HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1933.
MACAO WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT PORTUGAL AND
DR. SALAZAR AND THE FOREIGN PRESS.
Tributes To A Great Statesman
The Parisian daily paper "Ex-, once. He is a simple man of an celsior" published on the 2nd of impressive modesty but at the same August, a leading article on "how time possessing an enlightened and Salazar restored Portuguese Fin- penetrating spirit and none of the ances"
important problems of modern poli- tics, continental or beyond escape
HISTORY OF PORTUGAL
A British Expert
1s
LAWTON MACKALL IN PORTUGAL
American Authors Enthusiasm
This well-known American wri-
After four years in Japan, as Military Attache to the British Legation in Tokio, Mr. Charles Ralph Boxer, a distinguished after whose literary works are well cer of the British Army and also known in Portugal owing to his book a well-known historical writer, has "Portugal For Two," has again returned to Europe and now visited Lisbon. staying at Estoril on the sunshine The services which Mr. Lawton coast of Portugal.
Mackall rendered by the publica~ His name is well-known in liter- tion of his book in the way of at- ary and historical circles, but he traeting visitors to Portugal from This article is signed by Ray-him.
should be known to all | the 'United States of America' and mond de Nys, the well-known
Europe, at present. has other Portuguese, -people for his en-English-speaking countries gener- French writer. Besides publishing
the its political thusiasm for prominent name on
of ally are beyond praise. Dr. Salazar's photo, the writer re-
stage. I do not know any of them produces part of an interview be personally. However. I feel I am tween Dr. Salazar and Antonio
stating that not mistaken in Ferro, a well-known Portuguese
most prominent of them all.
History
Portugal, to which he has con- During the last four years, he tributed valuable work especially has written many articles in ma- concerning Portuguese activities magazines and American dailies and Journalist. Raymond de Nys men./Salazar is undoubtedly one of the the Far-East during the 17th Cen-, delivered many lectures on Por
tions Antonio Ferro's name as an Interviewer as notable as Emile i The journalist then asked Ludwig or Jules Huret.
tury.
His contributions on this subject Dr have been very important and men- Arantes whether Dr. Salazar's adtion the following:-"A Portuguese ministrative ideals, could be ap- Embassy to Japan" 1844-1847; "The A TRIBUTE FROM BRAZIL.
piled to Brazil to which the ex- Afair of Madre de Deus;" "Naval Dr. Altino Arantes, ex-President president of Sao Paulo replied: Actions between the Portuguese of the State of Sao Paulo, on his "The answer is rather difficult. and Duach in India, 1854 wherein return from "Portugal to Brazil, Our problems are different and so
many and important riotes and expressed the following opinion on are our conditions. I will, how unpublished documents were given the present political and econo-ever, say that a man with the
In Portuguese, a language, which mical state of Portugal:-"I will knowledge, the patriotism and the he has easily mastered. he has just mention "one name and, by faith of the great Portuguese published the following: doing it. I will have spoken about! Minister, would be a devine gift to all important men of Portugal. I our country, or to any other, where
IN MACAO HARBOUR
Chinese fishing boats in the Inner Harbour, Macao.
Portugal has started upon an in tensive life of idealistic and crea. tive force. The tourist, for exam- ple, will find there all the comforts of modern civilization: rapid and comfortable transportation, modern,
try
ways,
victoria
"Uma desconhecida naval portuguesa no seculo, XVII.” "Notas da India Oriental Ano 1655.**
"Emabixada de Portugal ao Japao em 1847."
"Subaldios para a historia dos portugueses do Japao," which "is considered a very complete work on the subject of Portuguese Hla tory in Japan and was published in the "Bulletin of the General Agency for the Colonies" in Lisbon.
"Nuno Alvares Botelho e a sua¦. arma de altobordo-1624-1825.”
"D. Francisco da Gama e a sua viagem para a India no ano de 1622."
tugal.
on
He had just returned from a tour of Madeira and Azores with many notes for a new book these islands, which will be pub lished under the title "Bright Isles"
Part of this book will be written near Viana do Castelo in the North
of Portugal where the beautiful landscape and the calmness of the neighbourhood render this place as an ideal selling for literary work.
