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THE DEATH OF AMARAL AND THE VICTORY OF THE LION'S PASS
BY JAY MARTIN”
THE DAY WAS HOT AND STIFLING, AND IN THE GOV- ERNMENT HOUSE THE HEAT WAS NO LESS OPPRESSIVE TEAN ELSEWHERE IN THE LITTLE CITY.
Jono Marla Ferreira do Amaral, Governor of Macao, laid down his pen and looked out through the open window at the yellow-salled junks in the bay beyond. Somewhere in the building a clock struck five.
The Governor, who was a medium-sized man, with dark and thin features and a thinly-bearded chin. arcse from his desk and went to his room to prepare to leave the Palacio for a ride near the Porta do Cerço as was wont his daily custom. This ride was a papugr one with Amaral for here was the scene of some of his most arduous administrative labours, He had plan- between the city-gate ned the improvement of all the areas and the barrier-gate.
ARMED PARTY
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SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1940. -
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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 25th MAY, 1940, 9:30 AM.
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ROME. May 24 (Reuter)-Mr. Sato, head of the Japanese good-. will mission to Italy, handed 'Sig- nor. Mussolini a message from Mr. Yonal, stating that. in this grave hour for Europe the Japanese nation recalls with the deepest sympathy And friendship the noble efforts of Fascist Italy in the Interests of international justice.
Japan wishes these efforts the | Bangkok and 'Saigon, most complete success. The mes Saigon.
Shanghai. Straits.
sage added that the co-operation Shanghai,
From
of two countries constituted & Japan and Manila, "magnificent light in the darkness | Air Mail. by - “Imperial Airways Direct Servica"
of a world of disorder."
The
AIR DEFENCE DEPARTMENT
OTTAWA, May 24 (Reuter)
A large part of this district was heard the alarm signal afired and studded with grave- lady turned to her relative. mounds. the contents of which, "I fear something has happened were often disinterred by the to the Governor," she exclaimed. elements and the stench of which Alled the surrounding atmosphere with the unearthly odour Gl human putrefaction
For three centuries long, Eith and dirt had been allowed to ac- cumulate on these grounds and the Governor, soon after his tak-The carriage was promptly commonwealth Air Training scheme.
He pledges himself and his asso mg of "office, had ordered their mandeered, and it was a silent
and strange-looking procession clates to produce results as quickly removal as a plague-threatening
that marched out of the city as possible, sore-spot to the city...
Canada's heavy' Industries, ship towards the spot where Amaral had fallen
builders and plane manufacturers are complying with the Govern- ment's request to speed up the
Both the House of Commons and | Halphong the Senate have passed a Govern- Halphong The carriage discharged them at ment Bill setting up a new Air the house and was returning to Defence department
Mr. Charles G. Power will direct its stable when it met on the way
the cobble-stoned
an armed party of soldiers and ar force activity and will also citizens, hurrying out of the city. have jurisdiction over the Com-
TO BE CONTINUED
An hour later, accompanied by his adjutant, Lieutenant Leite, Amaral left the Palacio. The pair rode through strects, but before they were LONDON, May 24 (Reuter)-In output by working 'night and day.
yesterday, including Sundays and holidays. halfway to the city-gate, they met the House of Lords
The Canadian air felds are a horse-carriage coming towards statements on the War and the them in the opposite "directior. Infpresent political situation In India, scenes of intense activity ng thot
were Dona Maria Pereira, the similar to those made in Com-sands of young men from all over wife of Comendador Lourenco mons, were given by Lord Caldecote the Empire are gathering there for Marques. one of the leading re- and the Duke of Devonshire. Un-training. sidenta of Масто, ard her der-Secretary of State for India. nephew, Senhor Manuel Pereira The Treachery Bill was received (who, years later, was the father from Commons and passed through of Mr. Edouardo Pereira, of the all stages, Yokohama Branch of the Hong-
kon
and Shanghal Banking
LONDON, May 24 (Reuter)-It Corporation). The pair greeted is learned in London" that a small the Governor and his companion British force operating in the who stopped the carriage to re- Mosjoen area, in Norway, recently turn the greetings.
engaged greatly, superior enemy forces and killed seventy Gerinans before they withdrew with loss of only one killed.
EATHER DANGEROUS
Learning that the Governor was on his way to his usual ride and that he was going beyond the barrier-gate to give alms to an aged, infirm Chinese woman who lived on his bounty, Dona Maria Marques asked Amaral if he did not think it rather dangerous, to exercise himself in such a desolate Locality, and expressed her fear -for his safety...
"I am afraid of nothing." the Governor reassured the lady.
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received has been Shanghai that Myles Donal and Jerry, younger brothers of M. C. C. O'Connell, of the SM. Secretariat have resigned their positions in Dublin, and have crossed over to London, and enlisted as privates
the British Army.
HER de L. Lago, the Brazilian the Minister in China, and his family.
returned to Peiping, on May 18.
PEOPLE ARE IN FINE FETTLE-STEED
Continued from Page 1
"Es not this the appointed make the utmost time to exertion in their power?
