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Maytubig, Paco, and Santa Ana, from the bom. bardment of the men-of-war. The Americans may put what construction they like upon this, but the verdict of history will qualify the bom bardment of defenceless towns such as these without warning as a monstrous outrage on civilization.
Parañaque is a fishing village on the coast, and took no part in the fight; neither did the import- ant town of Malabon, distant about six miles from the nearest American outpost. Malabon is the centre of the sugar drying industry, 7 miles to the north of Manila. It contains a large popula- tion inhabiting uipa (palm, leaf) houses princi- pally, although there are many substantial buildings, including the Filipino General Hos- pital, which offers the best target from the sea- side, the Luzon Sugar Refinery (English pro- perty), some large Cigar factories, and a sea- side residence of Dominican monks where in days gone by they were accustomed to celebrate their revels free from inquisitive observation. Over ne hundred Chinamen were killed here. It is connected with Manila by a steam tram- way, which, however, has not been running for
some time.
Caloocan, which has since been bombarded, is midway between Malabon and Manila and the headquarters of the Railway Company, where all the repairing shops, engine sheds, etc., are sit. ated, but the Filipinos no doubt will have removed all the rolling stock to Sau Fernando, about 40 miles from Manila in the centre of the Pampanga province, not far from the central range of Luzon, where the Americans will find their work of conquest rather more difficult than under the range of the guns of
their fleet.
I fail to see the logic in shelling Caloocan because "Tondo was attacked so vigorously." Caloocan is four miles from Tondo with open country intervening. A lame excuse is better than none at all for wanton destruction. This
will read very nicely outside the Philippines for those who have no knowledge of the country and will doubtless mislead many in America.
After knowing Tondo for 17 years and living there for several, I have yet to find out where
'the dark byeways" are.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND | British community, which have doubtless been destroyed. In Paco the returning American soldiers called the people out of their houses and shot them like dogs, regardless of sex, and then set fire to every house they came across, Such warfare may be consonant, with the people who committed the outrages against the negroes in Carolina in November last, and if they consider such the work of "heroes" they are quite welcome to their opinions. The civilized world will form other conclusions.
American behaviour and provocations against Filipinos in Manila will be referred to subse. quently. When fully known the outside public will marvel at the patience and long suffering of the Filipinos.
KAIBIGAN Nang Bayan,
AN INCIDENT OF THE FI II ING AT MANILA.
DEATH OF DR. YOUNG, OF THE UTAH BATTERY.
SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST THE INSURGENTS. The American of the 8th instant has the fol lowing:
file of the Utah Light Battery over the borri. Sorrow reigns supreme among the rank and
ble fate and end that came of Dr. Harry Young, their popular surgeon, at the hands of the Iù. surgents. After capturing him they stripped
him of his clothes and out him and his horse in a frightful manner.
"Dr. Harry Young, who was a consin of Major Young, the Battery commander, was lust seen alive at ten o'clock on Tuesday morning,
and was found as described later in the after- noon when the advance was made on the pump. ing station. It is supposed that he went to go from one post of the battery to another, which
was stationed at the reservoir, and as little
firing was going on he got beyond the lines, sacred him in such an inhuman inander. fell into the hands of the Insurgents, who mas.
the different regiments felt loth to do anything for the wounded Insurgents. He was buried yesterday, but his body will be sent to the United States."
Upon the discovery being made, several of
Rather a tall order capturing the man who attacked General King in Paco. The writer has evidently had experience of how heads are chopped off in China, after a missionary murder THE Filipino reprESENTATIVES for instance, and goes one better. the Spaniards.
This beats
Is he not mistaking Igorrotes for Actas P a vast difference!
. Some disc.epancy arises in amount of Am- erican losses. Reuter gives it at 20 killed 125 wounded, Manila Times at 40 killed 100 wound- ed. Britisher" at 20, killed and wounded,
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"An American
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"at 200 killed and wounded,
A Filipino at 50 killed and wounded; any thing between the two latter is nearer the mark. A contemporary said a few days ago it is not civilized warfare cutting the water supply; yet here is an American expressing his surprise that the Filipinos did not do so, especially as it was such an easy malter, Who shall be the judge P I trust said contemporary will be true to his colours, and acknowledge the Filipinos "little bit " civilized, although he may not do them the justice to acknowledge they are much more oivilized than some of the Wild Westers" in Manila.
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Information from Manila papers and other sources must be taken very guardedly; those in в position to know are not free agents, and we all know the sympathies of Americans for "yellow journalism," which some local papers reem to be fond of imitating.
IN AMERICA.
We understand that the Filipino representa- tives have left Washington in consequence of their having formed the opinion that the Go- vernment were evincing a disposition to arrest them. One of them saw President McKinley quite recently, and he alleges that he got from him a declaration that the object of the United Philippines into a perpetual American colony. States Government was not to convert the
but merely to take charge of them for a time pino Republic. This declaration, however, did with the object of ultimately declaring a Fili not satisfy the Filipinos and their supporters, who called for an immediate declaration of in- dependence. The news of the fighting at they are loud in their deunnciations of Genera! Manila has pertarbed them considerably, and Otis, whom they hold responsible for the colli-
Bion.
