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THE NEW PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENT-
PROCLAMATIONS.
The Boletim Oficial of Macuo, dated the 13th instant, contains the following
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1917
CORRESPONDENCE.
CHINESE GENEROSITY, [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "BONOKONO
DAILY PRESS.
THE HALIFAX DISASTER.
EFFECT OF AN EXPLOSION OF 4,000 TONS OF "ENT"
HONGKONG MAGISTRAOY. ALLEGED THEFT OF FILTER BAGS.
A Chinese was charged with stealing four filter bags from Mosers. Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s Sugar Refineries.
An Indian watchman said he noticed
the defendant coming out of the gatos, and on searching him, found the sanks concealed under his cost. On the way to the Police Station a stregglo ensued, defendant attempting to escape..
The recent terrible disaster at Halifax 13 an example, on a huge scale, of those tremen Sin, In connection with a recent pub dous forens, pincer by science at our disposal, telegrams from Lisbon, dated December lic question which, it may be hoped, has that, when improperly handlod, may turn their discoverers At the same time 19th, to the Governor of Macas-been shelved for good, there was a mani-gam
The Diario Governo to-day publishes fest disposition to attribute to theit mest cause many non-technical minds to the following decrocs by the evolution Chinese of Hongkong a spirit of pique speculate on the nature of the sudden chenn ty Committee deposing the President of which is not their notional trail. I yield cal changes that are called "explosions" and to none in my admiration of the Chinese cause so great damage to surrounding the Republic and determining his re sidence outside the national territory, sense of "sweet reasonableness"; hence, objects. The answer to this is to be found in dismissing the Ministers, and appointing this recours to your columns to give the definition of explosives as being "such bodies as, in an extremely short time, and in is new Cabinet consisting of:-
Not long ago there appeared in the very small apace, dovelop very large quan- President and Minister of War
columns of the Daily Fress a communitities of heat and gases, exerting enormous Foreign Affairs-Sidonio Paes. Interior-Machado Santos
cation attributing to Chinese spile a pressures upon the surrounding bodies, and to-day. seeming indifference to very wide apare able, by the expansion of the highly Justice-Moura Finto. Finance-Santos Viegas.
peal in the cause of certain war charities, heated gases, to perform a considerabile
work If the matter bad been carefully sifter, aniount of
Explosivos are generally divided into two it would have been seen wherein the
groups, viz. fault lay.
Marine Aresta Branco. Commerce-Xavier Esteves. Colonies-Tamagaini Barbosa Instruction-Alfredo Magalhaes. Works-Feliciano da Costa.
and
the devil his duc.”
Now that Humanity's call is appealing in aid of the victims of the Halifax Senhor Tamagnini Barbosa, the new disaster, we and an immediate spontane Minister for the Colonies, is Mr. Joao
bus responds from the lending Chinese Tamagnini Barhom He was born at Bacao, where he received his early educe gentlemen in Hongkong. I have no doubt tion. He is a son of a farmor Colonial that others will follow their generoun Treasurer at Macao, the late Conselheiro lead. There can be no direct, or even Tamagnini Barbosa. The now Minister remote, benefit to accrue to them by help is only thirty-four years of age, and is to relieve the sufferers from the terrific catastrophe. It is simply an an Enginger in the Artillery Company, He was at ong time Director of Public instinctive and humanitarian response Works in Lourenco Marques, and was prompted by that spirit of charity that also President of the Municipal Council is so admirable a characteristic of the in that city. Until the Revolution broke Cainese living in our midst. This fact out he was Dopaty for Mozambique. By should be generally recognised. Yours those who know him he is reported to be faithfully, a young man of exceptional talents. It was he, with, Dr. Vasconcellos o Sn, who defended the late Governor Main, of Maeno, in the Portugur Parliament
A FRIEND OF THE CHINESE.. Hongkong, 14th December, 1917. [We do not think that the generous instincts of the Chinese bave ever been questioned. It is well-known that the
I. Low explosives: direct exploding materials..
I. High explosives: indirect exploding materials
Group T. includes all those that can he made to develop their force by direct means, such as igrútion. To this group bulung gua powder, blasting powder, etc.
