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Abertisements.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW, AMOV AND TAMSUI.

THE Company's Steamship

HAIMUN,"

Captain Douglas, will be despatched for the above Ports, TO-MORROW, the gih instant, at Daylight.

For Freight or Passage, appir to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Com

General Managers.

[1180 Hephone, 4th October, 1898.

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED.

FOR TIENTSIN,

THE Company's Steamship

"NANCHANG,"

Cap-in Finlayson, will be despatched TO- MORROW, the cth Instant, at 4.M., Instead

of a previously adverilsed.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agenta.

Hongkong, as October, 1898.

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EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM-

SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR YOKOHAMA AND KOBE.

HE Steamship

THE

"GUTHRIE."

Cantala Crale, will be despatched as above

on TUESDAY, im ftà tagant, at Daylight,

For Freight or Pastage, apply to

GIB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,

Agents:

Hoapkang 4th October, 1898,

CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY,

LIMITED.

FOR SHANGHAI,

THE Company's Steamship

THE

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"WHAMPOA.. Captain Sale, will be lespsiched as above on THURSDAY, the 6th lestant, at 12 A.M. ·

For Freight or Passage, apply to

RUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agenta

Hongkong, 4th October, 1898.

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DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

LIMITED

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND TAMSUI..

HE Company's Steamship

THE

"HAITAN,"

Captain Hall, will be despatched for the above Ports on FRIDAY, the 7th lostant, t IO A.M.

For Freight or Pannage apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., General Managers.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1838,

Co-day's Advertisement.

BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEES.

MESSRS HUGHES & HOUGH BAYS

received instructions from the Mortgagees

to Sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION on the Premises ON

MONDAY, the asth day of October, 1898, mt 3 P.M.,

ALL THAT very valuable Leasehold Properly situato at Victoris, Hongkong sad reglatered In the Land Office +5 MAR'NE LOT No. 110.

The Property which is known as Nos, 66, 67 and 68, Praya Exit and No1 65 and 70, Wan- chat Road is held for the residue, of a term of 969 years from rith. October, 1569 at the annual CROWN RENT of £67 105.

Further, Particulars and Conditions of Sale may be obtained from

Mestre, DEACON & HASTINGS,

Vendors' Solicitors,

35, Queen's Road Central and from

the Auctioneers,

Hongkong, 4th October, 1898,

Intimations.

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VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

BONGKONG.

AERATED WATERS.

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PODA WATER.

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GINGER

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"DALIN, CRUICKSHANK & Co. WATERS are made under the constant supervision ofs duly qualified English Chemist and will bear camps. rison with the best Eaglisz Manufactures.

Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, MESsks and other Large Consumers.

my complaints should di addressed to the Manager."

Hongkong, 1st March, 1997.

LEVY HERMANOS.

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DIAMOND WATCHMAKERS.

IAMOND MERCHANTS, JEWELLERS

Sole Agents in the East for the amalgamated CLEMENT, HUMBER and GLADIATOR CO., Ld., DUNLOP TYRES'S BICYCLES-PRICE...$185. A special reliable Watch made for this Climatc.

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OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

FÖR LONDON, PIA SUEZ CANAL.

"ANTENOR,"

THE Company's Steamship

THE

Captain Jackson, li be despatched as 'above

on FRIDAY, the 7th instant, at Noos,

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

For Freight, apply to

Agents.

Hangkong, 4th October, 1998.

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THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAMSHIP

COMPANY, LIMITED..

FOR MANILA (DIRECT).

HE Company's Steamship

THE

"ESMERALDA,"

Captain Tayler, will be despatched for the above Fit on FRIDAY, the 7th instant, at 5 P.M.

This Steamer has Superior Accommodation for Passengers.,

For Freibt or Pasage, apply to

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

General Managers.

[1196 Hongkong, 4th October, 1898. EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN STEAM- SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE.'

(Calling at TIMOR PORT DARWIN and QUEENS. LAND PORTS, and taking through Cargo to ADELAIDE, NEW ZEALAND, &C.) HE Steamship

THE

"MENMUIR," Comain McArthur, will be despatched for the abc re Ports on MONDAY, the tab instant,

4 PM.

This well-known Steamer is specially fitted for Passengers, and has a Refrigerating Chamber which ensures the supply of Fresh Provisions, Ice, tre, throughout the voyage.

