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212 HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. [Inclosure 3 in No. 79.] HONOLULU, HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, January 17, 1893. PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. [Order No. 1.] All persons favorable to the Provisional Government of the Hawaiian Islands are hereby requested to forthwith report to the Government at the Government buildings and to furnish to the Government such arms and ammunition as they may have in their possession or control as soon as possible, in order that efficient and complete protection of life and property and the public peace may immediately and efficiently be put in operation. SANFORD B. DOLE, J. A. KING, P. C. JONES, WILLIAM O. SMITH, Executive Council of the Provisional Government of the Hawaiian Islands. JOHN EMMELUTH, ANDREW BROWN, C. BOLTE, JAMBS F. MORGAN, HENRY WATERHOUSE, S. M. DAMON, W. G. ASHLEY, E. D. TENNY, F. W. McCHESNEY, W. C. WILDER, Advisory Council of the Provisional Government of the Hawaiian Islands. [Inclosure 4 in No. 79.] HONOLULU, HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, January 17, 1893. (Issued 6 p.m.) PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. [Order No. 2.] It is hereby ordered and decreed that until further ordered, the right of the writ of habeas corpus is hereby suspended and martial law is hereby declared to exist throughout the island of Oahu. SANFORD B. DOLE, Minister of Foreign Affairs, J. A. KING, Minister of the Interior, P. C. JONES, Minister of Finance, WILLIAM O. SMITH, Attorney General, Executive Council of the Provisional Government of the Hawaiian Islands. [Inclosure 5 in No. 79.] [Daily Pacific Commercial Advertiser, January 17, 1893.] MASS MEETING - CITIZENS DETERMINED TO RESIST AGGRESSION - AN ENTHUSIASTIC GATHERING AT THE RIFLES' ARMORY PROTESTS AGAINST THE REVOLUTIONARY ATTITUDE OF THE QUEEN - RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED AND THE COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AUTHORIZED TO TAKE FURTHER STEPS. At 2 p. m. yesterday the Honolulu Rifles' armory was the scene of one of the largest and most enthusiastic mass meetings ever held in Honolulu. It was called by the committee of public safety for the purpose of protesting against the revolutionary aggressions of the Queen. At 1:30 citizens began to assemble, and before 2 o'clock