Group IL is made up of those which require an intermodiste agent, such as a detonator, to cause then to explode properly The decimator usually employed is fulminate of mercur, the substance contained in th copper exps of military and sporting car tridges, and ulso familiar to ull residents in the Far East from its use in throw-down”
crackers.
Most high" explosives are compounds produced by the action of the strongest nitric acid on carbon compounds, mch as cotton, glycerine, etc. Those best known by
Defondant stated that the watchman promised to let him off if he paid thirty eats. Defendant gave him the money, but the watchman did not carry out his promise.
Mr. J. R. Wood romanded the case till
RESULT OF A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.
INTIMATIONS
NO BETTER VALUE
IN
XMAS GIFTS
IS OBTAINABLE THAN IN
THOSE SHOWN BY
LANE,
CRAWFORD
COMPANY,
A Chinese was charged with cutting and wounding another Chinese on Thursday,
Inspector Gordon stated that the te fendant is an assistant foreman at a gedown. Over some
some slight difference of opinion the defendant quarrelled with complainant, and cut him on the head. The complainant had to be sent to the Government Civil Hospital, where twelve
difficult to obtain sufficient evidence for stitches were put in, Witness found it
the complainant, owing to the position held by defendant, all witnesses taking the defendant's side. He asked for a remand. QUALITY AND YET OF LOW PRICE.
Mr. Dyer Ball remanded the case until Monday, fixing bail at $50.
OPIUM PROSECUTIONS.
WHICH ARE OF THE HIGHEST
OUR STORE VISIT TO
IS NO NEED TO
WILL PROVE
BUT OTHER
THAT
THAN
A Chinose was charged with the unlaw-A ful possession of 10 faels of opium. ⠀
Defendant said a friend gave him a THERE parcel at Swatow to bring to Hongkong, He was onware it contained opium.
against the attacks of Deputy Velhinho incident to which our correspondent refers name to the public are gun-cotton, dynamiteauty near Lung Wong wharf he noticed
Gonsalves Correin nad of Senator
The speeches of both these Pereira. Ministers on the occasion of the debate in the Portuguese Parliament, especially that of Senhor Barbosa, were very. eloquent and convincing in their argu ients. Senhor Barbosa is well-known to a many at Hongkong and at Maeso,
The following is the text of the, Pro clamationg issued by the Revolutionary. .Committee and telegraphed to the Gover nor of Macao:
The
was due to a complete misunderstanding A full and early explanation was given to the leading members of the Chincus com- munity, and that they accepted it without denor was shown by their financial con- tributious.—En., #111'}
"AN IMPOSTER. TU THE EDITOR OF THE ** HONGKONG
In overy
A Rovenas Officer stated that while on
A quantity of Juggage on the wharf. He searched it, and found the opium in a bag, which defendant claimed as his.
Mr. J. R. Wood fired defendant $1,000, with the alternative of four months' hard labour, and ordered the opium to be con- fiscated
Another Chinese, charged with the an lawful possession of 9 taels of opium, was month's hard fined $75; in default, a labour.
A CHINESE STOWAWAY.
A Chinese youth was charged with at- tempting to slow away on a steamer bound for Singapore.
nitro-glycerine, pietic acid and, latterly, tri- nitro-loluol. The list is very long and in cludes many different mixtures. instance the process of manufacture demands, great technical skill and cure, and may be carried out only under strictly enforced Government Regulations No new explosive may be placed on the market unless it a DAILY PRESS '']
pussed an official test and has been licensed Sin-With reference to the paragraph In the Halifax disaster the explosive was which appeared in your issue of to-day tri-nitro-toluol (or trotyl) which, although about an Indian youth who fraudulently comparatively modern and not, until ra Citizens The Republic has triumphed represented himself as soliciting contri-cently, familiar to "the man in the street, against Demagogy. It is therefore, inbutions for a bagus féle at Queen's has been used for military purposes for dispensable that all the citizens should College on behalf of war charities, I several years on the Continent of Europe as return to their lowest labours, as every hope the Police will succeed in tracing well as in England. Into the technicalities of
its manufacture there is no occasion to enter; Sergeant Willis stated that at 11 am. the culprit and have him punished in a citizen is an element of order.
