DEFENCES OF MANILA.
Bereived May 15, 5 p.m. PORT DARWIN, May 15. Eastern news shows that the Manila defences are in a pcor state, Mines and torpedoes mostly are mythical, the land defences are antique, and there is a scarcity of ammunition and projectiles. It. was stated in Manila that the American squadron took from Hongkong one of the banished insurgent chiefs under promise to land him at Luzon, where he was to gather the rebels to assist the American operations. Eastern news states that supplies for Manila arrived by the Spanish ship Isla de Mindanao, flying the French ensign and disguised as a Russian Volunteer boat. Twenty-five thousand rebels were waiting to attack the city directly the Americans opened fire. Numbers of native auxiliaries deserted the Spanish forces for the rebels. The Spanish authorities previously picked out and shot six corporals of questionable loyalty.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 6489, 16 May 1898, Page 3
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