THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY DECEMBER 3 TOTO
REVOLT IN MACAO.
SAILORS AND SOLDIERS IN ARMS.
LAY DOWN THE LW TO THE GOVERNOR
SCENES AT THE CONVENTS.
[From Our Special | Correspondent.]
When in ebe lience to o infam is mandato of no inex bio Decice compalling the Govs nor al M-ci in pramuieste, he w famed by the Pr v5014 Republican Govero- ment of Lisbon against the Jesuit Fachers in the neighbouring Colony, be latter, anticipa ting the exforcon ess of the order against them, ift Macan for ongkong, it was hoped that the Sivers of Charity-of both the Canossian and Fine ici Vrderi-would be on J's'urbed in the educational and homize work proaccused ty the holy ladies at Macao. But
LOST TO SENSE AND RE SON, ile rabble elements of a people, who ence boasted of bel g the inhabitants of the "City of the Holy Name of God," are, stoopi gat notbine and have bozuй a cowardly and bruist campaign of persection against the very lados whose mi aistrations alone to the age and the infants, and to God's poor, are worthy of the admiration, respect and devotion of all me, whatever their p litical or religious creed. I wuld team, kowever, that age portion of the perfiditas soldiers and saforrji ito whore hands the safety of lives and properly at Macho is entrusted, arg
Macao, 9th November, 1910, (4) the incrasse of the pay of the soldiers, T&S tempor eftdo revsturionaries was ́uch th to save the hosting, I believe that their stemtuds were partially acquiesced in to the extest that two office of the Vida Nova news. paper war cloned later in the evening and the Sisters of Charity are preparing to take their leave from Macas.
Thera way
CONSTARVATION AT THE TWO CONVENIS
while the scenes iccrusted above were being patcars, relatives and frigade of the children. day-schol.rs as we'l as 'boarders, began to arrive and withdrew the girls to their respec, live hems or to the one and shelte: of vuar
enacted in the city. “By this time ärx'cus
Twa Antillerymen visked the Convent's branch establishment at Mongha "outside the City limits and ibero informed the Sisters in charge to take care of themselves because the soldiers would visit them at right and do thon to death.
Before six o'clock: ibismorning Capinin Ribas called at the Casa de Beneficencia aed in formed the Stors that the soldiers did not
want them to leave, thus placing the affrighted ladies on the
HORNS OF A DILEMMA. Six had already completed preparations to proceed to Hongkong and arrived here to-day leaving 28, Irelias and Portuguese Sisters and 16 Chinese mane to their own devices at Macao he latest information that we have been ble to gather is that no harm bas come to them is the court of to-day and it is: sincerely. hoped that they will be anmolested by the rowdy clement at Macao.
The Salesian Fathers, together with the two industrial instructors, bave also bad to give up their good work at Macao. They are cow in
Up to Leos to day there has been no further nomă concerning the forty-three
CAKOSSIAN SISTERS
THE GREAT CASE,
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erday. Meanwhile, Bishop Pozzai indoing all I bave lasted power, and are lawless. They have họ cần lo scs to the comfort of bly compatriota | possession of all the ammucition in the plate, and guests,
and go about armed with rides nad full cart MORE EVIDENCE THIS AFTERNOON. ridge belts. On Tossday four of them went to the Convent of St. Clara and damnaded admis-
goth ult. slon. They wanted to look over the place. John Grant was again brought up before They entered and want all over the buliding. Mr. E. R. Halliax at the Magistracy this altar and then departed. They hurt nothing, and noon on charges of alleged unlawful posses said nothing insulting. The same thing.sion of cheques, forging and uuering e stain bappened at the seminary, but there the sallers orders and folosi usiyobtaining costala 1.0 0. on the 13th November last, with intent to de and so diers used threatening language towards the Bishop, who fortunately was not there at the fraud one Kenric Roberts, of the Kowloon. Canton Railway. Mr. H. L. Daunys, Sr., from time. These
the Crown Solicitor's office, prosscuted. Grant, as hefure, was undefondod,.