a complete fitting manter,
it is enough to say that it is closely allied to on the 12th instant, while 2,000 emigrants Resolution had in view
picric acid-also known as lyddite. Both were being cnbarked on board a steamer In my opinion twelve strokes or more restoration of justice and law and, having been armed against the abuse of of the birch, inflicted on the delinquent are prepared from coal tar products picrie in harbour, a lukung informed him that acid from carbolic acid, and tri-nitro-tolool there was a stowaway on board. Defen- but would have a salutary effect,, and Gorve
after part of he power, now wishes nothing moro
normal as a deterrent to others from committing from toluene TN.T., as it is often called, dant was found in the tranquillity and a return to activities. And, having the necessary similar offences.-I am, sir, yours faith is alightly less powerful than lyddite, but ship, ie the place known as the telescopic this is an advantage for some parposes, as it ventilator. He had no ticket with him. moral authority to attain these elements fully,
does not reduce the shell in which it is fred On being arrested, defendant said he had of national peace, it has the strength to
to such small pieces as lyddite produces, some luggage, which he wanlod takon make them effective. Citizens! the Revo
T.N.T. has the further advantage of not ashore. On a search being made, à wooden box containing a quantity of lution was carried out in the name of
attackin metals as lyddite does. Libcity against Tyranny, and truc
gambling gear was found. Laberly requires calmness, respect for life confidence 10 and and property, authority. Long Live the Republic!
Liston, Edward the Seventh Park, December 8th, 1917,
The Commandant of the Revolutionary Forces: SIDONIO PAES.
LOCAL INDIAN. Hongkong, 14th December, 1917.
The Revolutionary Committen: Sidonio Paes, Machado des Santos, Feliciano Costa.
The following are the deproes issued by the Revolutionary Committee:
Defendant said he paid a visit to the steamer and was walking about when bu fell into a hole. The sergeant extricated him from his uncomfortable position and
to-day
Wood remanded the case till
Under ordinary circumstances T.N.T. is quite safe to handle, and is stable under vory varying atmospheric conditions. It is affect ed only quite locally by very strong per- cussion; indeed, a rifle bullet may be fired The Revolutionary Committee, in the through a solid mass of it without causing then arrested him.
Mr. J. name of the Nation, decrees the follow an explosion. The usual method of filling a ing-(1) The Congress of the Republic shell is to melt the explosive and pour it into is dissolved; (2) In the shortest possible the cavity. In view of these facts and that a detonator is required to produce an explosion ace of time the Government will it is not clear how the Halifax accident was THE MURDER OF AN AMAH
substance that acted as a detonator; the convoke the College of Electors, who will caused, unless the munitions ship also carried
mere im choose the representatives of the national so impact of the collision should not have sovereignty, with full power to revise be sufficient. In the absence of any informa tion as to whether the TNT. was present as Article All persons who have been loaded shells, the only explanation that seems that fire was a contributing cause.
the Constitution, t
TWO COAL COULIES ARRESTED.
It will be remembered that on the 29th of last month, an amah, employed by Mr. N. Jeremiah of No. 99, Fraya East,
deprived of their liberty of sulfenen substances such as T.N.T. explode, the who found in the house at mid-day of the political movement of December 13th, 1910, will be immediately released volume of the gases produced is, even at and all charges against them cancelled.
For
The people and the Iterolutionary Furces, both Naval and Military, in the name of the Fatherland and Republic, vishin; at once to restore order and the continuation of the national institutions that ho Portuguese people of their ova frs will chose on October 5th, 1910, pipclaiu in the name of the nation the followng Revolutionary Committee, which Will, the shortest possible
dinary temperatures, over a thousand times strangled, gagged, and tied by the hands space of
Article 2-All individuals, civil or the volume of the solid explosive, and at the time, and over ite mandate to a new Goverment constituted in accordance military, who, as a result of the above tremendous tes pirature produced by the and feet. The Police have now been mentioned movement, were dismissed chemical change tha hoge increase of volume successful in tracing the alleged mur-
times. Even for a given derera. from office or from the army, or suspended. is multiplied many with th national aspirations:-
gases, pro-
At the Magistracy last evening, before Presient, Sidonio Bernardino Cardoso shall be immediately rainstated and, for explosive the composition of the
the purpose of promotion all the past duced is able to vary according to actual
Mr. Dyer, Ball, two coal ecolies were Hilva Pacs Members of Committee will be counted, and all bad reports in circumstances, but, for illustration, it is in Antony Maria Azevedo Machado Santos the military sheets will be cancelled and teresting to consider an explosion of TN.T. and Joe Feliciano Costs, Junior considered null and void, and all appoint when the chemical change is of the least com- produced by Inspector Terrett and charg
ments mods to fill their vacandice will be plex character. Other substances are, or mayed with the murder.
