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The Observatory report says:- On the 28th at 12.5 p.m. the barometer is inclined to rise on the China coast, the depres sion having paised to the Sea of Japan. Gra dients gentle with light variable winds and foggy weather on the coast, and in the N. part of the China Sea. Forecast:--Varying winds, Tight; fair, but some fog or mist,"
LOCAL AND CENERAL.
THE German mail of the zoth February was delivered in London on the a3rd inst.
THEIR Royal Highnessesthe Dukaand Duchess of Cornwall and York, on their approaching. to Singapore, are to be presented with a
'souvenir of the Malay States, which in the case the Duke is to take the form of a Kris called 'the Trepang, mouhted with gold, and for the Duchess the well-known Malayan Tikars Selah and Rakit, also worked in gold. They are to cost four figures, and will be presented by our Sultan on behalf of the Federation-Para
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THERE is a scheme abroad in London at pre- sert, whereby the children there may help to [show their love for the late Queen. The pro- moter asks that every child make one or more
articles of clothing, suitable for a child, to be delivered not later than November next, at place in London which will be decided on by a committee later on. These articles are to be distributed among the poor children of London on the first anniversary of the death of our late ever-beloved Queen Victoria"
THE 1st BENGAL LANGERS' SPORTS.
sports, the names of whom we were unable to The following are the winners in the above
rive yesterday: h
Khan, Sowar Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Sowar Lime Cutting Lance Duffadar Allah Bakah Hussan Mahomed Khan
PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENUE
Hearing that Dr. Apacible, bad returned to called upon him and elicited the following the Colony, a representative of the Telegraph
Dr. Apucibla said that he returned to Hong- statements with regard to Philippine affairs kong from America, via Europe, about a fort- Tent Pegging Dufladar Imam Ali Khan night ago, having spent eleven months in Lance Duffadar Bhikan Khan, Sowar Aldul America and one in Europe. He had been over the greater part of the United States and had Squadron Tent Pegging 1st "D" Squadron personally sounded and investigated public 1st B. L., and Remount Depot.
opinion with regard to the Philippine problem. Native Officers Tent Pegging-Ressaidar la sought for some means by which a peace- and Woordie Major Mahomed Ka Sham Shamable solution of the difficulty might be arrived
nated by Miss St. John.
V. C. Race" Squadron 1st B. L.
at, a solution which would satisfy the honour of Ladies' Nomination:-Capt. Goodwin, nomi- the Americans and Filipinos alike. Mounted Combat:- Sowar Nazir Mahomed Khan, Sowar Aldur Rahman Khan.
Ghani Khan.. A
A BERLIN correspondent of the Daily News complains of the plague of a new toy which has swamped the streets of the city. It is the little mama," a small whistle to put in the waistcoat pocket, and which imitates the whine of a small infant with a shriek of "Mama, is very popular, and in the most out-of-the-waying mama!" in the middle of the whine. The toy
streets, as well as the most frequented, the torturing cry is heard. It has come from Paris, and is perhaps in London already.
Ar least four times the Crown of England has Edward III. and Richard !l. all resorted to been in pawn: Honry 111. and Henty V. this means of raising money. The merchants of Flanders once had possession of the Crown; the City of London held it as security for 2000; and it was pledged at another time for 40,000. Edward III. disposed of it to the Bishop of Winchester for £13,500, and Charles fl. would have used the Crown as a personal asset if he had been able to turn it into money. TA Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial
funds of the Hospitals:- with thanks the following donations to the
V. C. Race (open):-Capt. Turner 3th B. L. Tent Pegging (open):-Capt. Loring, K.A. Catching Brigand: Capt. Turner.
AT THE MAGISTRACY,
THE VITRIOL OUTRAGE ON THE PRAVA,
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Yeung Kun, a store coolie at H.M. Naval Yard, was charged on remand belere Mr. counselling and procuring the throwing of Hazeland this morning with aiding, abelting, corrosive fluid on Mr. Reek, in the case in which Lo Tsoi pleaded guilty to attually throw
the fluid, on the 14th inst.
