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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1933.
MACAO WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
PICTURESQUE CHARM
OF MACAO
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Mingling Of East And West:
Old And New
GOVERNMENTS ENLIGHTENED
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POLICY
Macao, with its quiet and rest, has no rival in South China. The climatic conditions and the ad- mimibly clean state of the Colony recommend It" as a health resort
The natural beauties of Macao, ber excellent sanitary conditions, the benignity of her climate, and the assurances of public order are Important factors that contribute so greatly to visits often made by foreign travellers. The number of visitors, which may be' said to be increasing, are perhaps greatest during the mooths of winter when Turf meetings take piace. The race-course .comprises an ex- tensive pint of land.. The track itself is one mile round, from where the eye may rest upon and enjoy an interesting sea-scene as a background.
in their
lyceum college and a large num- ber of primary schools.
A Panorama View of Macao city and harbour
NOVELIST & NEWSPAPER
Mr. Compton, Mackenzie s Damages For Libel
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"A settlement was announced in the King's Bench Division before Mr. Justice Harridge of a libel action by Compton Mac- kenzie, the author, against Messrs. Bennett Coleman" and Company, Limited, proprietors of the "Times of India.
...Sir Albion Richardson, K.C who appeared for Mr, Mackenzie, intimated that it was in respect of Mr Mackenzie's" election as Lord Rector of Glasgow, Univer-' sity in 1931 that, the article com- plained of was published by the defendants. The article read:
“Mr. Compton. Mackenzie has always shown a tendency towards sensationlism. Ar ardent Scot- tish Nationalist, he was elected Lord Rector of Glasgow Univer- nity last year, and he created a
priety in delivering a call Scottish youth' in his Rectorial address
are also public clinics, life-saving Yam Temple, the Barra Temple,
saving of San Paulo Cathedral, the Eun- MACAO'S "RIDING considerable stir by his tempo organisations, and fire stations all the Mongha Temple the Fish Mar supplied with modern equipment. ket, St. Joseph's College, the Praia
AN HONOURED ENGLISHMAN:
Grande, the Chinese Market, the Guia Lighthouse, the Supreme Court and the Gardens.
SCHOOL
"He then proceeded, much to the consternation of the Univer-
San Francisco Successful Venture by sity authorities, to exercise his
A name revered and tonoured in the history of Macao is that of Dr. Robert Morrison-the pioneer Protestant missionary "to
OLD AND NEW the Chinese, whose Arst arrival
Macao. is a city of marked con- in the Colony as far back as 1807
trasts. where the picturesque marked an epoch In the record of
quaintness of a vanished age is Western impact on" Chinese
mingled with the enterprise of civilisation. He wrote many im- modern times; where the customs portant works, and as a Chinese and usages of ancient Portugal scholar became renowned. A dis- and modern China, characteristic pensary opened in the Colony for
of the old colony and new eras of the relief of the poorer Chinese
civilisation. harmoniously needing medical assistance re-
co- exist; where modern bustriess bou- celved his earnest support, and was at the outset promoted under ses and handsome private resid- his auspices. The Chinese Pro-ences rise side by side with grey
Son
John Robert Morri-
The islands of Taipa and. Colo-
testant Church in Mação stands wan, which also form a part of
as a memorial to Morrison's first the colony of Macau, are receiving special attention by reason of
convert, who was baptised in a stream issuing from the hill-side, their conditions pèrfectly suited to
not for distant from the ale o the establishment of sanatoriumis,
contributions
the building. from which
Dr. Morrison died the should tend greatly to still further in 1834, and his tomb is in the assist worthy Macao institutions Protestant cemetery at Macao, be- side those of his first wife and good work, educational bodies, and charity organisations, of his son, themselves doing excellent work in the Colony, Macao has excellent modern reads and avenues, many converging to-wards the hinter- land-towards the new Chinese highway, with the flattering hope It offers to its port, to bring, along hundreds of miles, great quantities of raw material of exceeding value, of manufactures, of food products from the tertile and wealthy dis- tricts of Chung Shan, Shun Tak and Fatshart.
of Camoes. the
ex-
Russian Ex-Officer
Soon
right, to preside personally at meetings of the University Court." Sir Albion, continuing, said as the attention of the the defendants was called to A riding school has been es- article, they admitted that the tablished in Macao and its direc-imputations upon Mr. Mackenzie tor is the well-known riding were unfounded; they expressed teacher, Lt. Col. D. G., Kozikis, their regret and agreed to pay acceptable formerly of the Imperial Russian to Mr. Mackenzie, an
sum as damages and the costs of Army.
the action.
