Rizal in Hong Kong

Rizal in Hong Kong 19 November 1891 In the evening Rizal arrived at Hong Kong. 26 November 1891 From Hong Kong Rizal sent to Manuel Camus in Singapore 20 copies of the Fili, 6of the Morga and 4 of theNoli. He gave Camus 25 per centum commission for thebooks sold. 1 December 1891 He asked permission from his parents to jointhem in Manila in their sacrifices andat the same time, encouraged them to have a littleendurance. He said I havelearned of the exile of four townmates toJolo and of the return of my brother toManila.Ihave to a fault learnedthat mother, Pangoy andTrining, have beensummoned again by the civil government. I am burning with desire to embraceyou. Patience, a little patience Courage 6 December 1891 Francisco Mercado, Paciano and his brother-in-law, Silvestre Ubaldo,escapedfrom the Philippines to avoid persecution, andarrived at Hong Kong to join him. 12 December 1891 In a letter sent to Maria, one of his sisters in the Philippines, Rizal broached hisplan of establishi ng aFilipino colony in North British Borneo. 17 December 1891On this day regulator General Despujol, offering his services andcooperation forthe common good. He wanted to point to the latter the ills of country in order tohelp cure the wounds of mal-administration. 27 December 1891 An word was published in the La Epoca carrying false news or so Rizals stay inthe Philippines and his influence among the natives. This article carries noauthors name and was believed to have been inspiredby a Dominicanfriar. December 1891 Rizal was visited by an Augustinian friar in his house. The friar pulled his ears andwanted to attack him.But Rizal stopped the intruder by twistingthe latters hand. 25 January 1892 The duplicate of his diploma in Licentiate in Medicine and Surgery was issued bythe Ministry of Development in Madrid. 30 January 1892 In a letter, Juan Lunafavorably endorsed Rizals plan ofestablishing a Filipinocolony in North Borneo. He wished Rizal luck and success in this project. Jan uary 1892 Everyday, after his medical practices in his clinic, he continued writing his thirdnovel. It treated exclusivelyabout the Tagalog customs, usages,virtuesanddefects.Meanwhile, hisbrother Paciano translated the Noli into Tagalog. 1 February 1892 Rizal paid thirty-five pesos (P35. 00)to D. Mallunko for the rent on the premisesof A-2 Rednaxela from January 1st to 31st. 6 February 1892 Rizal wrote a letter addressedto My beloved friend and signed it withthe nameCabisa. 15 February 1892 The Hong Kong Telegraph published the letterof Rizalsigned Philippines inwhichhe denounced the vandalistic actions of the friarmanager of the Dominicans indestroying the houses of those who refused to pay theexorbitant rentalsdemanded of them in Calamba. 23 February 1892Rizal wrote a letter to Blumentrittin which he informed the latter ofhis plan ofemigrating to Borneo where he could establish another Calamba free from theabuses of the friars and the civil guards. 2 March 1892 He visited Victoria Gaol in Hong Kong. Dr. Lorenzo Pereira Marquez whowas thephysician of the responsibility prison accompanied him. People metjosemariabasa, balbinomauricioImpressionHong Kong is a small but very cleancommercial city. Many Portuguese, Hindus,English, Chinese, and Jews live in it. There are also some Filipinos, the majority ofwhom being those who had been exiled to the Mariana Islands in 1872.They arepoor, gentle, andtimid. Formerly they wererich merchants, industrialists,andfinanciers. Only one is a republican and progressive very suspicious. They willnot return to Manila they concern the phantoms . One is very sick and will die soon. He was a rich financier, not very well educated, butvery rich, who married adissolute woman. It was his fault. without delay he is poor, very poor. He left the country passing Hong Kong and was welcomed byFilipino residents,among them, Jose Maria Basa, BalbinoMauricio, and Manuel Yriarte, the son ofthe mayor of Laguna.