Matter
angel
MEN ARE DEMENTED;
The evidence given on the previous day by Kenric Roberts having been read over and signed by the complainant.
ar Macao. As it may be taken for granted that the expulsion of the remaining noat will only boa question of days the Superiores in Hong- kangistaking time by the forelock and is making arrangement to accommodae her willing band of cowo ker at the branch district establish- mest at Hunghom. The limited space will be taxed to the extreme, and the housing of the orphans from Macao bas presented a problem they have no idea how all this will appear in not so easily solved. While the Reverend the eyes of the civilized world.
way deliberating over ways and menos Frovidence came as it invariably ought to come here instantly. It's sad that
A DRITISH OBRAT
Mr. Dennys sald he proposed to profor French gunboat is coming. I am not sure and her chargo against the prisoner, of obtain that a Freach gunboat will be of great usa asing refreshments from the Vienna Restaur the French saltos are not remarkable fer disant by fraud. cipline, nod are certainly not sympathizers with the clergy. The priests are all about to change their dress immediataly Goatbys, swagy. ERY
to har ludend. The rare charm of Macía) the mosphere of a Catholle City of Europe will be gone. It bad bren bitterly said that Macaɔ only subsisted on three things: gambling, the latter are swept away, but the two prostitution, and the religioas houses, Now
former are doing famously, Tho of helplessDEES on 160 side of the public here is indescribable. The insurgent military and sailors are all-puwertal and de exactly as they please. The commander of
does, la her aid, The Lord appened, and in this instance Mr. A. Shelton Hooper, the public-spunted resident, becoming aware of the Co vent's serious plight offered ceriaia vachot teacmcots at Hunghom of the Hongkong Land lavestment Oo, of ongkong and are the guests of the Rt. Rev. which Mr. Hooper is the secretary, for the of the Name of Ged in Chion." It is good-bye
cccommodation Bishop D. Pezzani,
PRIVATE CIT, ZENS THREATENED. Mr. A. J. Paste, the barrister, having been threatened personal violence by the re- volutionarier, has taken his departure for Canton, while Mrs. Basto- arrived to Hook kong to-day. Dr. Loiz Nolasco has also Apparently earned the displeasure of the Republican e'eme Lat Macao, for we bear that his life, too, has been threatened.
Apprivalo telegram received in Hongkong
tomp riry
the large num- ber of people who will be thrown on the hards of the Hongkong Convent in the next few days. Hongkong has ever been a generous Colony. Will it not respond to a tacit appeal for some help to feed the orphans brought over from Macas? The very pro
sance of these, defenceless woman and of the helpless chilirea in Hongkong must surely go forth as an appeal for ald trum. all charitable people whatever may be the shade of their the public-Europoses and Chinese-fir soms almi to the Coavin's poor..
and friends. In this ciba of the Sinto-day teports that order has been testered, batis opinion, Unsolicited wo appeal to
Ca Coaveat gi is special mention maust
bamada of the considerate hospitality of twa Germa) families who took care of all the
whether H.E the Governor, with whom mach synpuby must be felt, can command the physical forces to maintais order is another question. It elmoat baboves the British Go- verament in order to protect the lives and besides thosa from Japan and Manila. M-property of the British subjects there to dis- Schluter and Mr. Jobst were the two gentlemen patch a naval still to Macno waters in casa si
HOYGKANG ENGLISH GIRLS
who volunteered such welcome assts'anco ta the Santa Clara Convent in the Sisters' Bour of need. Both these sea lemon belong to the Chloele impid Manimp Costoms service They, moreover, offered shalter also to all the
DEREFT OF ALL SENSS OF HONOUR when they so unjustfibly and so cruelly initi ate and passcute a campaign of persécution against ladies whose only crims is to abiadosgood Shters who, la the circumstance, couli home nud ja their expatriation in a foreign lad bave devoted their lives to a god and noble capse.
A1 Booh as the Jesuits took their departure. fron Mach and tba cily, morally and lo- ellectu lly spoing, bicame the poorer hy their outgoing, soy et was the alarm elt by the Portuguesa communities in Hoagkong, Shanghai and Macao, that several meetings were held in all these centres, the outcome of which was that erent tele:riphic representa tions were despatched to the Minister Ir the Colonies in Lisbon, urglog him to suspend the operation of the pr visiory of the Decree against the rellg'ous orders at Macao, The Chinese Catholics. too. both at Macao and Hongkong held representative meetines nad resolved upon identical telegraphic memorials to the Paringuese metropolis. Tu all theso telegrams the Colonial Minister has lent
A DEAF EAR.
not abandon the Convent to accept such geaerously proffered help. A Mr. Xavier, who also had his daughters under the Sisters charge, volunteered to provide stelter for this Convent Kitis
The Raverend Mother saat word to the Bishop for lastrections how to act, but the mili tary carden established in the mala street by the revolutionaries preclu ad the possibility of any mes engar reaching the Seminary from the Chavan', and the subsequoot hours of Auspcase were trying ones to the Sisters in the ex rims.
