THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 14, 1937.
THE
WORLD
GOES BY
CORONATION GREETINGS FROM MACAO
"EXCHANGE OF LETTERS
The following letters were changed between the Governor
ex-
of
EVERYONE has a Macao, Senhor A. Barbosa, aovern
the
Officer Administering ment, Mr. N. L. Smith, on the oc casion of the Coronation.
Excelentissimo Senhor
papers of late that consider able space is being devoted to the forthcoming America's Cup yacht ing race. This race is usually fought out between America and
Tenho a honra de apresentar a V. England. We are indebted to Mr. Exa, a Snr. Dr. Carlos Sampaio, Henry McLemore, of the Spring Chefe da Reparticao Central dos field, (Mass.) Union, for the follow-Servicos de Administracao Civil, e o ing glossary of yachting terms of Snr. Io tenente Albano de Oliveira, interest to all men who follow the comandante da lancha canhoneira sport.
少女
Swell-A Park Avenue snob. Ground Swell-A Park Avenue
snob not given to aviation. Mizzen-Lost, gone, as in "They
can't find the mizzen witness," Fo'c's'le-“Our fo'c's'le be up to
visit us this week." Ballast-A dancer, as "She is my
favourite ballast dancer." Winch A young girl, as in "L seen a swell-looking winch walking up the street.” Stays-Corsets used by sea-going winches in the gay nineties. Luff--Admire greatly, as Lupe
Velez: "I luff my John." Boom-What a person falls down
and goes.
Bow Guttural
noise made by followed by
dogs, usually "wow." Yardarm-A French policeman
(colloq.). Tiller-A character in the comic
strip, "Tiller the Toiler.” Dingy--A dirty boat. "That is, 'I would take you out for a ride in my motorboat but the cabin is too dark and dingy.” Scupper-Naval term for a hot
drink, as “I would take a scup- per coffee.”
Deck-Fifty-two cards. Anchor-To enrage, as to "Don't anchor me, or I'll fear yuh to pieces."
Leeward-Pronounced
“looard,”
as in "I went to a burlesque, and boys, did I see a leeward show!"
Binnacle-Height, apex, 23 in "He reached the binnacle of success."
Tack-To accept, or receive, as in "I tack it if you don't want it."
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A football referee during the
past season cautioned seven mem-
"Macau, incumbidos pelo Governor desta Colonia de o representarem nas manifestacoes ai prestadas por ocasiao da coroacao de Sua Majes- tade Britanica.
Julgo, assim, melhor poder signi- ficar a V. Exa. os votes que
esta Colonial filha da Nacao secularmente aliada da Inglaterra, tambem faz pela longa saude de Sua Majestade o Rei George VI e para que durante o seu reinado bencaos de felicidade
cubram, cada vez mais, a Nacao amiga.
Aproveito 'este ensejo para teste- munhar a V. Exa., pessoalmente, os protestos da minha grande simpa- tia e alta consideracao,
(SD) A. TAMAGNINI DE S.
BARBOSA.
O.A.G.'s Reply
Your Excellency,
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter or 10th May bearing the kind congratula- tions of the Colony of Macao the occasion of the Coronation His Majesty King George VI.
on
of
It was a great pleasure to me to receive a call from your Repre→ sentatives Snr. Dr. Carlos Sampaio Oliveira on 12th May, and on be- and Snr. Io tenente Albano de
half of the people of Hong Kong I thank you for the courtesy of your felicitations.
I have the honour to be, Your Excellency's obedient servant,
(Sd) N. L. SMITH. Officer Administering the
Government,
DUBLIN
STATUE
BOMBING
DUBLIN, TO-DAY.
RE-
bers of one team. But this, of IT HAS NOW BEEN course, was nothing to the number VEALED THAT THE BLOW- of spectators who cautioned the ING UP OF THE EQUESTRIAN referee.
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STATUE "OF KING GEORGE II, IN ST. STEPHEN'S GREEN, WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY MEANS OF A CLOCK MINE.⠀⠀⠀
The horse was torn from the sockete of the 15-foot pedestal and hurled twenty feet away, while the
An English weekly paper states, King's figure was blown off the "We are definitely becoming a more horse. One arm was blown away sober nation. Complete drunken- and the other simply attached to ness is passing out." An excellent the body. definition.
It is believed the outrage was a reprisal for the Government's ban- ning of the Irish Républican Army
A lady-killer from North of the demonstration on Tuesday to pro Tweed is said to take them out and test against the crowning starve them to death.
of
an
English King of Ireland,
Two shops, displaying English A London man has gone to his gramophone records and pictures of City office on foot for the past the Coronation, had their windows twenty years. Sometimes he gets a smashed by unruly crowds the strap and sometimes he isn't so same night. Reuter and Trnas- lucky.
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