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• Rizal notified the political arena in Spain in order to preserve unity among the compatriots and that despite their parting of ways, he had the highest regard for him
• Rizal left Ghent for Paris


  October 3, 1891
• Rizal brought with him a letter of recommendation by Juan Luna for Manuel Camus, a compatriot living in Singapore, and 600 copies of the Fili
• The trip was delightful, "heavenly", in Rizal's own opinion
• There were over 80 first-class passengers mostly Europeans, including two Spaniards who were going to Amoy. Rizal was the only Asian among them
• Rizal amazed his fellow-passengers because of his knowledge of many languages and his skill in sketching
• Rizal befriended many missionaries - Italian Franciscans, French Jesuits, and a bishop, Msgr. Velentieri - all going to China
• Rizal enjoyed playing chess with Father Fuchs, a Tyrolese, who he described as "a fine fellow, a Father Damaso without pride and malice"
• A heavy squall hit the steamer


  The door of the dining room was blown open
• A German lady said to her companions in German: "If this man in front of us were a gentleman he would close the door"
• Rizal, without saying a word, rose and closed the door, after which he resumed his seat and conversed with the German ladies in perfect German
• The German ladies were very much embarrassed, and thereafter they treated Rizal with admiration and respect, despite his brown skin, for he was a cultured gentleman
• Rizal arrived in Hong Kong


  November 20, 1891
• Rizal was welcomed by the Filipino residents, especially his old friend, Jose Ma. Basa
• Rizal established his residence at No. 5 D'Aguilar Street, No. 2 Rednaxola Terrace, where he also opened his medical clinic
• Rizal wrote his parents asking their permission to return home


  December 1, 1891
• Rizal's brother-in-law, Manuel T. Hidalgo, sent him a letter, relating the sad news of the "deportation of twenty-five persons from Calamba, including father, Neneng, Sisa, Lucia, Paciano, and the rest of us"
• Hidalgo was preparing a letter to the Queen Regent of Spain explaining the Calamba situation in order to secure justice
• Before Christmas of 1891, Rizal was gladdened by the arrival of his father, brother, and Silvestre Ubaldo (his brother-in-law) in Hong Kong
• Not long afterwards his mother and sisters Lucia, Josefa, and Trinidad also arrived
• Rizal's mother was then 65 years old and was almost blind. She had suffered so much from Spanish brutality and injustice
• The Christmas of 1891 in Hong Kong was one of the happiest Yuletide celebrations in Rizal's life
• Rizal wrote to Blumentritt, recounting their pleasant life in Hong Kong, as they were all living together, his parents, sisters, and brother, in peace and far from the persecutions they suffered in the Philippines
• Rizal practised medicine in Hong Kong, and a Portuguese physician, Dr. Lorenzo P. Marques, who became his friend and admirer, helped him to build up a wide clientele
• In recognition of Rizal's skill as an ophthalmic surgeon, Dr. Marques turned over to him many of his eye cases
• Rizal became a successful and well-known medical practitioner in the British colony, with many patients, including British, Chinese, Portuguese, and Americans
• Rizal


  • Skilled in sketching
  • Befriended many missionaries
• Missionaries Rizal befriended


  • Italian Franciscans
  • French Jesuits
  • A bishop, Msgr. Velen
• Father Fuchs

  A Father Damaso without pride and malice
• Rizal was the only Asian eating alone


  German ladies were gossiping about him
• Door of the dining room was blown open


  Nobody stood up to close it
• A lady said "If this man in front of us were a gentleman he would close the door"

  Rizal closed the door without saying a word
• Rizal conversed with the German ladies in perfect German


  The German ladies treated him with admiration and respect
• Rizal arrived in Hong Kong on November 20, 1891
• Rizal established his residence and medical clinic at No. 5 D'Aguilar Street, No. 2 Rednaxela Terrace
• On December 1, 1891, Rizal wrote his parents asking permission to return home
• On the same date, Rizal's brother-in-law Manuel T. Hidalgo sent him a letter about the deportation of 25 people from Calamba
• Hidalgo was preparing a letter to the Queen Regent of Spain to secure justice
• Rizal was desperately sad


  He could not succor his persecuted family and relatives
• Before Christmas 1891, Rizal's father, brother, and brother-in-law Silvestre Ubaldo arrived in Hong Kong