THE BISHOP'S MESSAGE.
At seven o'clock in the evening a message arrived from the Bishop. It conveyed the direction to the Superior:as for herself and the 8.sters to leave Mec 10 to-morrow morsing. As I writs my information is that the inmates of the Chovat are busily packing up ther baggage to live for Hongkong on Wednes day.
emergency..
PROTECTION OF BRITISH
SUBJECTS.
NEED FOR H. M. GUNBOAT.. ULTIMATUM DY LEADERS OF THE REVOLT.
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BRITISH INTERESTS AT MACÃO,
It is true that the dwindling trade at Macan is responsible for a comparatively in finitesimal share of British Interests at that port, but nevertheless there are British residents in the Colony whose lives must be protected. The Press have urged that to safeguard the Betlabers at Macao it would be useful to main tain a show cf naval force in Portognose waters. We are glad to know that the White Beal, fa_about to appear. in. the... Inner Harbor of Macao. There is no knowing when the services of a gunboat will be required, and the Naval Authorities bave adopted the only prudent course in the circumstance by having gunboat ready at hand for all emergencias,
1st inst.. "Complete tranquillity," Such was the briefa official message that flashed through the wires from Macia to the genial Consul for Portogel; in Hongkong yesterday. And apparently'all those who had children, relatives and friends at Macao must have gone to bed last even- ing in complete tranquillity?" The poor Governor of Macao himself was probably in blissful ignoiance of the fact that, when be directed the despatch of that brief cable to the Portuguete representative in Hong:
ultimatum bad been long yesterday, an served by the leaders of the revolt that called upho the Governor's retirement from Macao within four days from yesterday under penalty of imprisonment or possibly assassina tion upon his failure to comply with the- mandate. Sach, however, is the undisputed fact and we are lu possession of exclusive in- formation which impels us to the corcusion that Macar, from being the Merte Carlo of the For "13, has since earned for her If another sonbriquet, as the hotbed of anarchy.
SANTA CLARA CLOSED. Santa Clara Convent is now closed, and the key has been handed to the Bishop at Macan. 3 he remaining Sisters came over to Hang kong to-day:
GOVERNOR MARQUES' RE- SIGNATION.
ARRIVAL OF FRENCH QUNDOAT.
[From Our Special Correspondent,] "
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THE "DONNA Amelia,” Captain Cuaha Limis, and another officer are bere, why I do not know, Cupha Lima is staying at the Boa Visa hotel where we are. I leain that the rebrillon was to bave laken place on Wednesday, not Tuesday, but the men broke out prematurely. This conflicts with the Croquet story. Portuguese soldiers of these days seem to be incapable even of rooulog'a mating with rezularity and order. I shall writa again to-morrow,
ARRIVAL OF BRITISH GUNBOATS.
H.M.S. "SANDPIPER" AND "ROBIN" TO
PROTECT DRITISK INTERESTS. ·
[From Our Special Correspondent.]
Macao, and December. Fera liberty is at an endi The priests have alteady changed their dress and go about like Parsons la black clothes and a Roman collar.
The British river gunboats Sandpiper and Robin tumed up smiling yesterday. His Majesty's Navy bos a habit of appearing wher ever things are getting mixed. Thear that on Tuerday night, before the party of four English gent'emen feft Hongkongler Macaoto take over their little gists, who were boarders in the Santa Clara Convent,
personal, representation was addressed to His Excellency Sir Frederick Lugard, the Governor, on the state of --Macao, 30th November,
Insecurity of British residents at Macao. The state of affairs here in Macao is really The appearance yesterday of the two "guardians of the peace" may be accept- los fonay. Never.heless it is tragic.
