At Cavite twelve Chinese have been placed in jail as anarchists. They are members of the Highbinder sect.
In the island of "Albay three Ladrones have been sentenced to death, two to life imprisonment, one to thirty years', forty-eight to twenty years' imprisonment, and thirty-nine to ten years' imprisonment. 'Twenty-two boys under age have been sentenced to twenty-three months' imprisonment each.
All were charged with sedition.
The C. & M.S. Zafiro from Hongkong has experienced the worst storm ever met~ by her captain or crew. She has, however, cacaped damage.
Manila, 9th December.
Colonel McCoy, the Acting Collector of Customs, has finally over-ruled the. decision of the Collector of Customs—Mr.. Morgan Shuster—in the contract labour case.
This has caused a tremendous sensation throughout the Philippines, and constitutes an important precedent especially favourable to the British.
"The petition to President Roosevelt has been withdrawn in consequence.
The rejoicing ut. the action of the Acting-Collector will probably make Governor Taft uneasy, as he realises the proportions and strength of the opposition.
London, 9th December.
A. severe storm has been experience) in Venice, which has, seriously damaged St. Mark's' Guthedral.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.