He pleaded not guilty,
he had received and the conclusion he had In reply to a question as to the impressions arrived at as a result of his travels, Dr. Apreible said At present I can only give you a rough idea. I cannot enter into detail until such time as I am authorised to do so lo the first place, however, I saw that the Government of the United States is either very badly informed as to the
true situation in the Philippines or else is very insincere in its statements. incline towards the former supposition, though I fancy that there is a little of both mixed up in the doings of the United States are antagonistic to us- and sayings of the Government. I am by nu means convinced that the whole of the citizens' that is to say wish to drown our independence and force upon us their sovereignty-nor are the bulk of the most conspicuous men, nor the people of the different States against us. The political passions that blind a propor so far as I have been able to judge, the only tion of them and the greed of a few others are factors that keep alive the spirit for expansion and war. The information and reports of their own tools and appointees constitute, if not the drinks, at least the only one utilized. To this only fountain at which the Administration
information of a most partial character in order end men so appointed have sent reports and to serve the interests of their own party. I am sure that eben the American people come to know the truth of what is passing and what has passed in the Philippines, they will insist upon the Administration according to our legitimate
demands.
change taking place?
Do you believe in the possibility of such a
A EUROPEAN or Eurasian matron for the and Nethersale Hospitals begs to acknowledge The defendant said to A Pui, "Will you time to come. How By our countrymen pro.
Federal Home for Chinese Women and Girls, at Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, is required, vide ad- vertisement appearing elsewhere.
The Russian Minister is, it is said, hard pres. sing the Emperor for an audience, while his Majesty is very nervous as to the consequence of seeing him. His puny resources are appar enlly taxed to the utmost
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Mr. J. Hays (Messrs. Johnston Stokes and. Master) was for the defendant.
The Hon. F. H. May, C.M.G., (Captain Superintendent of Police) prosecuted.
Wong Hop was the first witness this morning for the prosecution. He said:--I am a caulker
I saw the defendant on the 4th of March. At in the Naval Yard, and live at Wanchai. I have known the defendant for about four years, 7 pm, in a house opposite Ullmann's in Queen's Road Central the defendant said to me, "Don't go to wurk on the 5th of March." That day the defendant told me to meet him in Ship Street at 2 p.m. I went there and met A Pui Cheng Fu and the defendant. first met A Pul, and then 1, went with him to fetch Cheng Fu. I recognise Leung Pui and, Cheng Fu, just brought into Court. We four went to the mountain end of Ship Street
Yes, certainly, though perhaps not for some do a thing for me? He promised to do longing their resistence and so causing great it and defendant spoke to Cheng Fu and expense to America and touching her heart by said "Will you throw some medicine water the loss of life occurring amongst her sons. on the godown keeper for me? The defendant. This is perhaps, a very horrible method, but it is, did not say anything else. The defendant apparently, that ordained by Providence by 25 said he would give $3 to Leung Pui and that which it is possible to force those who are she was to give it to the man who threw the strong and who act by reason of their greed to water pa the godown keeper. Cheng Fu pro-recognise their error; ordained perhaps that mised to do that. The defendant gave him a they may thus expinte their transgressions, bottle of medicine water at the clock tower, he- tween three and four in the afternoon. The
But will such a resistance be unbreakable? defendant told me to bring it to Ship Street and
It is now reported that two of your most said the bottle contained corrosive acid. 1 put
renowned generals have surrendered. the bottle into my pocket and defendant told appreciable impression epon us. More than Such occurrences as this do not make any me to bring it to Ship Street. Then I went to PROBATE of the will of the late Lord Arms Cheng Fu. Then Cheng Fu, A. Pui and I went and almost all of there were of the highest pre- a washennan's shop in Ship Street and met
three of our generals fell last August Some. trong, which is dated 26th November, 1894, to the stone steps in Ship Street and Leangstige, yet the war did not come to an end; on were victims of evil fortune, some of treachery and has three codicils, has been granted to the Pui went back to take his meal. Cheng