be, p produced (eg, hydrogen, carbon dioxide
Mr. Dyer Ball remanded the case. Citiens! The Revolution that repre nullifed.
Article 3The law No. 642 of Decem- and methane, but the example given scuts the Bepublic so generously pro
1916, is hereby revoked below is easy to follow. Unfortunately, claimd on the 5th of October, 1910, and be treasures aken by the no detail sro at hand of the temperature which was so miserably betrayed by a late Government against the free publica of the explosion in the case of the T, N. Le must be incressed about 9.9 times, so that politeal coteric which nudaciously seized tion of newspapers are hereby revoked, but it is fair to assume, for the present my cubic foot of the explosivs yields nearly The fins of Government and exploited and any order of expulsion from the purpose, that it is approximately that of the 1,000 times its volume of intensely heated
any gases produced by its relative lyddite. their position for their own benefit and territory of the Republic 081st the case under consideration T, N.L. yields gas in an extremely short space of time
journalist a hereby annulled.
administrating
Shas
assiated by an expression of the national A
Portugue
erate
hear
24
The explosion,c
would
According to the telegrains published in to the detriment of the country, ha Article 2. All punishments which were nitrogen, carbon monoxide, and steam, as triumphed, but the carrying out of
tons of TN.
* T.-probably short tons of and the honest and impartial deorsed by the late Government, ander gases; also solid carbon in the form of dense this Colony the munitions ship carried 4,000 theetext of the execution of the law black smoke an interest some readers -- 2,000 lbs each, as it was an American cargo, of law, order Sand Authority
to those who risked oparating the Church from the State, equation, which may interest some readers which case the explosive
Prelates are hereby
cubio feat, and, on their
million the Fatherland and the lives
________ 2C, H; CH ̧ (NO1),~3N,+7C0÷5H2O+7C od: The Committee in the It may be mentioned that chemical Buch an enorious volume is Republic. The Revolutionary Committee assumes the reins of power, fully conscious name of the nation decrces the followians, such as the above, enable calculations far beyond our grasp, but, if the round figure of the gravity of the situation. In order
to be made as to the volume and westbt of 10 guaranto the existence of the Republic
public
A shall the cases and solids involved. In this is taken, it would cover a square mile with a layer of gas nearly thirty-six feet deep. and their functions in are the diffrent N. Under any conditions such an seident would Ministries, and the Directors General 11.84 cubic feet of mixed gases an and enfores respect for life and property, shall direct all the work in their respec- cube foot (100 lbs. almost) yie de 1184 cubic terrible, by its hills, the effect would be
fax, shut in enforcing at the same time respecting and
WW feet, if meas standard temperature, tive offices.
measured
have been so awful. In addition the tracted in the name of the nation, t
dismiszed
by one authority as the temperature of the rest on living beings the tremendous endevote to restore the harmony and Article 3 All public affairs remaining gases produced when lydelits, explodes, us shock would chatter bouses, and break gas Revolutionary Committee will also hereby asity of the Fatherland Long live the unsettled, including those which cane being equally true for TN, T. (and it is
under the charge of the Under Secretarica, suficiently so for our argument), this volume piges eto, thus starting a number of fires, and the explosion itself would be accompanied by Fatherland Long live the Republic |
can only be decided by the Revolutionary
huge sheet, or sheets, of flame. (Continued at foot of next Column.). (Contiesed at foot of next Column.) Committee. BIDONIO PARE, President.
at
one
in the
waters
of Hali
respect for all internations) treaties con Article 2 All Under-Secretaries are (0°C). Accepting 2430°, the figure givens, and we can feel no surprise that
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