ed as an indication of the watchful energy, Everybody seems paralyzed with funk, and a few rowdy drunken soldiers and sailors ter- of the Hongkong Governor and his readiness role the whole Colony with perfect impunity to lead a willing car in all that conceras the Yesterday tas silly comedy was played of a well-being of his nationale. The presence of a large number of these soldiers and sadors in- detachment of the British river flotilla should vading Government House, armed to the teeth.bave a salutary effect at the preson Juncture. Thy presented an uhim tum 10 the Governor; their first demand was a fixed rate for the Last night a great meeting of "republicans" dollar, the sscoad was the expulsion of all the
ARRIVAL AT HONGKONG. overnor and the Bishop Evin the Macao have appealed 'a I.lsbon, so far, in v. ix. The
Upon the arrival of the Sus On from Macno expulsion of the Jesuits was premtoily on-
before gods to day a representative of the Hong jalued and that of the other religious con
kong Tetraphar ved at the whart to gather gregations is held in abeyance penting the
put culas of the stirring events which aroused While is Lord hip the Bishop of Macao receipt of the despi'ches from His Lardship
Macuo yesterday.. At hi pier a group of 1 dies was having a tete-a-t to over his matutinal cap which bara gese forward by the mail on the
were watching the arrival of the Macao steamer of coffee at half past seven o'clock yesterd y suject. to the meantime hope wis enter'ain.
with her precious i ving frei ht of a mysber of morning in the Seminary a party of three ed that better choosis might still prey it with young gils intera krep ng of the Sisters soldiers forcet their unceremonious pre- the powers hat he sod, at any rate, the gond who talled by the same boat to orgkengere befors Dis Lardship. They, we e Si,ters of Charity bs permined tremnis for to-day. Te litla char.ca-some twelve crarmed with rifles with Fayonets fixed. They crimination. The third was that all pries'smir the result, but you must expect a wild from ma
inore of them-wore danghters of Birlish demanded to he told the whereabouts of the
the benefit of this il s'arret city Little did the inhabitinis think that the sailors and soldier in whom we have been a customed to look for prrectio, woold Jake the law inın their own hands and sobvert authority-even the suthority of an iti fo med and wickedly inspired Republican Governme 1. That was, bowever, what came to p265, and Mican was treated this afterrosa to a
TASTE OF REVOLUTION.
REPUBLICAN MELTING.'
and "soldiers" was held; " I do not yet know today. Yesterday the soldiers I met were quite polite, and the republican officials werd tide. All depends now on their sincasily. I was interviewing republicans of yesterday.
GOYERNOR'S DEPARTURE.__ .
Emily Pac, of 17, Hollywood Road, deposed that the knew the prisoner. On 28th Oct he cameto her boata and signed 1.0.0's for $875, When asked to pay the chits he said he would give her a cheque. She had a cheque book of her own on the H, K. & S. Bank and sko gave it to him. The defondant filled in the amount and signed it in the name of Gordon Smith Grant. When she sent it to the Bank it was returned with the word “ No account" · written across in red ink. He afterwards gave her another similar cheque which was also, alstonouic.
Cross-examined by prisoner, witnesa sald she was absolutely certain that he was the man who signed the chits.
Had you ever seen me before?-No. Then you did not know me ?-No. What was this amount of $875 made up of 7- Board and lodging, and refreshments.
And I stayed only two days?--Yas. Does not that seem a big som for two days! boa d and fodging?
There was no reply.
How was the sum made up?
This question was dissallowed as firalevant, Prisoner-I dispute the cheques, and 1 dia pute the amount as well.
Cross-examined, witness-sald that prisoner. fold her that he had been away for a holiday and had just come back to Hongkong.. She thought he mentioned that he belonged to the Public Works Department.
Eng Lee, houseboy at No. 12, Hollywood Road, spoke to baving taken the cheque dan to the Bank and getting it handed back to him, as there was "no money." Two or three days afterwards he took down another cheque, which was also sent back,
Orass-examined-He bed naver seen the prisoner before. He did not sen the cheques filled in.
W. P. Stewart, accountant in the Hong- kong and Shanbal Bank, gave evidence re- garding the presentation of the two cheques, algaed, respectively, Gordon Smith Grant and G. Smith Grant. There was no account and be rarorted the malterto the Chief Accountant, Mr. Evans, who wrots across it in sed luk “No account." So far as he know, tharo never had been an account in the Bank in ouber of those pames-Gordon Smith Grant or G. Smith Grant, The second cheque was presented two or three days after the first.
Yeung Fook, waiter in the Vieons Café, said he saw the prisoner there on the 30th of Octo ber. He was with a friend. He had some refreshments, for which he signed chits.