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The "Diarlo De Noticias," an im-
portant Portuguese daily, when re- ferring to the visit of Mr. Lawton
Mackall and his wife, who has accompanied him in his 'excursions through Fortugal and the adjacent isles, states that all Portuguese should be grateful to him for the enthusiastic references he ..has made to Portugal, Its beautiful landscape and its people.
THE COLONIES
BRIDGE OVER "OCRESA"
BROOK
The construction of the bridge over Oeresa Brook, which will connect Santo' Andre "de" Tojeiros with Lisbon will start shortly,'
After overcoming many diftent-
ties. the construction of the bridge over River Calma was started at Oliveira de Azemeis.
From January to August 31. 38.261 excursionista", visited Por *tugal.
At a Fair held at Rio de Janeiro, programmes of popular · Portu- guese lyrics these concerts, writers, maestros were played. At and artists of Lisbon took part.
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Two sessions of the Executive Committee of the Geophysic 'Con- and gress were held" in the morning afternoon of the 14th, at Lisbon. This Congress was off- cially inaugurated on the 17th of this month.
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THE NEW PORTUGUESE FLEET.
The Portuguese Government has aiready paid over one-third of the. 350,000 "contos"-the total
cost of the 13 cruisers, economizing thereby 2,000 contos. Cash pay- ment for the cruiser **Lima" meant a further economy of over 900 “contos.”
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NOXIOUS INSECTS.
At Herdade do Pinheiro, nesr Alcacer do Sal, a demonstration of the capture of insects by means of Mile. Gourdon's invention was held on September 13.
" The experiment was a great success a great number of noxious insects were caught Including anopheles and other
guages has learned the Dutch and Japanese languages Besides the work mentioned, he has publish- “Embaixada de Macao ao Japaóed many other works on English em 1640," which was published on and Dutch History, and Spanish many the "Annals of the Military and Naval History. Lt. C..R. Boxer is poisonous insects.. Navy Club,, of Lisbon, et cetera. an intimate friend of another It will be seen from the above i famous writer on Portuguese His- that Mr. C. R. Boxer's contributory, Prof. Edgar Prestage, both of tion to our history in the Far-East them having numerous friends in has been exceptionally important. Portugal and being members of It. Bóxer in order to study the i Portuguese Historical and Bclenti- documents in their original lan- fc Institutions.
PORTUGAL AND BRAZIL
New Commercial Treaty Signed, After Many Difficulties
PORT WINÉ
At the Fair. to be held at Rio de Janeiro, the best vintages of Port. Wine will be exhibited.
PORTUGUESE IN THE
FOREIGN LEGION.
In an Army Order Issued at Tangiers." the Foreign Legion was commended for its heroic feats in the Ocidental Atlas campaign. Many - Portuguese are members of the Legion.
THE PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE AND BRAZIL
The Lisbon Academy of Sciences
This single name, that of the great, the greatest difficulty is not the minister Salazar, represents an economic or the financial crisis, whole epoch-making individuality, but that of finding men able to and the whole cycle of the mental be the leaders of government. and political renovation" of the Portuguese people. He is the Arst man in the Government of his country; but in fact this primacy should be credited to him also as the first in the rejuvenation of the
The treaty of commerce between These negotiations collapsed he should be credited with inspir. hotels and the whole country cross Portugal and Brazil was signed by towing to the opinion prevailing in received on the 12th August last administration of Portugal; also
the Portuguese Ambassador at Rio Brazil that, since the commercial a cablegram from Rio de Janeiro de Janeiro on the 28th of August relations between the two coun~
reading
"Lisbon last. The Arat attempt to obtain tries had been most friendly un- Academy of Sciences.
as follows:
The Gov- a treaty of commerce with Brazil der an unwritten code on the most- was made in 1889 by the Portu- } favoured
errament algned the decree of the nation principle, no guese Ambassador, Dr. Matoso dos | special agreement was needed.
obligatory orthography... following Santos, whose efforts failed on ac- However, the Brazilian Ambas-
ther Luso-Brazilian agreement. count of the revolution and theļ sador, in Portugal, Wr. Andrada e Greetings-Gustavo Barroso, pre- proclamation of the Brazilian Re- Bilva, and the Portuguese Ambas-sident of the Brazilian Academy." public.