This Steamer la Installed throughout with the Electric Light

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A dule qualled Surgeon le curried, N.B.-Keturu Tickets issued by this Company

to and from AUSTRALIA e avaliable for return

by the Steamers of the CHINA NAVIGATION

COMPANY and vice versa.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

GIBA, LIVINGSTON & Co.,

Agents.

Hongkong, 4th October, 1898.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

F1193

'FROM MIDDLESBOROUGH, ANTWERP, SOUTHAMPTON AND SINGAPORE.

Company's Steamship

THE

*"BINGO MARU,"

having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees

of Carga are hereby informed that their Goods

19. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Oppone the Telegram Office.

ANTI CORROSIVES

ANTI FOULINGS

MANUFACTORY,

all sorts of

OIL PAINTS and COLUR-WASH PRIPARID IN ALL COLOURS TO SUIT PukĊHASERS.

GENERAL AGENCY.

BAILEY'S ENGINEERING AGENCY,

17. PRAYA CENTRAL.

Hongkong, 14th May, 1848.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMIT, D.

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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 materials only are used.

THE PRICES are only half those charged in England.

WATERS MANUFACTURED BY US Ate acknowledged by the leading English makers to be equal to those of their own production.

SIR EDWARD FRANKLAND, K,C,B., D.C.L., F.N.8.;. 7,C.s., &c. the greatest living authority on Water, reports as follows on the water as prepared and used by us in our manufacture:-- "It possesses an extremely high de

gree of organic purity and is "of most excellent quality for

'drinking."

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NUTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

It is reqanted that all communications relating to Subscriptiona, Advertisements, ie., banddrunend to the “Musage, #makows Taken" and oor to the Mateor,

Lastora on Editorial macones to be sent to “* The Editor" und ant to Mike'usi members of the shaft.

LICENSING SESSIONS.

A special sorstops of H. M. Justices of the Peace was held in the Justices' Room at the Magistracy to-day. Capt. Hastings preilded and there were also present Meszes. A. Shelton Hooper, T. H. Reid, Dr. F. W, Clarke, E..W, Wallet the columns of the Hongkong Tulagraph wil sy Mitchell, C. S. Sharp, Rev. R. F. Cobbold, 1. Dyar Ball, D. Crawford, G. Murry Bain, F. H. May, and C. W. Daggan.

Colona tutmoded for publication must be nogomewrlad by the same sad address of the witown, not secuenzlly im publication bat na eridanos of good hith,

be open the the hår discussion by correspondanta në aft cromatoria heting public inseronta, fe muit be distinctly understood that the Bitar does not in any way hold himsålf respondile lor apidous tha tuurassed.

TO ADVERTISERS, Actvorileme se reported 20 Awward all gotless lolender taasesion in that day's taca mot fates than Three o'clock so ar

ot to tutard the muty publication of the paper.

Aivortiaamani nad Subscriptions which are not ordered for and period will be continued unill countsamended

Thi Honghong Priaprashk has the largest ciressition of any Kuglish waterpapar publlabad in the Far East, and is therefore the best mullam for Advertisers, Terms can be lasrat ca appilation

The Hongkong Tilarrega's combar at the Telephoca Cant Exchange li No. Thlagenphlo addfromti-** Talagraph,,**

· Hongkong.

The Honghong Telegraph

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1898.

REUTER'S MESSAGES.

THE UNITED STATES.

LONDON, October 2nd. The Democratic Convention of New Jersey and Cansecticut, beslder New York, have abandoned the Sliver policy,

The Naval Estimates for the coming year amount to $47,000,000, the largest on record. PROPOSED CONGRESS FOR THE RE.

PRESSION OF ANARCHISM; The Powers have accepted an invitation from Itsly to hold a Congress to deliterate on the repression of Anarchism.

THE FASHODA QUESTION. The French Government has agreed to nego. tiate the Fashoda question immediately without

walling Capt. Marchand's report.

THE PEACE CONFERENCE. The Peace Conference was opened in Paris on Saturday. The "ellberations are kept abso- lutely secret.

THE REPORTED DEATH OF THE EMPEROR OF CHINA.

A statement is published in Shanghai that

the Emperor of Chiax committed suicide on the 2111 September, but it is really believed that he was murdered

WEATHER REPORT..

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The first applica∙lan, to be considered was that of F. J. F. Bedford for the transfer of his Publican's Licence to sell and retail intoxicating quors on the premises late a House No. ga. Queen's Road West, under the sign of "The Weilern Hotel," to one James Dadd,"

There was no Police objecṭlon and the guarantors were J. R. Caple, of the Victoria Dispensary, and Radecker & Co.