These chits Mr. Dennys produced and read out the details. They were all signed either Gordon Smith Grant or G. Smith Grant;
Cross-examined by Grant, witness said he was positive that prisonot had tigned the chits produced. Witness served the prisoner Tsua Ters, barman in the Imperial Hotel was next called. He said he knew the prisoner by bis coming into the bar and signing chits, even in all, about two weeks age to begin
Religious Urdetr, Sisters and all, without dis- discard theurifor soutane or cassock and dress parents who and elected to haya the'r girls English Jesuit who had written to the Hon-like English clergymen or he fiable to be shot brought up at ania Clars. On boarding thệ ↑ ko`g papers against the Revolution presummon sight. But the first demand, the real demand. I perfectly çivil and correct in their speech and himself, steamer für represectative cams, arross a party ably lab aring under the impression that the was that the Govercor should produce the of four Hongkong gentlemen who had heard of articles appe:zing in the to geng Telegraph the anere at Macao Fist evening through Mr. were from the pen of a Jesuit Father. Need F P. de V. ones, wao was the first goailless to say, the men were labu ing under a mup to receive a telegram of the untoward wholly mistaken impre sion. Our articles acca rence last evening from the guardian of were neiber the contributions from Jesuit bs teils daughter as Macao. Mests. H.
priss her in any way inspired by any mem Sams, J. J Bao W. Hardwicko and D.
ber of any religions o der. The Bishop and Tolan bordeyed to acao in a special his freed then withdrew, cha teret launch, sading frem ODR-
To a reverend gentleman at the Seminary They ar- the threinuders declared themselves as
It is reported that a secret meeting was held on Monday in the City for a revolt on Tuesday. What transpired a the meeting ih ve hd to ercasion to find eat to-day, but kan se.Long at midnight at big t ciently to say that the Navy ard the Amy-ta ba mora correct the rank and file--we's in open valt this alter con and verg masters of the Settlement for the rest of the evening
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Shortly after two relnek in the efternoon # glg from the gunb¬st Patri » polled up on the beach is front the Macin Cycle Détú contained a number of sailors armed with r fps As soon as they aloed the shorn they fired n succession of shots to the air. This was ap parently a
PRECONCERTED SIG VAL
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to their ranfederates of the. Garrison; by no sooner were the second and bir ron's fiel than the military man replied wib a like num. broff shots. Als out immedintele sem of the soldiers bake long fom, the, Seo Francisco fort, having previously provide-i themelore wih arms and ammunitions from the magazine. The officers commanded the men' to desist from j joing the malcontenta, but as they appeared no longer amenable to discipline they rushed out and joint the Patra's st Idiers
The small band made a beeline for the mia guris quarters of Fina Birracks, where he pre-arranged three tifl: sho's were egain fiel and at once the soldiers rushed out to increase the rants of the discff:cted.
While these exciting scales were being en cled. news travelled fast and furious throughout the ci y of the incipient revṣk and there now arrived Lieut; Machade, the ride de- camp to the Governor, and one Capt. Azim boji Martins. I would not be sure if the cfficer ac- companying the A.1.C. was the gentleman Damed. That was the name gi en to me by an ere witness of the incidents bout to be recorded. Both the officers ascertained skat tha revolutionists' objective was Government House where the men hoped for an interview with the Governor in order to compel the Gov ernor to put lata immediate execu jon the pro,, scriptive Decree against the religious orderi Among aber so-called 'grievances for which they were hoping to obtain redre:s,
REMONSTRANCES FAILED TO PREVAIL. Whoo Capt. Manips sought to counsel bis men not to fire, ane insubordin ata ruffian selca ly attacked bis superior at the polat of the biyo:et, aiming his the offices' stomieb, threstenicg to shoot the officer if he did not hold his place. Where the latter replied that he wai'ibero ready tɔ dio.
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Ates of caps'd trably. per a burdeal mea armed cap a atian mirched to Giveramest Honge, and there had their demands. Que report has it that the Governor was interview- ed. While another states that Senhor Ma ques relosed a parlay with the men. However that may be
THE DEMAND
may by summarised under the following
heads:-
(1) The enforcement of ba anti religious de- cuco at Macio
(3) be expulsian of the religious orders, Including the Franciican and Canossian Sisters,
(3) The closing of the Vidi Niva news
paper
ryst at their destinati» at 4.30 a.m. to-day and mide, atraught for the Santa Clua, The Civn wis locked up. Even at that early
hour the Sisters were still.
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PACKING UP
THE LEADERS OF, THE REVOLT.
