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The firing lasted only a short time, In concluding thie despatch may I It de Bard as soon as the crowd went be permitted to state how it hurts the THE ANSWERS TO THE FIVE away and dispersed: the soldiers then feelings of the Portuguese people to tok up their former positions which ante the cruel persistence with which the advance of the crowd had com- the Government of the Province of
DEMANDS.
wards.
and dnes eo, in face of the judicial This Government solemnly afticias,
the slightest was made with ride- proceedings, that not one wound-even arm, to those who bad been wounded by bullets during the grave sedition, subvers the public order of Macao which for many hours threatened to and therefore that none of those who bad been hit by bullets were "afterwards bayoneted till they died"
Following is a translation of the p-led them to move from. From Kargtung affirm, y from very re- reply given by the Macan Govern-tese positions the soldier advanced liable sources, that the Portuguese ment to the Note of the Commissioner only to go piously to collect the dead soldiers bayoneted the wounded and for Foreign Affairs of the Kwang-an carry away the wounded, thus caurel the death of a large number of tang Provincendiated the 10th inetal wing clear conception of these individuals after the grava events of and forwarded to the Vice-Consul fordules as well as their Lumaeitarian the 29. May last and slaɔ after- Portugal in Canton:
feelings The Cirerament of this Colony Fas What I have just said is w'at bas been and continues to be animated by truthfully occurred; and, therefore, the most ardent wishes to strengthen the hases on which His Excellency the close relations of friendship, the Civil & vernor of Kwangtung which have united Portugal to China has made his request are wanting fur centuries,
If these bases were true, it would The despatch of the 3rd inst. in h ve ben a esa of eruity; and, en reply to that of the Commoner such an event, the Portuguese A for Foreign Affairs, dated the 31sttoritiea would have been truly ander May last, was written having the sair sponsibilities. But such is not Bo fuelings in mind.
sod the quee ion is limited to an With much regret this Government incident of internal order, which it sees that the Government of the Pro-bebovia only the Portuguese Govern- vince of Kwangtung continues to give neat to eee to and which in no way greater credence to utterly unfounded can affect the prestige of the Govern- information, and perhaps purposely destired to prejudice that secular friendship, thau to the very minute and entirely truthful narration con- tained in the said despatch.
The medical examiration of the dead and of the wounded proves this, and the fact that no violent act was ment of the Province of Kwangtung.n cessary, on the morning of the 29.h 2-The aforesaid consideration May, after the force, in defending &f the investigatione so far carriel itself from the mutinous crowd, wa out, which have followed the rigorou- obliged to fire also proves thir. cou se of the Law, show that the The Macao Government bas tried to collect with the greatest exacti- the part of the forers should be ex bypothesia f criminal guiliness on tude all the clements conductive toluded; but proceedings both Military ascertain the events which have
and Civil hava bera instituted, and taken place in thie city since the 28 if any among the Officers, troops or May leat; and after a thorough any other employes, should be fount investigation, ia which it ba heard the evidence of Portuguese, Courte of Justice offer rufficient to bave been guilty, the Portuguese Chinese and other foreigners who saw
Founding its statement on the
instituted, in which there is evidence exquiry which has already been
of witnessrs, all of them Chinese, who saw the incident between the African oldier and the Chinese woman, this Government declares that the in- ernment of the Province of Kwang- formations conveyed to the Gov-
the incidents, it is able to state, with guarantees that the most rigorous ung are really fantastical in that i
out fear of any substantiated con-
justice will be observed.
part which relates that there was a
Iradiction, that the raid events took 3. With regard to the third con grave insult to the woman by the place as were explained in the raiddition, the Macao Government candier, as well as about her social despatch to the Government of only consider it as a request of the standing and the place of the incident. Kwangtung, dated the 3rd inst. Kwangtang Government showing th In repeating, therefore, the state expression of really noble feeling, Dat ment that nearly all the news which only of charity but also of compas bas been given to the Government of families. This Government is animat. belonging to the brothel No. 25, Rose sion toward the victims and their missariat of Police of this city and
Kwaogtung by its informers, is dermplete and abeolutely withou soy foundation, and in maintaining all that has been stated by the Gov. ernment of this Culuy on this
Chan Si Mui, registered in the Com-
It refers to a prostitute named
d alto by similar feelings and it Alley. The incident took place, not would not permit that the families, on the China Merobante Wharf, entirely innocent of the guilt of their which is situated right alongside the Chin Seng Police Station, but in the mutionan chiefs, should suffer any privations because of the loss of and interior of the city and far away matter, I cannot help considering that the impossibility of working on the from it, in the Coulay Alley, which it was only by relying on the said part of those who were their pro
is near Rose Alley; the wom-n way tben atanding near the door of brothel
erroneous information that the five conditions mentioned in the despatch
tectors.