ILOILO
The Banks were saved.
TAKEN.
HO GKONG
[February 18, 1899. KLOISLATIVE
C» NOIL,
kong Legislative Council wis held in the Conn- On the 13th Feb, a meeting of the Hong- eil Chamber at the Government Uffees, there being present:
His EXCELLENCY the GOVERNOK, Sir Henry BLAKE, G.C.M.G.
Hon. J. H. STEWART L&CKHART. C M.G. (Colonial Secreta1y).
Hon. H. E. 101.10CK (Acting Attorney. General).
Hon. R. MURRAY RUMSEY (Harbour Master).
Hon. F. H. MAY, C.M.G. (Captalu Super- intendent of Police).
Hon. A M. THOMSON (Colonial Treasurer). Hon. R. D. ORMSBY (Director of Public Works).
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Hon. C. P. CHATER, C.M.G. Hon. T. H. WHITEHEAD.
Hon. Dr. Ho KAI.
Hon. E. R. BELILIOS, C.M.G.
Hon. J. J. BELL-IRVING.
Hon. WEI A YUK.
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Mr. J. G. T. BUCKLE (Clerk of Councils). MINUTES.
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and adopted as a correct record,
PAPERS.
the report on Queen's College by the examiners. appointed by the Government for 1899. FLUSHING DRAINS AND WATERING ROALS, - KEFUSI. ¡ISTRUCTORS, The Hon. T. L. WHITEHEAD gave notice of the following questions:—(1) “Are the Govern- of the drains and sewers and the watering of ment taking steps to provide for the flushing the roads throughout the city by the construc-
The COLONIAL SECR TARY laid on the fulle
tion of tanks along the upper levels eitlier for
fresh or salt water, and if the intter for the construction of the necessary pumping stations.” (2) "Are the. Govi rnment taking any steps city refuse." to introduce destructors 1or the disposal of the
A VALUABLE SITE LYING FALLOW. Hon. E. R. BELILOS Lad given notice of the following questions :-
(1) The plot of land lying between Arbuthnot and Hollywood Reads to the N.E. of Victoria Gaol
which has been resumed and cleared of the hour, s formerly standing thereon, and which has for about 12 months been lying fallow and unpio.. ductive, being a valuable site, will the Govern- ment state whether any plan for utilising it was considered before the reut-earning dwelling honses were demolished?
(2) If plans for utilising the ground had not been considered before the destruction of the. property standing on this site, will the Govern ment state whether or not such plans are under consideration now ?
(3) If plaus and specifications for uilding ou
enongh to state when it is probable that such the site are ready in the hands of the Public Works Department, will the Government be good buildings will be ready for occupation by the Government servants or others for whom they may have been designed, and at what date the colony may expect to be relieved from payment
of reuts for the accommodation of such Govern. ment officers ?
The COLONIAL SECRETARY—In reply to the questions of the honourable member I beg to auswer as follows: The reply to the first ques- tion is "Yes," the reply to the second is, "The plans have already been considered;" and the reply to the third is, "Probably before the end of this year.”
THE CONSULATES BURNED. [SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE" DAILY PRESS."]
MANILA, 14th February. Iloilo was taken on Saturday afternoon. The Insurgents had threatened to destroy the town
THE KOWLOON EXTENSION, English,, German, and American Consulates.ing of the Council 1 propose to ask a few by fire, but they burned little more than the The Hon. E. K. BELILIOS—At the next meet- ques. tions on the subject matter of the newly-ac The Petrel and Boston began the bombard-quired territory across the harbour and situated ment at nine o'clock in the morning. The to the north of British Kowloon. Insurgents retired to Jaro. The American SALES OF LAND IN THE NEW TERKITORY. troops landed and a slight engagement took
The Hon. C. P. CHATER-I beg to ask
the
state whether any steps have been taken to prevent sules of land in the howloon extension since the signing of the convention ?
The Manila Times states that " Paco Church was held by a number of rebel (what rebels forsooth P) sharpshooters, who kept their posi- tions bravely till the Americans shelled them onf." The paper carefully omits to say Paco was within the American lines, about one mile from the Puente de Damas between Paco and Santa Ana, the division between American and Filipino lines. The Filipinos from Santa Ana place. There were no casualties on the Ameri- following question: Will the Government
drove the Americans back at this point very
Bravely, but as the Church dome offers such a |
splendid target from the Bay, the fleet bom- bardment against which the Filipinos could not possibly stl. compelled them to retire, and not the American soldiers. Paco has many fine houses, and a favourite residence of the
can side,
The return of the number of cases of com- unicable disease notified as sccurring during last week shows that there was one case puerperal fever and two of smallpox, of which one was on H.M,S. Undaunted,
The COLONIAL Skuketary—I bar to rej ly
fus follows to the question of the honourable member: At the instance of this Government the Chinese Government issued notices warning
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