Mr. Hasthouse, sailcltor, who appeared on behalf of Dadd said that his cilent Ead served for 18 years in the Naval Police force. He had at one time been Quartermaster in the Chinese Maritime Customs Service.. Pievious to that he was an AB in the Navy. He was so years of age and had certificates extending over a period of 30 years. He hid a certicate hom Commodore Holland which was for 18 years service December, 1879 to last year in the Royal Navy and the character of Didd was represented as being very good. Dedford was leaving Hong- kong on account of ill-health and was desirous to transfer the license.

It was decided to clicuss the application in

private.

The next application was that of Charles Dalton for Pablican's Licence to sell retall intoxicating liquors on the premises alidate an part of Inland Lot No. Eg7, Shankiwan Road, ander the sign of "The Metropole Haiel."

No Police outcrlon, Gaaraators :-Taw Ho, contractor, and Hong Mak Hol, oli merchant,

Mr. Master Appeared for the applicant. He suld that the premier were where the Mics Works had been carried on. This applicatlos showed that applicant never had a license befere. The three householders who certified as to bs being fit and proper person were E. Jones Hughes, the oplum Farmer and E. Grault. The surely Tam Ho was the lessee of the ballding for which Beensa as asked and Mr. Master understood that Heng Mak Sol was also nobitantially interested. He understood there was no Police objection, a good deal of money had been spent on this place in order to fit it for a hotel, the amount Isid out being about $8,000. This bafiding was about a mile away from the Bay View Hotel,

Mr. Crawford reotacked that guarantors should not be persons who supplied spirits.

It was decided to consider the application in private,

Henry Willams applied for the transfer of bls Publican's licence to sell and retail Intoxicating liquors on the premises slioate at Shaukiwan Road under the sign of "The Bay View Hotel" 10 one Peter Hayes.

No Palice objection. C. L. Gorham and G. P. Lammert were the guarantors and Girault and Mirtel the sureties, Also to be considered in private,

The last application was that of Nicholas Gab fel Mergals for a Publican's Licence to sell

and retail intoxicating quers on the premises shuate at Houres Nos, 671 and 670 Queen's Rozd Central under the sign of "The Oriental

The Observatory report to-day says-Co the 4th at 145 mm. Birometric changes are light. Pressare continues high over N. Chlua; and a trough of relatively low pressure, la come part of which a depression may be forming, ex- | „Hotel," tends probably from the Paracels, in en E. direction, across the Chlon Sea to the Pacific. Gradients moderate for N and NE winds on the Chinx count. FOR CAST-Fresh NE winds; unsettled and quaily, some rain.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

H.M.S. Immortalité went out this morning for a steam trial and gunnery exercise.

Tur rainiail at Tytam last night was 4.75 inches, the water being 5 inches above overflow. The 'rainfall at Pok-lo-ixm was 4.30 inches and the

water aleet above overflow,

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AT the Police Court to-day a shopkeeper named Hoog Tim was fined $100 la default alx montbe hard labour for dolog the trade of ■ pawnbroker without a leanse. Nell McKinnon, ecemployed allor, said he deserted from the Empress of Japan on 27th olio, taking his kit with alm. The next day he went to defendant's shop with a comrade named Hages, who bad also descried, and defendant advanced witness $5 on bis clothing, which he valued at £7; the defendant greeing to reinrs the articles at a specified lime on payment of to cents on every dollar. However, when witness went to get back his effecalater the defendant refused to part with them, Allers great deal of trouble

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W. B. Robleson, of the Plans Co., Levy, of | Levy Humanos, and Kuba were the gasrantais;. Si Cheong, Fong Shang and Ung Man the sureties.

Mr. May. I think I should mention that the second surely was sent for just now and be docan't know anything about it, . The first man admits that he is a surety but the second doesn't | same to be aware of the fact that he is in I.

Mr. Shelton Hamper thought the applicans should be asked how be got this maine and whether be got the man's permission to put him down as a surety.

Mr. May suggested and it was agreed that it should be discasse i la private.

The Justices then discussed the applications In privite. All were granted except the last cnc, that of Marquis for the "Oriental Hotel."

RANG FD-WEI.

clothes! The rancid cocoa-nut oll with which the native kale here is often anointed also helped to make things ham to sach an extent that some left without waiting for the performance even after all they had gone through to see it, and others' would have gons if they could have got

out.