Quite recently, Mr. Kozikis es- tablished a similar school in Can- ton where it achieved good results. old. churches, sombre convents In a short time, 250 persons, both and monasteries... Crumbling Europeans and Chinese learned to streets of white and gres houses ride. Quite a number of the Con- gay with various coloured tiles sular Body also took the course, and broad" squares shaded by
Mr. Kozikis distinguished him- oleanders, with feathery bambou self in the World War and was decorated by the Imperial Gov- overhanging stone fountains, re-
On one occasion he call the palmy days of mediary:
from the Fortugal, the exotic colouring of rode 2,000. kilometers the picture being emphasised by boarders of the Caspian Sea to Omsk in Siberia, crossing deserts
the contrasting character of the Chinese background. Macao has much to offer.
From a scenic point of view, the prettiest drives is along the Praia Grande, past
One of
To those who spend the major portion of the year in the city, Macao makes a special appeal, and specially in the case of re- sidents of Hong Kong and travel-sidence of the Governor of lers arriving at that port.
And
ernment.
and mountains.
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Appointment Announced In Far Eastern Post
Washington, Oct. 28," The State Department to-day announced a number of changes in the consular service, several of them affcoting posts in Chins and Man- charia.
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Mr. Hassell Dick, consul at Port Elisabeth, South Africa, has been transferred to Amoy and Mr. Lynn Franklin who is now consul at Amoy, has been transferred to Barcelona.
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EINSTEIN AT ALBERT HALL
Tumultuous Welcome: "How Can We Save Europe?"
Mr. Richard Boyce, consul in the ane re- Barcelona, will go to Yokohama to the succeed Mr. Charles Derault who Colony, the imposing public build-is transferred to Paris, ings and attractive private resid-
Mr. Culver Chamberlain, consul ences.
The route continues past at Harbin, is to be stationed at the Military Club and the barracks Hankow.-United Press. and along a splendid road three miles in length, with the Military Hospital, the Lighthouse, and var- tons forts on the left hand, and the sea on the other, terminating in a fine sandy stretch of beach at the Porta do Cerco. The Praia Grande, a lovely, marine esplanas de, is occupied by handsome Gov- ernment offices and private resid- ences, follows the curving coast- line, with shelter
its fine trees giving from the strong, sea- will bebreézés, and forms a delightful pro
menade. The sunsets on this coast are extraordinarily fine, and nowhere else can they be deler seen than from this esplanade The photographer and photogra- rial to his liking in Macao.
in this connection, the steamers or the Hong Kong. Canton and Macao Steamboat Company, Limited, offer the best means of getting there. The Company maintain a regular service be
Macao and Hong Kong times there is a regular service also between Those whose declared intention it is to visit Macao,
therefore, should make this known at the offices of the Hong Kong. Canton and Macao Steamboat Company, Limited, or Messrs. Thos. Cook & Son. Hong Kong. where all the information gladly given and the best possible arrangements made for what can not fail to prove an enjoyable and healthful trip.
Seen from the roads or from tween
forts crowning the and, fm normal any of the several low hills, Maenq is tremely picturesque. The town itself has several places of in- terest. The Gardens and Grotto once the resort of celebrated Portuguese poets Camoes, are worth seeing, as also Is the noble facade of the ancient Jesuít church of San Panlo. and the Avenida "burnt in 1835,
Vasco da Gama. Pleasant excur-
be made to sions can
the Hot Springs of Yo-mak, about sixteen miles from Macao, accessible by steam launch. In winter, snipe
necessary
From a climatic point of view, are to be found in the neighbour Macao enjoys what may be term phic artist will find much male- hood and afford good sport. Ow-ed exceptionally cool summers, ing to its being open to the south with refreshing breezes,
west breezes and to the quietude always prevailing, Macao has be- a frequent retreat of in- come valids and business men from Hong Kong and other neighbour- ing ports, and there are several
when
most places on the. South China coast are at their hottest. Again, there is sunshine practically throughout the colder seasons, when other China coast ports are wrapped in damp mist.
Of the
Ten thousand people acclaim; has "considered me as her own; ed Professor Einstein at the Royal Albert Hall last night at a meet- German by the ing organised Refugee Assistance Fund, which comprises the Academic Assist-
ance
Counell, the International Students Service, the Society of Friends (Germany Committee); Committee), and the Refugee Professionals' Committee.
"Sir Austen Chamberlain and
The appearance on the plat- form of Professor Einstein with
good modern hotels. The distance principal places of interest, men- sive area reclaimed from the sea, sistance Counell), was the signal
from
Macao to Hong Kong is 40 miles, and to Canton 88 miles. Although the area of the Colony does not exceed six square miles, there are three hospitals. two orphanages. two poor houses, for the aged poor and for indigent children, two leper asylums, a
perhaps it is an idle task to judge in times when action counts."
