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exeeded the term allowed him and again could find nothing
to say, it would be a proof that he was lacking in a
spirit of fairness and had no excuse. The mattor would
then be made known to the public at home and abroad and
a telegram would be addressed to the Central Government
requesting that the Consul might not be recognized.
These steps would be taken in the interests of
justice in order to obliterate the disgrace.
The speaker then referred to brothels, gambling
houses and opium dens, which he described as matters which
should exerciss the attention of a people fitted for self
government. Macao was the headquarters of all these vices.
Action had already been taken by all patriots, who had
forbidden their children to frequent such places and
injure themselves there. It was feared that
delimitation of Macao was about to be taken in hand, the
Portuguese would more than ever resort to assaults and
insults, and the meeting was therefore asked to consider
steps to prevent this.
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