sador in Rio de Janeiro, Dr. Nobre The agreement between: these de Melo, did all they could to bring two Academies constitutes a great extra- about the present agreement which triumph and renders an is considered to be the first deci-ordinary Bervice to the two sive step towards a better econo-nationalities, by preserving classi mical understanding, necessary to cal Portuguese as the language of the progress of the brother-coun- Brazil.
ing a new rhythm to Portuguese ed by excellent roads life, and also, the assurance that his ideas are being carried on which is the sign of a true inspirer of national, rejuvention. 2
"I had once read that Poin- care called him the genius of fin- ance,' But. éven if such an authority had not seconded my impression, I could not but state that not only his ideas but the man himself are exceptional.
The cities are clean and the peo- pie satisfied. This means action. progress and wealth, which are the primary sources of greatness in a country.
Tradition and the past states Dr. Salazar-are very valuable but the work of the present is not less valuable. Consequently, the appeal made to all sources of revenue in- cluding tourists, without which no country is able to balance its I had the opportunity of inter-budget, and promote collective wel- viewing Dr. Salazar more than fare."
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This was followed by special missions headed by the eminent Antonio Portuguese Statesman,
and Francisco Maria da
Enes
Cunha.
Later, in 1922, when the ther tries. This agreement is consider-
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president of the Portuguese Reed very important for Portuguese The president of the Academy
public, Dr. Antonio Jose d'Almeida, visited Brazil he included in his programme the negotiating a com- mercial agreement with that coun- try.
trade and it constitutes a triumph for the government headed by Dr. Balazar, and for Dr. Castro da Mata, - the Portuguese Foreign Minister.
LADY CYNTHIA days, but Cynthia Mosley was
MOSLEY
Disillusionment Of A High-Born Socialist
Dr. Julio Dantas deserves high Praise, for it was through his en- deavours that the unity of the Portuguese language was finally reached.
ADMIRAL MAGALHAES
CORREIA.
Admiral Magalhaes Correia, who, for a time. was Harbour-Master and
rare woman, and the tributes paid to her memory to this little book cannot but move to a sense of deep later Acting-Governor of loss even those to whom she was
Macro has been appointed only a name.
Governor of the territories of the There is here, besides tributes Mozambique: Company. He left from the Presa, an anonymous essay Portugal for Mozambique by the prefaced by Mr. W. B. Yeats lines Portuguese liner "Quanza" taking
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beginning teenuse of this great as his Private Secretary and Chief
nobleness of hers.
A
1 In the House of Commons," of Cabinet, Capt. Portugal da writes the author. "she used to sit, Silveira, who, during his stay in Members of the British Union of so really beautiful in her plain Macao, about four years ago, com- madded the Artdilery of the Fascists have joined together in black dress. She seemed never to
Colony. producing a booklet, "In Memory be happy. In that place you will of Cynthia Mosley," and have pre-find all the qualities and all the sented the first copy struck from failings, but rarely the humilty, the Press to Bir Oswald, her, has the impatience, and the anger band. Such tributes are rare these which moved in Cynthia Mosley.
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'LAST GALLANT PROTESTUE
(Continued from preceeding CoL) and experience. The sneers and the bitterness which enveloped the "She made her last gallant bright motive of her mind were protest when she sat through the scattered at last by that very ain- cerity which was transparent in night to nine of the following her. I'morning with a group of less than
twenty members, aghting clause by "Her disillusionment was slow, clause, the so-called Anomailes Bill, which proposed to adjust certain details of unemployment Insur ance
and really rather tragic because the felt it, as men do not. Slowly, and with many heart-searchings, she came to realise that the quality The writer has some penetrat of pity will not cure, and that a strong humanity is not adequate ing and moving things to say of a world that deeds a hard Lady Cynthia's disillusionment with Socialism. Her belief in Socialism, when it came,” he writes, “was
The little book is decorated with a very real and practical thing, growing out of her own thought portraits of Lady, Cynthia playing. with her children and speaking (Continued et foot of mert CoL) from a public platform.
metallic force of action to grapple with the technicalities of misery."
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