Fu went to the Praya with mc and Thompson, and Mr. J. M. Falkner, the gross Fu told me to (greatnephew), Sir Andrew Noble, Mr. T. W. went towards the Convent and Cheng value of the estate being sworn at £1,399,946. out. We had a milk tin and were standing by pour some of the acid There are local charitable bequests amounting the bottle into the tin and saw anoke coming the pampet. I poured some of the contents of of £2,000 to the testator's nephew, Mr. John the bottle and the tin into the sea. Cheng Fu to between £6,000 and £7,000, and an annuity out of the liquid. Then I and Cheng Fu threw William Watson, and various minor annuities said it was fire water and would cause death. and legacies. Subject thereto, the real and Then Cheng Fu scolded me and we seperated. personal estate is given in effect upon trusts in positeto Ullmann's shop, and I saw the defen- I went to the first floor of the Wing Fung, op favour of Mr. Watson Armstrong and his family. dant there, I said that Cheng Fu had refused have given notice of the following resolution: the $ from A Pit and I got it back in Ship to do it and that the acid had been thrown into THE General Shipowners Society of London. the sea. The defendant'asked me to get back That this Chamber use its best influence Street. On the 5th of March at 4 p.m. Cheng amongst British shipowners to induce every godown keeper employed at the Naval Yard Fu was to throw the acid on the English firm to take at least two boys as apprentices in The defendant told Cheng Fu to do this.
no know him. I was to point out the godown to it can injure, and undoubtedly does injure each steamer; to provide suitable accommodat know the godown keeper; Cheng Fu does of this party and the many reported adhesions I believe I may assume you that the formation
to do this. The godown keeper is the same the Philippines it really does not detract from keeper to Cheng Fu.. The defendant told me the cause of Filipino independence abroad; in who was burned by some corrosive fluid on the our force. I could show you letters and there at about 4.30 p.m. We expected him to the cause of such adhesions is but the fear. 4th of March. The delendant told us to be testimonies in which we are assured that Wanchal He visited the shop opposite for he who refuses to join the party is pointed Ullmann's. I do not know if he sleeps there. out as a revolutionary or as supporting those pass, at that hour. The defendant lives in
of reprisals on the part of the Americans, When I met. A Pui in Ship Street it was between who are still in arms. You already know what two and three o'clock in the afternoon. I did General MacArthur stated in his proclamation Ship Street. I did not hear clearly everything as such. The Americans now hold about six not meet A Pui until sometime after I got to with respect to those who may be considered that the defendant said to Cheng Fu. I did thousand political prisoners, and hore in Hong. not hear the defendant say anything to A Pai, kong is a family composed of women, children tain end of Ship Street. If anything passed thea, who have been expelled from Cebu hear it. We four were standing together on the moun and old men and only one young man amongst between the defendant and A. Pui could not because there is a member of the family in the "What is the mattos and did the defendant from the deponations to Gun and the houses Filipino ranks and because they sympathise Question:-Did A Pui ask the defendant with our struggle for liberty. This is apart
A VARIETY entertainment is to be given at the executors, Me. W. A. Watson Armstrong arrived at 4.39 pm. Five minutes later we Koxioon Institute on Saturday evening next, commencing at 8.33 p.m., in aid of the funds of the Institute. Reserved seats $1.00, unreserved 50c. Tickets may be obtained from Captain HANS, 3rd Madras Light Infantry, or from Mr. H. K. Holmes, Kowloon,
A MARRIAGE has been arranged, and will take place carly in April, between Littleton Edward' Pipe Wolferstain, Straits Settlements, Civil Service, fourth son of the late Mr. F. S. P.
Wolferstan, of Stalfold, Tamworth, and Ethel Mary, eldest daughter of Mr. Deannan Janson and Mrs. Janson, of Marchings, Chigwell,
Essex.
WHAT might have proved a very serious catastrophe occurred on board the Maha Chaktion for them apart from the crew; and to give kri a day or two ago, says the Siam Free Press as much care as possible to their training of the 13th inst., whilst H. M. the King was coming up the East Coast. A kerosine-lamp before his Majesty's Goverment the in- Further, that the Chamber take steps to lay was upset and a considerable amount of wood, adequacy of the encouragement hitherto given wark got burnt. We understand that as a by them to owners who have taken apprentices, result the use of kerosine on board the royal and to urge upon them the advisability of their giving substantial encouragement towards securing more apprentices.