"To-day the
which questions concern us are: How can we save mankirid and its spiritual ac- quisitions, of which we are the heirs?
can How
we save Europe from a new disaster?
It cannot be doubted that the world crisis and the suffering and privations of the people resulting the crisis are in some measure responsible for the dan gerous upheavals of which we are the witness. In such periods dis- content breeds hatred, and hatred leads to acts of violence and re-
GOVERNMENT POLICY The policy of the
from Government Sir James Jeans were among the of Macao is to facilitate the es-speakers. tablishment of
new industries, offering them every assurance and protection and placing at the dis- posal of industrialists the exten-
of Govern for periods ranging from
one to Hauses seventy-five years, renewable at or Gambling Dens, the Cathedral, the end of the lease on terms mu- the Porta do Cerdo, the Club. Ban | tually agreeable. Domingo's Church, the Leal Sena- do, Flora, (the Governor's summer residence), Camces Gardens and Grotto, the Milltary Club, Ruins
tion should be made mant House, the Fantan
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the chairman, Lord' Rutherford (President of the Academic AB for a remarkable burst of cheer ing.
Lord Rutherford, with upraised hand, and with a sweeping gesture
towards Professor Einstein, who was
"Ladies and gentlemen, my old sitting by his side, said. friend and colleague, Professor
volution and often even to war,
"If we want to resist the powers which threaten to suppress intel- lectual and individual freedom, we must keep clearly before us what is at stake, and what we owe to that freedom which our ancestors won for us after hard struggles," MAKING A BETTER WORLD. "Without · such. freedom," he continued, "there would have been no Shakespeare, no Goethe, no
It is also the object of the Por tuguese Government of Macao to give every protection to capital that comes to Macao for employ ment, to assist that capital to Einstein." find outlets that can in turn
The entire assembly rose, and benefit the industries and trade tumultuous applause again broke of the Colony, And so that this
out object
and lasted for almost Newton, no Faraday, no Pasteur, might be attained, 1
and no Lister. There would be, minute. Bureau of Economic- Research
houses for the Meanwhile, Professor Einstein, no comfortable (Inspeccao
dos. Servicos Econo- the only seated man in the hall mass of the people, no railway, micos) has been established as an official undertaking to asatat bewildered expression.
gazed around him with a rather no wireless, no protection against The ap-epidemics, no cheap books, no industries and trade, external "as plause died down, only to break culture, and no enjoyment of art well as local, for the development out afresh as the Professor took for all.
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of the interests of the Portuguese his stand before the microphone. There would be no machines in the Far East. This Bureau It was some time before he could to relieve the people from the furnishes all information of
arduous labour needed an begin to speak
for the economic-commercial character,
The subject of the Professor's production of the essential nieces- and conducts a Publicity and address was "Science and Civilisaties of life. Most people would tlon," and he prefaced it with an lead a dull life of slavery, just as On these lines, in conformity expression of his deep gratitude under the ancient despotisms of with their means, the Portuguese "as a man, de a good European, Asia.
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in collaboration with the Chinese and as a Jew,"
have been working and will com- tinue to work for the development
"It is only men who are free who create the inventions and in- tellectual works which to us mo derns make life worth while."
TOLERANCE AND JUSTICE" - of this Colony and the mainten- "You have shown," Professor ance of unity and friendship be-Einstein said, that you and the try and noticed how the monotony
"I lived in solitude in the coun tween the two peoples that have British people have remained met on such amicable terms in faithful to the traditions of toler- creative mind. There are certain of quiet life stimulates the Macao.
ance and justice which for cen- callings in our modern organisa turies you have upheld with pride. tion which entall such an isolated "Let us hope that a historian, life without making a great claim delivering judgment in some fon bodily and intellectual effort. ture period when Europe 1s poli "T-think of such occupations as tically and economically united, the services in lighthouses |will be able to say that in our
and lightships. Would it day the liberty and honour of
not be possible to fill such places this Continent was saved by it with young people who wish to Western nations, which stood fast think out, scientific problems, ea in hard times against the tempta-pecially of a mathematical or tions of hatred and oppression, philosophical nature? and the Western Europe defended Men in their distress, he add- successfully the liberty of the ed. "begin to think about the Individual, which has brought unfailure of economic practice and every advance of knowledge and about the necessity of political Invention-liberty without which combinations which are superna- life to a self-respecting many is tional. Only through perils and not worth living.
upheavals can nations be brought "It cannot be my task to-day to further developments. May the to act as judge of the conduct present upheavals lead to a better of a nation which for many years, world."
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