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te egrants that he bad received from Lisbon ordering the expulus of the Religious Societies. The poor follows hud got it into their ignorant heads, or hd had it put there for them, that the Governor was cerceanng the truth from the free, equal and fraternal citizens of Macas, Threatened with immediate death. poor Senhor Marques had no choice but to exhibit to the more than hal intoxicated rabble of sailors and soldiers the original telegram in cypher as he did received it from Lisbon, They stated that they wwed nei har 1fe nor
From a Republican and Rev·lutionary palat of binod, but they demand d jus ice.
of view it ough: to have exurrated Senhor They Marques from any guilt of affection or sympa int mated but unless the Gavemer and the hy or even of pity for the expe'ied Jesuits, Di hep withdrew fom Macza within four day's
The telegram .qu rid of the Governor of for the vasage to Hongkong. The anginus they ran the rise of being assassinated. Their
Mnete in the same fibo Republic of Portugal pireats had a franxiety ser at rest when they doctrine admit d of no recogriling of officers the should immediately expol ali Jesuits | w rivoli that their daughters were in the safe
o superiors. They would govern themselves without delay, and that with regard to ober ke ping of their friends cars, Schluter and although there men have not sta ed in explicit orders wothing aced be done it present pend. Jobs, And when the visitors called at the term, we have good inform tien that it was riten e of the latter ke liy of the meerponed at Macão yesta day that the revolu. with the children' was one which only pants
fdomies at a secret conclave bave already alore can know how to a' preci 15. Altoget er delermised upon the choire of their ows seva'y Franciscanisters cime over to ODK- Geven or if, peichence, they shall succre in kong this morning and with them wele twelva | getting His Excellency Sensor Eduardo Mar- European girls and pine Chinese. There nie
quer out of the way. The name of Mr. still six Bisers of that erlernt Macao who
Fe nania Menezes has been jeug, es ed as were to leave for Hongkong this afternoon, or the appointee his gentleman is a well at the latest on Thursday morning.
kaoka and moch zespected eitzer, `It must not be implied. that because to robble Idiery have brackelled Mr. Menezes name will their vefarious designs that he is in any way cornicled with or implica ed in the plat party to cv.rbrow constituted authority. Another F.VOURS ANOTHER NÖMINEE
CHEFTO THE DESTINATION.
Fat's Mican's Is will ultimately prove to by Chelon's gain; far we hova buen given to understand that after a short stay hero in
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Hoogkong the Franciscan nus will take their quitters at Cheloo in Nonh Chisp where they will exeic's: their noble call of in the full feed m from any persecution to which in place of Mr. Menezes, but the name of the they had been so ignem oly sati:cted na latter is not transpired up to the bour of the cily which should ià future, hida-her-f-ca-in latest despatch-treo-Macar
1 hear that the Governor will he leaving Macao to-day. Senhor Marques carries with him the sincerest sympathy of all right-minded people and he has their good wishes wherever he goes,
THE STINS OF CHARITY. “
of the Cauersan order are still with us. They were about te lave for Hongkong this morning, bot were prevailed upon ont in go ́at any rate for the present. Of couŊso, thƐso that bays already left hwo not returned and the fature moveme- ts of the rem:lolng members of the Sisterhood form the subject of laterest ing specalation here.
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JOURNALIST IN BAD ODOUR,
A member of the journalistic profession in Hengkong appears to bave unvitingly incur in the exposition and explanation by the Gated the wrath of the republican party in Macao. vernor of the exact usefulness in Macao fall His faithful chronicle of facts and Incidents bas placed, him is bad édone with those who other orders of religion and their work.
The brave sailors and soldiers bid possessed ara of a different shade of political opinion themszives of cartridge ble full of ammunities Why his independence of speech red ca donr and were determined to win a great victory over of expression should favoke the condemnation people who really could not hit back. A of peo, le here is beyond comprehension. As the gentleman in question is a British subject rumber of Europeans were present at this
any pers-nal violence'attempted on him, as it FARCICAL SCENE
is threatened, may involve consequences which and corld hardly restrale their laughter and those who have planned his undoing have pot omic re koned with. The British Lion's punitive the expression of their contempt at tbs Opera appearance of what was going on.
powers have barn proved to be extremely Commanding efficers appeared in uniform with vigorous la the past under other but identical
conditions. paaulettes and gold trale, but they bad so cwords. An officer without a sword is like Bam'et without the Prince of Denmark, The proceedings appear to have been very Chlots The Garere or dees 1 ot stem to be of the grit that made Vsco da Gama, ar Albuque_qr&..
sha ne ruber than prick in herself as the City As is well-known Bishop Pauling Astvedollesi-bedard signed the decument preszited
THE CANC SAN SISTERS.
