric lamps-s signal, as it turned out altainments are imperfect, and I am not sure of portion of the French Concession. the grammar and spelling, though I am quite sure of the race. I suppose it had Spanish, but it is good logic. That there were eight of the poor fallows is enough to tell a fale.

Tols was in the days when the outer line of delence was some miles out. It Is d'fferent At ro o'clock last night there was a great crowd now; the Spaniards have been driven in, matil round the French Hotel Municipale, and as they their farthest trenches are within fairly easy did not more off as rapidly as they were requested bad. Still li fa bad enough. The best-provided on, and blank cartridges were fired by the the Bre hoses, already connected ware turned are the naval contingents, now drafied fato French Volunteers, who by this time were in ranks, there were too few Spaniards left to in difficult creamstances, than landsmen, in all Spain have melted away rapidly into the rebel resourceful, batter able to look after themselves

Since then, the native forces on the side of trenches. Somehow navy men seem more force, having received the call to arms some.

what earlier in the evening. under General Aguinaldo has had a series of they are always on the move, and acquire the of people, but few taking any active part, belog enforce loyalty; and the Army of Independence nations. It must be the result of their trade ware, in the afternoon assembled vast numbers startling saccesses, and has narrowed the radius habit of providing against all sorts of contingen gathered apparently more out of curiosity the limits of the metropolis. The different races who are quite new (comparaively) to modern would come from the walls across to the Qual of Captain-General Augustin's jurisdiction so cles. I have seen the sameamong the Japanese, than for anything else. Occasionally a stone of Filipinos, speaking different languages, and army and navy, business, wherever a navil de la Broche and many came from the ground At the Police Court to-day, P.S. Langley sum- ever, have been brought fate line and have were always better off for food etc. And here it

having no specific union or organisation what contingent accompanied the army, the allors - at the foòtedfike' walls," moned Chan U, realding at No. 18 D'Agallar cooperated wonderfully well. In many of the the same CastColes,os Voluntarion, I see the representative of this paper went round the

THE CONCESSION IM DARKNESS, de Marineros is better. Tal morning, shortly after midnight, a remote regions, they have never been anything off than the An Italian squadron will leave for Cartagena, men danger of the public at Wanchal Road. efforts of the Spaniards to subdue them and it having a good substantial tablet of splendid whole was in total darkness, all of the electric Stiest, for riding a bicycle furiously to the comete bat independent, in spite of the spasmodic sailors offer, at the Malate Fort,or at Paco Bridge disturbed parts of the French Concession, The U.S. of Columbia, to enforce the settlement of Mr. E, J. Gilst appeared for the defence. The is now a moot point whether they will settle soup, plenty of first-clas bread, and red wines lamps having been marked by stones and the President Cleveland's award to Italy's favours Police officer stated at 7.10 p.m. on the 20th, down and submit to be governed from Manila That is very passably good living for Spanish light then eniged off to prevent if possible, far- APOTHECARIES' HALL, 66, Queen's Road Central, | who had a pecuniary gelevance against the furiously down Mortaron Hill, Defendant had and other northerners, the, fierce Mahome. | mateilnt. They fought bravely, if not with | smashed and the bon ured as missiles,

1 case of Signor Cerrete an Italian enbject whilst on duty, he saw defendant riding a bicycle the ld hill-tribes of Negritos, Gaddanes, soldiers or sallors, and they look good fighting ther damage. Many lamposts have brea Republic,

dan Moron and Sooloos, the sturdy Viscayans skill, at Cavite; they will fight bravely, and others in the southern felands--what have No man can do much fighting after a prolonged Station there was not a single light. The shops here, From the French Band to the west Pallce they to do with a repabile founded by the course of semistarvation, with the 'acti were all shut up, but here and there one caught Tagalos, strangers whom they simost-regard as omitted occasionally. The Spanish soldiers are glimpses of light within through cracks in the out-and-out foreigners!

not to blames with anything like decent treat shalters. There was not a light to be seen any world, and su skilfully too if they had any ment, they would fight as pluckily as any in the where else. practice. Bet pare patriotians is not a satisfying nativer. Those on the French Band wore The arc lights were specially attractive to the

additional troops? A few troops more or less the streets word unlighted, supper, nesa fatteding food at any mo

removed before all were smashed, and inerrder.

can make no effect on the rebels what when

What then, would be the use of a mere 4,000 cent lights only were good there, Elsawhere

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bis feet off the pedals and was going at the rate of 15 miles an hour. When about thirty or forty yards away witness held up his hand for defen The Observatory report to-day sayı:-On | dant to stop hat he could not de so until he hað the sand at 11.50 ..: Barometric charges are passed witness by about twenty yards. This unimportant. Pressure remains slightly low happened at the Junction of four roads and it on the China coast. Gradients alightly dent if anybody had been passing by, Commdr. over the middle part of the China Sea normal would have been Impossible to prevent an scel for 8.E. winde, on the coast, Modemie E. winds; mostly fair, but probably Hastings bound defendant over in the sum of

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185 to be of good behavious fos ang monik.

or other, their universal hatred of Spanish rule, It is at may rate certain that, by some means or of the friars tyranny ophold by Spain, has altmited peoples of there falands. Even the bean made to produce the same effect simulte neously in all the different and apparently peaceial prople of Cebu, the most docile is the whole archipelago, have rebelled, and though

UNITALIAN MEN-OF-WARÍA SIEN from the cruises Marco Foto oxme up' fro