of the Commissioner for Furelgu table institution of this city. "The simply took hold of the arm of the An important century-old chari-No. 29 of that Alley. The soldier Affaire were made; and I am rather inclined to think that there are n
Santa Casa da Misericordia," so
prostitute, who was already known to motives for considering the conditis Government, and which is inde- institution which is eubaidised by
bim; and immediately Chinamão, tione.
who was near by pushed the soldier, who fell down. In this way the the fate of all those who are destitute afterwards assaulted by other China- of meane, extending its protection to
Notwithstanding this, the Macanfatigablo in its efforts to allevaist+incident began. The soldier was
Government wishing to show that it in desirous of resolving everything in all those who bave need of it, not only 5th October Street and the Almeista good friendship ant in a peaceful Portuguese but Chinese alo, has Ribeiro Street. It was then that he nen and chased to the crossing of way, will refer in a special manner to
already taken notice of this matter.
oach of the said conditione, trusting This Government has been informed was arrested together with the Chins. that the justice of its reply will betist the aid charitable institution 240, Chau Kiang, who was still
taken into due consideration by Hie Excellency the Civil Governor of Kwangtuog.
already had intercourse with Assaulting him. the Chinese Hospited Keng Huv, io
From this simple recounting of the order that, through its m dium, it facta respecting two of the points in become conversant with those which the greatest stress is laid by who are in want, so that they may the Commissioner for Foreign be provided for.
Affatre of the Province of Kwang- tung, His Exellency the Civil Gov nor of that Province can value the vactitude of all the other information which His Excellency has been able
1.--This Government again affirms that the soldiers and police who, on the 28th and 29th ult., were guarding the Chip Shing Police Stati D, after seeing the Commander of the Company Therefore, the Kwangtung Govern- to which the soldiers belonged dis-ment may rest saaured that the fami- armed, assaulted and overwhelmal by lies of the dead, as well as of those the crowd, after hearing some shots who have been wounded will be
mong the mutineers, this fact being provided for. stablished and a soldier being sho dead; only after seeing the large crowd taviour of the African soldiers in Luely, the Macao Government re- fall upon them to over whelm and this Colony has always been correct pests that the incidents which have. disarm them, some of the solders and weil dieciplined, and that it is not taken place, although they are very having to step back in order not to
inferior to that of European acldiers be overwhelmed and subjugated; I of any nationality, I beg to inform
lementable, represent merely a grave
4. In reiterating that the be to gather.
pay, it was only then that they opened His Excellency the Civil Governor problem of internal order which it Bre. Sume shots were at first fired of Kwangtung that the organisation was compelled to meet, and it thinks, nto the air; but, unfortunately, they of the military forces, both at Hons that they cannot give any cause to lid not succeed in stopping the and in the Colonies, belongs to the alter the good relations of friendship exclusive competence of the Govern- which for many centuries have united
rusb of the crowd.
As was previously mentioned in ita ment of the Portuguese Republic. spatch of the 3rd inst., the Macan condition to which the despatch of Chinese Governments.I have the 5.--Referring, lastly, to the fifth so closely the Portuguese and the >vernment regrets that such pres- the Commissioner for Foreign Affairs honour to be air, your obedient
circumstances bad cauead the alludes-noting that I do not see any
fur the employment of firearme connection with the events I am deal- for its own defence the troops ing with.--I will alate that this matter ou to do me by force, and the long btween the Macao Government and katready been previously treated hours during which the anddiers stood that of Kwang'ung: sad at prescut I on foot and without any food, subject can only repeat what has been stated to insults and threats from thousands by the Macao Government in the last
Tervant.
(Sgd.) Luiz ANTONIO DE MAGALHAES CORREL, (Administering the Govern- m.nt of Macao.)
of mutineera show their discipline part of its deepatch of the 6th De-Macao Gvernment House, very clearly and also their smicable cember, 1921. I avail myself of this feelings 16 against the barbarous of this Givernment in maintaining
opportunity to declare that the wishes To the feelings of which the Kwang'ung the same course as formerly mani Government unjustly accuses them. feeted, remain unaltered,
13th, June, 1922.
Vice-Connal for Portugal
Canton.