We were just getting about so much as wa could stand of li when at last the trampels blared, the drams banred, the bells clashed and rang und meid as much note as they coul raiso in came the Court and the Congress. They were all dressed in evening dress or at least with few exceptloss and looked I was pleased to see even hotter and more uncomfortable than we did, which seered them right for having kept us walking so long. By the time they bud all taken their seats the church was full to over- flowlog and the natives were standing on sich there shoulders in the doorway peeping thro' windows and generally blocking every opening where breath of air might have come in. It was hot before; it was woisa now.

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lessed la the Americans being good boys and golog away, ii not Jail stanca then pretty good,

Will send translation as 1000 as I get it. The new Revalutlaanse Gavaramsat argan la the Heraldo, Rest number publisaed. Mulaias on the 29th ins!.

THE BABY PARLIAMENT.

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A YOUNG LEGISLATUBE TACKLING AN OLD

.DIFFICULTY.

Who is to Find the Funds?

The Assembly now meets in Paravosig Church, por Málalox. It is a fairly ordinary charch, without any specially noticexhi-festares, external or faternal. Its scoustic properties are distinctly not good, far the volcs of a speaker is moltiplled and reduplicatdiamong the arches of the transepts until it becomes very dificult for anybody at a distance to make out the words. The only way to be beard clearly is to speak so quietly that the round cannot ring and resou from arch to sch; and the Füllploo Delegates do, as a rule, speak quietly,

On Saturday, September 24th, your corre spondent with so e friends vislied Matcles, to see how iba new Palito ine Repable an Congress was getting on. The preliminary perlo? of grindlloquent sgpirations and nible sentimenta was about folshed, and it was abon: tim: for the budding legislators to bad lo exrnest, gat Silence was called for and at last obtsloed down to the hard work and practical problems of with the exception of a half-smothered child's real legislation. Mousy is the matosplay of C17 now and again and the accompanying business, in legislatoren am in all other basluceros, sounds from mathers and these in the vicinity and the Nailonal Assembly of the Filipians was of the victim-and then up rose Stir Don face to face with the stern necessity of raising Erallio Aguinaldo, Patriot and President, and money to carry on the administratas of the read in a quiet undemonstrative way a long country, as well as to keep up the big standing story la Tagalo. He reminded one of a school-amy which they may with in use again the boy reading a lesson sad looked at the audience Pari Conference is not sufficiently generous to every now and again as the boy might have thers. looked at his master to see II he bad not made any mistake. He didn't stick mare than three times in the whole thing and considering some of the wards in it the performance may be, con- sidered fairly creditable all things taken tato Eccount. Ai que or two polată"a congress. man interjected a little applause and was helped by the crowd but thle was discountenanced as much as possible. When he was quite tora' he was fairly well viva'd and then the President of the Congress took the floor He Es quite difereal sort of speaker, or rather reader, from the meek and mild Aguinaldo and Don Pedro The debate was on the proposal of the Govern- A. Paterno showed, from the first attitude be ment to levy a land tax and a poll tax. Money strack and the first sweeping flourish he gave to

was needed," and had to be found somehow. bis paper, that he intended patilag some splett Hitherto, as long as the revolutionary movement Into the reading of his lesson. I presume was a struggle supported by private subscrip be thought it was grand, but it did, Dottloos and more or less volonlaty munificence of ilka European as belag So. The alch natives, there was not much inquhy about President's discourse

native how the money was spent. Finance was n'

vory language but Pedro Paternos was in Spa-almple matter: baying arms and ammusition, nisb. It is described by the "Repablica" and paying for the surrepilitons importation of the most brilliant, full of patriotism, high same, was about all the expenditure, and people conceptions, und nåble enthudaams. · Hls fail were too busy fighting to look into the back- and powerful voice resooned all through the keeping. Now it is different. The fight is over, temple. Every paragraph was Interppled by and there is a vast mass of Ignorant, less than frantic applause and afterwards be was warmly ball-civilised natives, expecting to find all tax congratulated on the success of his great speech. ton abolished. Of course, there are some of the Here is a translation of it :-

Filipinos who know a good deal about State Brilliant discourse pronounced by the Pical finance and all that; but at the same time there dent of the Congress on the occasion of the are thousands, probably millions, who have no Ratification of the Proclamation of the Indepen-thought' beyond the vague ganers! action that dence of the Philippines.