HONGKONG THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1901, yacht has been prohibited.
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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-NO. 185. Telegraphic information having been receiv cholera, His Excellency the Governor in Coun. ed that Singapore' is now free from plague and cil has been pleased to rescind the Proclama tion dated 28th November, 1900, déclaring or contagious disease prevails.
the contrary, on many occasions it has been carried on with greater, vigour than ever. As to ascend a mountain reach its summit. We for the rest we all know that not all who start
worth, courageousness, energies, intelligence, have still many other generals in whose remains to us still the most renowned of all, tact and firmness we have absolute faith. There
our heroic leader, who will not lay down his of our independence. It remains for us, the arms except with his life or on the attainment Filipino people, who though sometimes obliged by force majeur to appear to favour the Ameri contribute supplies for the national defence, of can cause, though in our hearts we do not, to
In that case the formation of the Federal which men, money and other assistance are the mother and support. Party, as it is called, and the many apparent your cause! adhesions to it cannot but be derogatory to
close, we took the opportunity of interview- A HOME paper states that deep mourning has 'Singapore to be placed at which an infection reply" A Pui will find a man for me and I will, and towns,fired upon, of which even the Manila
Captain A. Ramsay, will be despatched as above, ¦ APACIBLE is still as confident as ever of the died. Her daughter from the very first ware.
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ing Dr. APACIBLE, a prominent Filipino, who bas lately returned bere from Europe and America. At will be seen from the inter- view which we publish elsewhere, Dr. ability of the Filipinos to prolong the strug gle indefinitely, and he thinks, as we do, that were the whole facts of the matter placed before the American public without bias, that a solution of the Filipino problem would be arrived at very shortly.
quite gone out af fashion. Even Queen Alexandra hørself wore very little, if any, crape when her eldest son, the Duke of Clarence, the simplest coats and skirts of black serge or cloth. At the time of the death of the late Princess Mary, Duchess of Teck, her little grandchildren, the children of the Duke and Duchess of York, wore white with black
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have a talk with him, as I bave something to do.""
Answer: I heard this said.
papers speak, I think that there are nor half a dozen persons who are truly affiliated to the The platform of that party does not fulfill the Federal Party at heart. The reason is obvious, aspirations of the country, I have studied the pany since my return from Eumpe and America and I see its early downfall, as also that of Authorities. A fullar measure of auton other parties formed in Manila, despite the
promised to us by the Spaniards in the last active suppon it receives from the American
days of their domination than that demanded by the Parti do Federal, and was not accepted
The defendant said to Cheng Fu" I wish to find some acid and to throw it on an English- man." Then Cheng Fu promised to doit and the "Hongkong, 28th March, 1901.
defendant told me to take a bottle of acid and give it to Cheng Fu, The defendant told me INTERESTING particulars of a method of des Ship Street, whore I would find Chang Fu.
to take the bottle to the washerman's shop in troying malaria-bearing mosquitoes that has met Cheng Fu there and went to the Pray been successfully employed in the Central Jail, with him. I do not know whether the defendant, The United States Authorities have all H.M.S. Centurion started hauling at the dred. f LMS, în the Indian Medical Gazette. The keeper, Cheng Fu and A Pui were not asked by the Filipino people. With what more reason;
Nagpur, are published by Major Buchanan, had any grudge or spite against the godown along attempted to pose as the liberators of ger shortly after three o'clock this afternoon.ystem consista in dredging the pools in which to do the thing again by the deferidant. I do
can the promise of the Federals be accepted, the insects breed, with a sieve made of muslin again.
not know if the defendant asked A Puito do i it now that not even a promise exists except the d'etre of the arrangement is to kill the insects shop in Wing Fung Street, said he remembered, to its by Admiral Dewey aut Consul Pratt? spread on a wooden framework. The raison Cheng Fu, boiler maker at Wong Lai Ki'e, which is even less definite than those held out.