Dona Maria Marqués and her
NO HOLDING BACK nephew 'continued their ride while:
The speaker then went on to Amaral and his adjutant rode on
Some say that the combination of the towards their destination. minutes, later they passed through Labour and Trade Union leaders
the city-gate.
admirable Royal Force, M. Rey- naud said:
"France and England cannot be beaten; they cannot die. If
that people say 'to Me miracle · is needed to France. I would say I believe in miracle. I believe in France."
SAVO
in the Government was a guaran-
GEN. WEYGAND As the pair cantered through tee that there will be no holding
Added to this there was the the barrier-gate, they wereld back and everybody will fight and small group of Chinese standing work ceaselessly for final victory. conviction of General Weygand a tour of inspection together some
hundred "We have a clearer notion now as who, after
are fighting eald that he was full of confidence paces. from the Porta do Cerco, regards what we who were, watching them with against," said Mr. Wickham Steed, that if every person did his duty curious interest.
who continued that the appalling all would be well. Gen. Weygand
three
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* One of the men getached horrors of the Nazi concentration said that if we could hold out for himself from the group and camps had been brought home a month then we would have gone came towards them, Amarat drew more forcibly to us since Norway, three-quarters of the way towards rein and watched the approach- Denmark and now Holland, had victory.
The speaker then said if he Ing rative but "Lieutenant Lelte, fallen under German domination. perhaps sensing premonition of
Last Monday, sald the speaker, might venture a personal opinion some evil, implored the Governor we were told the true meaning of he would take Gen. Weygand's Manila, Makassar and Bourabaya... to turn back and return im- the German penal code which is statement quite literally for he Parcels only for Tientsin. mediately with him to the city, to the effect that malicious or knew Gen Weygand very well and Japan. but Amaral gave no heed to his agitating utterances against the half a word from this gallant sel- adjutant's pleas.
Nazi State, or any of its leaders, dier carried more weight than a would be punishable by the Ger- whole sentence from other people. A GESTURE
den Weygand's mind worked man Special Courts, regardless of The Chinese stopped. bestae
utterances whether such
were with a swiftness that was discon- Amaral's horse and held out 2 made by people of the occupied certing to people who were slower scroll of paper with a gesture states, or foreigners who were in and his eyes and hands kept pace
with his mind. that completely deceived the Gov-
the said countries. ernor into believing that the man
The penalty for such utterances was presenting him with a peti-includes the sentence of death by tion of some sort. Amaral laid the
beheading. end of his ren over the pommel of his saddle (he was handicapped
E
APPALLING FATE
FULLEST, TRUST Marshal Petain, too. despite his 84 years, was ever alert and as Mr. Winston Churchill said, he had the fullest confidence in these two leaders, together with M. Reynaud and M. Daladier. "France trusts. them, and we can trust them to: the full"
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Mr. Wickham 6teed then went on to refer to the magnificent
in the possession of only one It was appalling what fate has arm, having lost the other in befallen Czechoslovakia, Poland, battle at Itapaparica, near Bahia, Denmark and Holland, and if Hit in 1823) and stretched out its ler had his way there would be hand to receive the paper. As he hardly a public man or writer in did so, the other whipped out a England, or France, who would hatchet from under his clothes. not be dealt by this German Spe
Amaral put the rein. between his cial Court. teeth and turned to draw hie "80", said Mr. Wickham Steed. mentioned also the marked sym- word out of its scabbard, but "it is war to the death against pathy of India, and, though it be! longed to another category, the before he could do it his assallant Nazism"
EVIL WILL BE UNDONE.
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had hacked at his arm and Continuing, the speaker sald growing determination of America Air Mail for Malaya,' Java and Australia bý severed t completely. Btruck by that it would not be true to say to help in every way possible. He the blow and pain at his arm. that, we were not moved by the said this was evidence of the de- Amaral reeled in his saddle and revelation by the French Premier termination of elvilised people to toppled to the ground. As though during the week of the actual save civilisation. this were a signal, the other Chi- state of affairs.
but not "We were moved,
"I can see cause for abundant Manila, Australia and New, Zedd via Thurs- Beg. 5.00 p nese rushed towards the horses,
day Island- brandishing weapons which they frightened," he said, and then comfort and hope that the evil had also drawn out from under continued that the appointments men and evil things will be, na- their clothes. Lieutenant Leite of Marshal Petain and General done," the speaker said. “We will Fort Bayard, and Hothow
Amoy and Bhanghai whipped his horse round and Weygand had put fresh courage hit back and we will hold on.
"We shall hold on-we are hit- spurrred it forward only in time in our hearts. and dashed madly back to the The Germans gave a distorted ting back. The Germans are feet- city to raise the alarm,
version of what M. Reynaud said. ing this in the far interior of their The hour was then six-thirty and it was not until some little mechanised barbarism,
"We shall keep on hitting back and the sun was already begin- time after that the position was ning to set
cleared up, M. Reynaud was re- until the Hell-sent Febrer and Meanwhile. In the city. Donaj ported by the Nazis to have said his devilish system waivers and Maria Marques and her nephew that only a miracle could save breaks, and cry endugh.
"We France and Belgium, shall were nearing the family residence France. The truth, however, WAS In camoens Garden when they that after paying a tribute to the decide what is enough.”
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