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through your own merit, Your one which you no doubt feel proud hich ought to be an encouragement others, including ourselves. One of your ling and capacity should not neossarily be sfied with the present honour. I have no doubt, from what I know of you, that your ability will carry you further, and though it seems sa if the day when Chief Justices became Govrnors has gone by, still I have no doubt that other honours are still in store for you, apart from the fact that Colonial Chief Justices are now, or about to be, made Privy Councillors, as a position which at least you may hereafter look forward to. We trust that you and your family may long live to enjoy the honours con- ferred upon you, and we all wish you and your family prosperity.
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December for the trial agitator José Rizal Mercado y Alonso of Calamba, in the province of Laguna, profession a doctor."
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The Comercio gives the following brief report of the proceedings
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT. vernment school which should be reserved for Europeans. It could not be alleged that the Committee would be raising a barrier against Chinese or Eurasians, because such people would onter into their disabilities only by going across from Hongkong. The Government had all along shown themselves very anxious to The Teniente Anditor Senor Alcocer formue avoid having a Government school in Kowloon; lated the accusation in brilliant terms. Having they seemed wish to prevent a repetition of referred to the bad antecedents of Rizal one. the fiasco that the Queen's College had been the principal, if not the principal, figures in the in Hongkong. In the last extremity the Com-insurrectionary movement, he examined the re- mittee applied to the Government to make a lation in which the accused stood towards the Government school of the college and the final movement, and said that the causes of
of the rebel- decision, which was dated 12th December, was lion being well known, it was just that he that the Government were willing to grant a should pay the penalty of the law. He (the site of the value of $5,000 if the residents were prosecutor) therefore, in view of all the facts, prepared to build a school. He would like to accused the prisoner of rebellious acts and illicit know why the Kowloon residents should be associations, the latter being the medium for the expected to build a school.
former, and having regard to the aggravated cir cumstances of the crimes, he asked for the inflic- tion of the penalty provided by the Penal Code for illicit associations with civil responsibility and for sentence of death for the crime of rebellion. On the termination of his brilliant oration the orator was justly felicitated by the whole con-
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The Chief Justice, in reply, thanked Mr. Kyshe and his staff for their unexpected con- A discussion ensued and it was resolved, on gratulation, which had taken him entirely by the proposition of Captain Brown, seconded by surprise. The fact that the honour had been Mr. Jackson-"That the Committee be in- conferred upon him at such an early period of structed to draw up a petition asking for a his tenure of the office of Chief Justice was a Government school for European children to proof of the importance that was attached to be established in Kowloon; that such petition the colony by the Imperial Government. He be sent for signature to all residents on this thanked Mr. Kyshe and the staff for their side, and its presentation to the Governor and kind congratulations and expression of satisfarther action thereon be left to the Com- faction at the honour which Her Majesty mittee's discretion." had been pleased to bestow upon him. It had given him great pleasure also to see how kindly the matter had been regarded by the inhabitants of the colony generally. It was a pleasure to him to know what a capable body of officers there was in the Registry here, and he gladly acknowledged the efficient assistance which he had always received from Mr. Kyshe and the staff. He concluded by thanking the deputation and wishing them happiness and prosperity in the new year
Mr. Kyshe then called for three cheers for Sir John Worrell Carrington, and the deputa tion afterwards withdrew.
BRITISH KOWLOON COLLEGE,
On the 7th January afternoon a public meet- ing of Kowloon residents was held at the Kow- loon Hotel to receive a report from the Com- mittee of the British Kowloon College and to take action thereon. Mr. H. Holmes presided over a fairly good attendance.
The Chairman said he regretted that very unexpected circumstances had compelled the Committee to call the meeting. At the first meeting a Committee was elected to serve for three years and they had continued their services up to the present time. The school continued in a successful manner until a-short time ago. Unfortunately a typhoon came and the building called the British Kow. loon College became unfit for use and if sold it would only fetch from $25 to $50. Kowloon was now growing and the necessity for a school was very great. The Government had assisted the school in a great measure with a grant of 350 a month for a lady teacher and the Dock Company had also granted an allowance of $250 B year. Unfortunately the Dock Company had for some reason with- drawn the allowance. The school had no claim on the Company and it was exceedingly generous of them to make the allowance so long as they did. That allowance having stopped and there being no building and no funds the Committee were in a great difficulty.