The first intimation that the Italian Sisters
had of ary-isturbance at Macao was when 'n Captain of this Army called for his daughter at the Corveut saying at the same time that reither the Si'ers nor their charges were in safety. 1st Immediately after others led and is a short spice of tire all the day scbo'art had left and by dusk quite a sumber of Fortogrese and Chinese hourdors werD housed by friends for greater e. f.ty.
life.
to him, graniine the mutineers' demands. The
of the Uoly Name of God. While in Hoogwathily enjoys the copli fence and esteem of kong the Sisters are the gap ti of the French a large number of friends and sympashters at cfficers, unlike Chinese Macdarios, had no fass puat at the A sile de la Ste Ealance... Macao. Hi Lordship was the recipient of in their bands to wave,; they waved their bands several confidential vists from friends yesfer-seed and entreated their beloved soldiers to body. How could the mostdrunken of even Por- day who wanted him of the plot ng inst his be tratocable, to be gecile and not hurt any While apparently the city of Maceo yester-taguese soldiers resist such an appel? The day was in a stre of 'complete tra quilly" a
funniest thing, the absurdest thing, und yet the harmlera priest as male the victim of a most
most harrowing thing of all, is that people in cowerdly and unseemly tick in the public Macao seriously believe that this Revolution, as the Militant Ferces call it, was acto-lly par s'ree', his assailants going to the length of t tempting to disobe the padre because be off for one day because the Govercor was ex happened to appear in public in his canonical pected to attend an entirely passoval and private social engagement for a game, a tournament at coquet. This may, or may n-1 be true. I am quite sure that it is true eren vast majority of people here in Macao if it were not, the attitude of mind of the who actually believe that it is true, is sufficient indication of the sheer stato of stunned.torpidity of mind to which almost everybody has been reduced by a simple matiny, just a muting, nothing more, only a mutiry of a few scampe in a gunbest and a boby garrison of less than the number of an English Regiment.
At ten o'clock at night, two Portuguere
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THE SALESIAN FATHERS has now been seen at Macao. The district Superior and the lay brother left for Hongkong yesterday afternoon at 2 p.m. arriving here at eleven o'clock at night. This considerably Protracted journey was cluted through the Chingre steamer sticking is the sited ap chansel, and
efficials arrived at the Convent and irqcied of the Sisters by whore authority they hid sept the children away. To mid ladies replied that none had been sent away but that shey had been called for be parents who bad every right to their own drughters. The sfficials then said that the Histers themselves would not mad in the bs allowed to love without permission. These was ant got off until the tide Euperioress made it clear that she would not enabled her to resume her journe. The de- Janeke ber God entiusted charges. When she left, she would leave with the children, parters of the n'aiian Fathers is a deplorable loss to industrial education at Macao. The
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I know that people are in dread of the
VIOLENCE AND VEROC TY
The younger of the two officers tried to make Salesian College at Turin and its schools of the mutinous soldiery. The Governor hos light of the ri uation by reminding the Sisters through the Continent of Europa and North withdrawn himself from the dangerous cares of tut a condition for their remaining at the Cop and South America ats famous for their teach-governing such a dep, where ipfeed, os in a veni would be that they must discări their dis. tlactive cemmucal costume, aer would they be of the more useful industler, like prioting, bri Ana's cave, the chief is mora uled them The Judge Las takes his plaça and does bookblading, stormaking, etc, etc. Ar Macko ru'er the Chinese were just beginning to ba taught not feel at all comfortable in it. He wishes to useful branches of trade when the occur- sesign also, There is some hope that now that rences of this week have undone all the excel the soldiers have their fixed rate of 410 reis to lent foundation so well and earnestly la'd The the d ilar they will be leas matinous, but the Chinese Band taught by to Salesians will be hape is based on a false anaingy, There missed from public focctions at Macao in nca are not to be compered with the troops al mher countries, In whom the hit of discipline is so strong that even after a
Blowed to be seen in the street in them. With thein words, he tiagħed_a-navige tangh and left the Convent gster. Serret Police and sol. d'ers in mufti
KAPT SENTINEL
within the precincts of the Cosvant and any altempt to remove the sacred images was da fatura feated by the min. One of theen hid the can. į As to the future movements of these Fathers dour to inform the Sivers that his corfiderates natulog is de fialtely knowo, Orders are awaited successful mutiny they charly return to duv had been supplied with powder and shat from from the aptler-General at Terin in reply to and obedience. These man have na cenas ef the armours:
-Ibo telegrams despatched from Kongkong you ! daty and do not understand obedience, They
CLAIM FOR DAMAGES.
and.iast..
