The record-union., 1899-04-26
BRITISH ENSIGN LOWERED.
NO LONGER FLOATS OVER PAL.
AVIAN ISLAND.
Had Been Hoisted by Filipinos to
Afford Protection From Bands
of Brigands.

OF 6r1ga0QS.
VANCOUVER (B. c., April 25.-The
Empress of China which arrived to-day
from Hongkong and Yokohama, has on
board several Chinese refugees who, like
Kang Yu Wei have been compelled to
leave Japan.
HOngkong papers give the following
particulars relative to the natives of
PalaWan hosting the British flag over
that island:
ii. M. S. Archer, which left Singapore
suddenly early on the morning of Feb
ruary 10Th under sealed orders, re-
turned yesterday. Her orders were re-
celved from home by telegraph, and
they were to the effect that she was to
proceed as quickly as possible to Pala
wan, where, it was stated, the British
flag had been hoisted by natives. The
Archer's mission was to haul it down.
On her arrival off a small settlement
on the Palawan coast, the British red
ensign was seen to be floating. The
ship had not been at anchor any length
of time before several Filipinos came
aboard, and had an interview with
Commander Dare. He informed them
that he had been instructed to take the
flag down. The inhabitants of the town
had hoisted the flag because they
thought it might afford them protec-
ton from bands of brigands who We're
ensconced in the hills. The Filipino
deputation made it clear that they had
not heard that the island of Palawan
had been ceded by Spain to the United
States, and they accordingly promised
that the flag should be lowered When
| they returned to the shore the ensign
was pulled down.
The brigands who held the hills at
the rear of the settlement caused the
inhabitants a good deal of annoyance,
but their depreda tions had been consid-
erably lessened since the British en-
sign had been hoisted When the
Archer entered they hastily retired.
There We're no Europeans in the place.
mob in Kongu, Corea, sacked a
French missionary's residence and car
ried him off captive. Corean troops
have been dispatched to attempt to re-
cover the missionary, whose fate is un-
known.
Fresh outrages against the mission
aries have occurred in Shan Tung and
Germany has sent troops into the dis
t1icts affected. The Chinese soldiers
murdered two or three German soldiers
in the beginning of April in the vicin-
ity of Kiao Chou. The Germans en-
! tered the village and shot down the
| murderers
! Germany has made several demands
on China with regard to the Ichow af
fair, and asks for mining and railway
| concessions and the right of collecting
| likiu daily in Chantong province.
Thirty Chinese Buddhists have been
murdered in Kausu by rebel Mahom-
medans and a rebellion is feared The
northwest is defenseless owing to the
withdrawal of the best troops. The
Mahommedans threaten war to the
knife against the Buddhists.
Three Catholics have been killed in
Feihien. Six others have been killed
at Shenshan. of whom two were burned
TO death in a big public bonfire. This
is a different affair from the one in
which a child was burned and two had
/ their eyes put out by a fiendish mob.
! The perpetra tors of the outrage to the
East, who dismembered the bodies of
two Catholics burned them over a fire
and burned a living child, having re-
ceived no punishment of any kind have
been emboldened to attempt still furth-
er outrages. However, they met with
an unexpected check when they attack
ed three Germans and suffered cons;d-
cradle loss
Russia is making further encroach-
ments. She is, according to Peking
advices, constructing roads from Pamir
Plateau to the frontier of China. A
large force of Russian troops have al
ready marched from Pamir into the
province of Shinkyo.
To avoid partition, the Chinese Gov
eminent proposes to open to foreign
trade all those ports or bays which are
in danger Of being claimed by other
| Powers, before any demand is made
| Corea is still very much troubled. The
/ French Minister at Seoul has demand
| ed of the Corean Government the i'm
mediate suppression of existing disturb
ances and the rescue of a captive
French missionary from the hands Of
rioters. The Government has sent in
structions to local troops to subdue the
mob