Was in the

Honorable President, Representatives, Fill- plnos.

The Revolutionary Congress of the Reproren- intires of the Philippines solemnly ratifies the proclimation mide in Kawit (Cavite Viejo) on the 3rd of August last, by the local presidents, of the independence of the Philippine. people, who are resolved to be buried under the rnina of their country rather than suffer foreign laws to govern them. (Acclamations).

The object of our present tizila is the emanel- pation of the Philippines. (Applan:e).

We wish no dimlastion, but liberty, Nor that one peaple be subject to ansiker, but that all shall be brothers and have equal rights. (Bravas). As we love our own independence so we res. pect the lade, ecdence of the other nations.

Fillplace to begin the new ers, we are now siglating at the political' resurrection of our people. From the darkness of yesterday; from between the tombs of heroes and martyrs'; from among the fragments of the past surger up and rises resplendent the spirit of liberty (cclanta. tions) embracing all the islands and binding logether with the bands of sainily brotherhood all the Philippine Islanders (frantic applause),

Liberty is the end. and ideal of our exthly exlatexcm. A necessary condidou of all life and of all progress

Individual berly and national Independence these are the basis of the present Philippice society. (Braves and cothuriastic applause).

From 10-day dates the new polliical founds Hon of our prople. (Attention).

This is the dain of the placing of ons of the on the eternal road of the centuries, (Bleu Blen Bravos).

This is the dividing line between our yester. day and our to-mo.107.

Kang Yo-Wel is still in Hongkong and those who were present at the Justices of the Peacegh meeting at the Magistracy to-day had an oppor-- junity of taking a glimpse at the great reforms leader. Seated on a chair in the verandah of his quarters, our political refugee was exiliy visible from the window of the Jasilers room. He was dressed in long light blue silk robe and was not engaged in any occupation. His lace bore a calm look and he was apparently in a very thoughtful mood,

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A report le current to the effect that Kang Ya-wei will soon be sent to England,

PINE REPUBLIC,

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the success of the rebellion means the abolition of everything Spanish, such as officials, taxis, laws, priests, typhoops, earthquakes, and all the is the fish is heir to. It is not rectusurily a sign of primeval savagery, for there have bean la France and in England simple-minded mobs, worked upon by agitators in the ballet that everything they hated would be abolisked if only the people would support the azitator in question. Anyhow, whether with or withoat just causS, there are large scalions of the people that under- stood taxes were to cense entirely, and now- these good people object strongly to the proposals of the Government. In the north of Lezon, the sturdy Ilocanos have always distrusted the Tagalos of the central provinces, and now that the Spaniards are out of the way the IncanGN refuse to have any further dealings with a Tagalo Tents, be any republican government demloated by the Tagalo party. As well may Frenchmen be expected to co-operate with Germans, nr'United Irishmen with Orangemen, as Ilocanes with Tagalis. It is the same in the szathera filands; the Vitayans, of flolle and Cebu and the neighbouring Irland provinces, will never seitle down in harmony with the Tagalos, once the fight against the Spanlardı is Golshed. And as for the Moslem reces of Mindazao, Sooloo, Palawan, and other ́island"" which have always remained for the most part anconquered by the Spaolard or any other allen, to these fierce fanatical followers of the Prophet all Christians *re pizs and dogs, and the Chesila Tagalor are poor slaves beneath notice.

So the netherners flatly refused to pay the propised poll-tax, and no attempt has yet been made to impose to the routh, until the new Government is more assured of its position. | President Aguinaldo is ■ Cavite man, and blu backing is almost wholly in Cavite and the The yesterday which was the orm of cruelty, | adjacent proviours of control or southern-central lles and slavery bas terminated. We are now Luzon. His Indance on the other thren great going to renew the history of the Philippines, | sections of the Philippines has hitherin bren To-day we begin thị nám page and trow | meintulaed by opponatist considerations; bo that the golden age has not passed. It is not was useful for the time, so they all supported behind but before in our to-morrow, (Very him. Now he has to put bordens on the people,

and good acclamations and applante).

apparently be cannot foduca ibè people to accept them amicably,

Obi rich and bappe fature for our loved Cuntry I salatother, Omnipolect Providence

The debate was chiefly carried on by Deppiles

will shower on our country abundance of goods | from the northern provinces. They pointed out

witness succeeded in getting back his bag of PROCLAMATION OF THE PHILIP- and grece. Malliplying the productions of genius clothing on payment of $3, but then there were. several articles missing. One of the witnesses for the defence was Goed $15 for lying. The

Police also found the missing articles at the shep and later oa the shopkeeper was brought before the Magistrate for stealing them.

CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED.

The following is the report for presentation to the shareholders at the seventeeth diary general meeting, to be held at the effices of the General Agents, on Wednesday, the 19th October, 1898, at noon-The General Agents wad Consulting Committee beg to submit to the areholders the final accounts for the year 1797, and an estimate of the present year's working to the 30th ultimo,

and the sits, filling our rivers and seas with vessels from Asia, Ameilex, from Egrope and from all regions to ship the metals and precious stones from out mices and the frultu atifi może precious of our fecond valley and virgin forests, (Entbosiantic applause).

that the proposals were so framed as to press chiefly on the richest agricultural provinces, Pampanga and Pangasinan, mod that if the arrangement was to be malotained, then thore (From.our Resident Correspondent), "

provinces ought to haye ihe largest volcs in Jiha spendlog of the money. They protested against MANILA, September 29th.

the Cavild men having all the power while the To-day having been announced as the date The sovereignty of the Philippine people will northerners provided all the fands, The Ilica- of the Proclamation of the Philippine Repabile eclipse the despotism of the colunists and their | nos did not argua much, but said they simply I amongst other " Estraofores" want to see how | lies and frauds will be replaced by reason and ¦ would not accept the proponit, 'It was undere the grand tenc los would come off. We leti | truth., (Visas).

stood from the first that the Hoesnas, Jaloed la Manila by the 8 a m. Irain, which was crow'ed. The desiloy of a people is in their own bands | the revolutionary movement for the sake of gat- and many were left behind. This was the thlid | ard they must work it out for themselves. We ting rid of the Spanish land tax and poll fix, train, which had left that morning and we under- should help each other if we with the Lord to ⠀ and if the Capitenor now wished to impose tha stood two caure were to follow as soon as help; us only in this way will be realized the same tblog afresh, the the Ilocos provinces possible afterwards. This was just announced liberty and happiness of the country. (Applause would become an American colony without more to time as several seemed so de'ermined not to and bravas).

ado.. The oul-and-put annexation sentiment is strongest of all in locos North and South, miss the show that they tried to Jamp over the rallirgs put there to keep the crowd off the

Cagayan, and Pangasican As long as the how into an already crowded train. We got

there will be no confidence in the minds of the platform, on the chance of squeezing in some-

Tsgates, ablefly shoko of 'Cavite, wie la power, way to time and all the way up there were

northerners, signs of the coming show in the way of Revola. iloaary dig. It was a bright, hot, dry day and we looked forward to having a pretty hot time of it. We did.

Malolos had a "Gesta" air about it and we 1000 saw thai'io far as the road between the station and Malolos was concerned that in the main i was pretty much repetition of the tawdry-tinsch-coloured paper and bamboo deco. Fallons of the other day when the Philippine

Forward Fillplads ! with firm stops, no vacci- fatlon, let us step firmly forward to justice, love, humanitarian acts incline towards us the suffix cancold and chertly. Let as with generous and ges of universal public oplaton and we will write In the presence of Christ (Great sensation, The President of the Houte, Mr. Palerno, sald applause and enthusiaım), in the presence of the it was necessary to get money as opét, and be Supreme Belag, the declaration of our ladepan hoped members would be reasonable and pass dence. (Great sensation, enthusiastle applause). | the vote, and rely on the Government to make

If to consolidate our Republic it is necessary | good and honest use of the money, to die, we will die (Viva la libertad a morer). This was greeted with some applause, bot an. We will go and be sacrificed staging the hymn other member sore and mared that, as the of liberty (Applause, Viva liberty, Viva Rizal, House was not in possession of any account of Viva the President),

pravions expenditure, nor any délafied statement

Progress is allalded by suffering and pain. It of the purposes to which the money new wanted is our turn to live and anffer for our polliical was to be devoted, the quasilan should stand faith carrylig high and firm our teree coloured over until the Ministry was prepared to formish banner of unity, ilberty and nationality Joined the Hedie wils fall information on the pointe in the bands of universal brotherhood. We will mentioned

1897 Arcoust. The out-turn of this account, resulting in a loss of $54,675.59 11 disappointing. To meet this deficit and provide for the interion dividend of to per cent, pald 1st January, 1898, and a proposed farther dividend of 8 per cent,, | the sum of $150,00 has bee: witdrawn from the reserve land. The balance remaining, vis, $5.334.50 is carried to new account.