VREUG the very vague one held out by Mr. Taft,
where, as, is done when kerosine oil is poured heard. and not merely to drive them to breed else the 5th of March. His further eviden o was Neither Congress, nor President McKinley on the pools of stagnant water they frequent. ing place of the insect has been discovered, In Major Buchanan's opinion, once the breed. every effort should be directed to preserving the spot carefully, so as to gradually extirpate the creatures that resort to it by netting their ip, he thinks, about as useless as it would be Jarve. To merely render it distasteful to them to endeavour to rid a district of a man-eating- tiger by driving away the animals on which it
the Filipinos, but, according to their own constitution, you cannot govern a people
As the lines from the ship to the dredger were without their own consent, and this is just some half-a-mile in length it may well be imagin what the United States are now attempting. ed that it took some time even to beave taul to do in defiance of all their traditions. At When our representative left, about four o'clock, the outset as we have repeatedly pointed the dredger appeared to have shifted a little and out, the Filipinos were treated as the allies the bauling process was still being continued. of the Americans, and although nobody but One of the floats used to support the cables the persons concerned can say what promises seemed to have carried away and now were or were ant made before the Filipinos and again a rather cminous crack came from consented to bear the brunt of the fighting the dredger, but otherwise all seemed to be and drive the Spaniard into Manila, facts going well. speak for themselves.
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Hongkong Harbour.
The United States profess to be unde- sirous of acquiring anything but a foothold in Asta in order to establish a base for their fleet. This could beeasily arranged, for their inde
On Tuesday, 26th March, and until the pendence, the Filipinos would willingly grant Dredger. Canton Hiver is righted, all vessels one or more cosling stations. American, are hereby warned no to attempt to pass be trade would fourish, e presume, just as tween her and the dolphin off Murray Pier, freely under the Filipino as the American where the passage will be obstructed by flag, and the United States would save mil hawseis, &c. lions of dollars and hundreds of Jives in recognising the independence of the Philip pines as suggested by Dr. APACIDLE. Why not establish a protectorate? It would be far cheaper and more satisfactory, and who and the shore knows but that as the Filipinos came to, ka know the American people better they mighty
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have said anything definite on this subject that I am aware of, and I wonder at the manner in which the Blanila papers prate of the liberal offers put forward by the United States,"
Then you do not think that peace will be long delayed?
aruly believe that so soon as the true state of affairs becomes known throughout America, a solution of the, difficulty will be arrived at, both making concessions. I have already shid eitlice by a mutual agreement or by one or what the American Administration aims at with regard to the Philippines On the other. hand, the party at present in power istiot really the représentative of the great majority!! of the American people,
How do you expect to come to a solution of the difficulties
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKono Tecnomatii," Sin, Now that the annual Exodus of ro silents is at its height venture to beg a corner of your valuable space. to appeal for the gift of "THE GEISHA" TO-NIGHT.. any books, for which, intending home-goers have no further use, to the Free Lending the Dallas Company is billed to present that to rely upon such gifts, as there are no funds We need scarcely remind our readers that Collection of the City Hall Library, which has delightfully quaint and tuneful opera The available for the purchase of books. Geisha tonight and on the two nights follow Gifts of bound or unbound books will be ing. The enormous success made by the welcome and may be sent to the Compradore formed their veritable piece de resistance will The Lending Library is well patronised and company is the opera last season when if it the Library, EX www.Ming instruction received from the scope of be fresh in the merpories of all theatregoers. Loes some way towards filing a gap in our The cast is a large one.and the exigencies of local institutions, the dialogue and score require company of
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| Mt Dalla] has suc
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Yours faithfül
BL BOWLEY
From Toronto, Canada, with the consent of the Filipino Central Committee abroad, follow-
action by this Committee, I issued an appeal to the American people in which I stated, the trus facts ofthe case and suggested the ba 1s of a settlement. Up to the present, the Ameri can Government has ignored the appealou
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