Paris
A post card from Bautista inquires about General Despujol’s treatment of Rizal – Del Pilar suggests congratulations to Despujol – Fee for the issue of Rizal’s diploma by the Ministry of Fomento – Presents Rizal with a book on diagnostic pathology by H. Virchon – Death of Juan Luna’s daughter.
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10 Tour d’Auvergne, Paris
24 March 1892
MR. J. MA BASA
FOR DR. J. RIZAL
Hong Kong
DEAR PEPE,
I am not in favor of congratulating you at once on account of the good news that we have received concerning General Despujol’s behavior towards you. It is said that you had some correspondence with him and that it has given good result. We have received here Marcelo del Pilar’s telegram in which he suggests that we felicitate Despujol on the 11th instant in accordance with an order-telegram from Hong Kong. At first we hesitated whether to do it or not, for fear of making a mistake, but as the order came from there and you are there, all of us here decided to send it along. We are impatient to know something about this matter.
I have written M. Pilar telling him to advance the amount of 35 pesetas which the Ministry of Fomento [Development] is asking for the issuance of your diploma, and I believe it will be sent there by this mail.
As I have learned with great pleasure that you have established yourself there for the practice of your profession, I believe it is timely to send you as my contribution a work on diagnostic pathology which will be useful to you, and above all because it is very good. It is by H. Virchow. It is probable that I will go home by June. J. Luna’s daughter has died. I will be glad if you get along well there with your dear family whom you please greet in my name.
I embrace you,
ARISTON BAUTISTA
03-717 [Reformists]