1898 Account. This account shows an National Assembly was inaugurated. We had Emated credit balance of $505,029, During the Summer Months,

Fallowing the practice of other local cffices, hoped for better things on this occasion, but ERATED WATERS should be the General Agents and Consulting Committee were disappointed. There was more decoration have drelded for the future to await the result but the quailly was the same. Vebicles were of the year's w sklog before declaraton of not allowed to go more than about halfway to | maintain our sights with unbroken fidelity; they The President then requested all who were la are being landed and placed at their risk in the kept in a cool place, preferably in an

dividend -

the town and the walls, xibelt a short one, along are trues they will triumph ↑ (Applauss, Vivas | favour of this to stand up, and abəst twenty ont Engkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowa ICE CHEST or REFRIGERATOR, until

Consulting Commiten-Mr. S. G. Bhd was the crowded, dusty, hot road was particularly acclamation);

of the thirly members present stood up. The Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each

lavited to occupy the next rendered vacant by log. The crowd was very much greater than Never doubt, never vaccliate for one moment debate therefore stood adjured alsti die, and consignment will be sotted out mark by mark required for use. The Bottles should Mr. F. Maita d's departure from the colony, on the occasion of the National Assembly and (to, ne) ours is the victory (yes, yes) oar one the House fans, and delivery can be obiatced as soon as the be stored with the necks downward spielothes, Min 19. Chater, Durymple, we were concerned so were the discomforts. We (Virs). Long Hire Aguinaldo the liberator of his new nation's career, almost everything

sp; ofatment requires ibe confirmaiton of the enthusiasm was also greater but so far sole thought is Fülplads free and independent, .goods are landed.

Optional goods will be tanded here unless Lastructions are given to the contrary before 80 that the corks are covered by the Gillies, Gubbsy and Bird retire but offer them thought at first we were golog to be too late for coualty, (Enthusiastic Vivas). Long live the depends..on the dispolitan, kaowledge, and

selves for re-eliction.

the show but when we got to the Barasoain unconquerable Philippine Army. water. This will prevent an escape

church wo found that was not so, The Church

thol

there was a Inle crowd already ibere, soma seated and others standing, that we might have

Aguinaldo's speech was in Tagalo and I have 10 wait a considerable lime after all. This not yet succeeded in getting any translation of the conflicting ambitions, the whole miifiade of proved to be the case and we all had a Turkish It which can be depended on, but generally be Europe, whether he understands what is heat bath before we were done with it. Most of the hinted more at American friendship and protec and how to stinin it, whether he had fatellectual crowds who squeezed into every avaliable lacktion, no bad feeling against Spain in spite of all - ability and personal power enough to do what he of standing room hed, it is true, mora or less | that had passed, and a strong hops that the thinks best. Not that the world, or Entope and clean clothes on. On that as much could have rising Republic would be helped by the Great Ameiles, wil await Aguinaldo's decision and beam vald for the various ifnted skins below the ! Bixtions and not "saï upon,”.. Great faith provi abide by whatever he says but that he le

-4 P.M TO-DAY. -

Goods not cleared by the roll fistant will be subject to rent,

No Fire Insaracco has been effected.

All ship-damaged packages must be left fo the Godowns and certificate of the damage

At such a critical juncture in the inception of

powers of the one man at the head of the mailen, I have spoken (Prolonged vivas, Applausė, the ¦ It all depends wheiker Aguinaldo understando

ora!m)

of gas taking place and rendering the by Mers. W. H. Potts ud R. C. Wilcox, the is turned into a Council Hall, and we found that Representatives `enthusiastically embrace the the problem before him, whather be understands waters more or less flat.

obtalced from the Godawa Company within the A. S. WATSON & CO., LD,

days after the vessel's arrival here, after which

no claims wil ba'renguled.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

Hongkong, 4th October, 18gå. 1st xxx

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

ESTABLISHED A.D, 1844, Hongkong, fin September, 1898,

Auditors. Tas accounts have been and 'ed' fatter gentleman taking the place of Mr Fultar- ton Henderson, absent from the colony. The re-election of 'Mears. Henderson and Potle in recommanded.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,

General Agents, Canton Insurance Offre, Limited. Henghong, 3rd October, 1898,

the people with whom he has to deal, whether

ke understands the interests, the requirements,