Mr. H S. Cooke, the Secretary, read the report and said the school was prosperously conducted until the typhoon swept the building Away! The results of the examination were extremely satisfactory and the school came
cond to none in the colony. Under present circumstances no one could be rised that Mr. Skertchly should have re- his position at the school. The opinion of the Committee was that the only course open om was to appeal to the Government to
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Mrs. Hayward proposed, and Mr. Wilson seconded, the following resolution, which was carried-That in the meantime the Gov. ernment be requested to lend a teacher from Queen's College to continue the school in temporary premises that may be available,"
The Committee was added to and the meeting ended.
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THE DEATH OF A GERMAN SLAMAN.
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On Tuesday afternoon Hon. Commander Hastings held an inquest on the body of the German seaman named Walz, of H.1.M.S. Arcona, who was found at the Happy Valley on the J0th inst. apparently in a drunken con- dition. The jurors were Messrs. F. W. Munt, J. M. Nieira, and P. M. A. de Graca.
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The Lieutenant of Artillery Senor Taviel de Andrade then proceeded with the defence of the accused, placing it in the most favourable light possible.
Before the Court closed Rizal made long speech exonerating himself, showing that his name had been falsely used and that letters and poetry which he had not written had been attributed to him. He stig. matised the Philippine population that had risen in arms against Spain as savage, the victim of the deceit and abuse of fools, and asserted that there were no respectable or representative persons (as he considered) who sympathised with their ideas.
The Council then considered its finding in private.
The large hall in which the Council was held was completely filled.
On the 29th December there was published the execution of Rizal should take place at 7 in the general orders an order directing that a.m. on the 30th and making provision for the arrangements on the occasion.
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Surgeon-General McLean, in charge of the Naval Hospital, said he and Dr. Stedman had made a post mortem examination of the de-
The Comercio of the 30th December gives ceased, who died in the hospital on the morning
the following account of the execution :- of the 11th inst. When admitted on the pre- hour appointed in the order we published At seven o'clock this morning, the vious night witness suspected that the man was in a state of drunken coma, but the yesterday, the sentence
of death passed stomach pump when applied produced negative by the court-martial on José Rizal for
rebellious acts and illicit associations He never regained consciousness. The cause of death was pressure on the brain duly executed on the Campo de Bagumbayan. produced by hemorrhage. The injury might A picquet of the 10th Infantry Regiment con- have been caused by deceased falling
stituted the firing party. The square was on the top of his head, but in witness's formed by the 7th and 8th battalions of the opinion it was more likely to have been Cazadores and the volunteers. The oriminal caused by a blow from a blunt instrument, Estanislao March and José Vilaclara, of the arrived accompanied by the Rev. Fathers such as a heavy stiok. It was possible that a man's fist caused the injury, but this was not Jesuit order, who at his request had attended probable. The wound was close to the top of him in the chapel since yesterday. Exhorted the head, a little on the left side.
by the priests Rizal declared his repentance Dr. Stedman corroborated and thought the his errors and wrote and signed the following blow on the head was not a heavy one.
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Dell deposed to the deceased and some com- a gilder and lives at Wild panions from the ship visting him on the night of the 10th inst. They squabbled and near the Happy Valley deceased was struck with a cans on the head as well as on the body.
The inquest was adjourned.
THE PHILIPPINE REBELLION.
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REBEL DEFEAT.
We are indebted to Senor Navarro, Spanish Consul, for a copy of the following telegram received on Saturday from the Governor-Gen- eral of the Philippines:
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"The rebels of Bataan have been routed. Our troops took an entrenched village and killed 61. “After a hard fight the insurgents under the command of Llanera were also routed at Sibul, Balacan, and the troops took the encampment, arms, and ammunition, and killed 58 (counted) and many others whose number it was impossible to ascertain on account of the thickness of the woods,"
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I declare myself a Catholic and in this re- ligion in which I was born and educated I wish to live and die. I retract with all my heart whatever in my words, writings, printed works, or conduct has been contrary to my duty as a son of the Catholic Church. I believe and profess what she teaches and I submit to what she commands. I abominate Masonry as an en of the Church and as a society i the Church, The Diocesan Prelat superior ecclesiastical authority may publi this my spontaneous manifestation to the scandal which my acts may have cause and for which may God and man pare Manila, 29th December, 1896. Jose Riz El Jefe del piquete, JUAN DEL FRESNO. Ayudante de plaza. ELOY M After having confessed Ris communion at the first mass chapel of the royal
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THE TRIAL AND EXECUTION OF DR. RIZAL.
A court martial was held at Manila at past eight o'clock on the morning
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