This morning in the Summary Court, before Mr. Justice Hazeland a care was called lo which lesser Eber'us and Co. ared E. Tal for $321.30 damages. Mr. Shenton appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. Gardiner for the defendant
Mr. Sheaton said that this was a question as
to quality of goods. It had been agreed by the parties to go to arbitratior. There was an award, a' d he was suing on the award, which was to have been final,
Mr. Gardiner said there was special defence
to he sat up.
Mr. Sheaton-My friend generally says that
when he wants time,
with.
Mr. Dennys produced the chits all of which were signed in be pame of E. Roberts, Lofa, Cantoa-Kowlo...n Ra-lway.
Edna Stewart, 51 collywood Road, said she recognised the prisoner, whom she first saw on the fath November at her house, he stayed there for two days and signed chils for $100. all of which were sigaed E. Rebens. He told her that he was employed at ofu on the Chines Section of the Railway. She told him he could sign a cheque. As look out a blanK cheque on the Chartered Bank and filled in for the emoent dute. She banded the chits to bim and he tore them up She had ber suspicions, towever, and told him she did Lot think he was Mr. E. Roberts. He said he waJ.
Me. Dennys-What did you say to him. Whness-1 sald "Are you not Jobin Grant?" I had read about him in the newspapers. being that bounder John Grant who had been
"And in reply ?-He said "The idea of my ́ in gaol!" The cheque was returned from the Bank dishonoured,
Cross-examined, witness raid she had seen. the defendant before but he had a monstache theo. When she saw him on the sith she did not recogulse him at first,
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Do you remeber me saying I had lost a chique-No, I do not not remember you saying anything about losing a cheque.
Do you know that I gave the boy Sjo và Saturday night ?-No.
What was the $165 for?-Board and refresh. ments.
The case was again adjourned.
THE FRENCH CONVENT.
--FORTHCOMING BAZAAR,
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Istinet, The Mother Superior and Sisters of the above well-known institution nanounce; that the annual bazaar in aid of the Aslig de la Saible Enfance will be held at the City** Hall at z o'clock in the afternoon osta 8th December and will be under the distin gaiched patronage of His Excellency Sit Frederick and Lady Lugard. Fancy needle. work of all descriptions will be exposed for sale and doubtless there are, sovgral members of the fairs to whom the bazaar will appeal. The caure is a deserving one and, as many. residents as possible should lead bale.. Th's annual function has been attended with fullest sapport to the sweet cause of Charity," success in the past and there is little doubt. that the same measure of patronago, .If not. dis-morg, will be extended to it on this occasion.
BIJOU SCENIC THEATRE.
30th ult
Mr. Gardiner-Will you give me mutual discovery?
bean advi ed by another solicitor that holas
Mr. Shenton-My friend's ellent has once
no defence.
Mr. Gardiner Then bo had very bad advice. They are not suing on the award."
Mr. Shenton-I will give my friend covery. It is a sult for damages, my Lord,
Hi Lordsip-And the question of damages was referred to an arbitrator?
Mr. Shenton-Yes, my Lord. The case was adjourned for a week, i
GARDEN FARTY AT HEAD- QUARTERS HOUSE..
sosh nit. General and Mrs. Anderson entertained a large number of guests in the grounds of Headquarters House yesterday afternoon. Tennis and other games were played, and those who were not spargetically lactined co- Joyed tha delightful music of the band. Th
'season" may now be said to have begun, The perfect weather and the almost "sum; mery" frocks of the ladies mado nuo forget that only a few days ago' wa were threatened with winter,
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The Bijou Scenic Theatre has been drawing' fairly good houses nightly. Mr. Stephanson, in bis dramatic impersonatibor, puis the audi- esco Into roirs of Ixoghter. Mr. Collina is responsible for an gabiblilos of club-swinglog which is well worth seeing. On the whole the pictures ne very good, pa ticularly the one called "As a Cinematographs Show. The film is screamingly funny.
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A special matinde for children will be givan on Saturday, 3rd December, and the manages have spared to clort to ODEURO success. An attractive programme as beba drawa op walch le calculated to appeal fo the juvenile taste....... In addition to this, thero will be a guarding competition, and a suit bid gift has been promised to the successful mite, The charges will be extremely moderate,