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TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1922.

THE MACAO AFFAIR.

OFFICIAL VERSION OF THE RIOTS.

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NOTE TO CANTON GOVERNMENT,

The following translation of an of friendship which, till the last days offical dispatch by His Excellency the were shown towards the present Gotemor of Macao to the Canton Superintendent of Police, a man who Authorities has been commucirated i

was singled cut as a truly great for pallication:-

Si-le acknowledging the r ceipt ¦ protector of Chinese ; a man who bad of the translation of the despatch of dand to risk his own life, a few weeks! the Commissioner for Foreign Affairs of the Province of Kuangong, dated, in a public square of this city, in the 31st May last, which has been oder to avoid that a trivial strest forwarded by your goodself, I beg to it should be transferred into a make the following reply:-

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the Attorney General, and Captain Walter de Lima, the Chief Stat Officer, the latter had gone there to give some friendly advice, were all hit by stones which had been thrown. Then, three soldiers fired

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Then followed the long efforts of 15 bours in which all the resignation, all the unsurpassable and the almost in- comprehensible spirit of sacrifice on the part of the officers and soldiers were put to the supreme trial.

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A COMMON INCIDENT. It is to be observed that incidents such as those which have happened between the African poldier, the wo man and the assailants are common street scenes, which occur in every as in Americe and in Chins. How many land of every ration in Europe, as well similar cases occur in Canton, how many similar cases occur in Macao with the Chinese soldiers from. the neighbouring garrisons who, during so many years, have come here often to spend their leisure hours.

In Macao when these cases occur with the soldiers of the Garrison, and when they are found to be guilty, the are punished disciplinarity without the crowd having to become matinous and without the

crowd being disrespectful and arrogant, trying to tragedy, who, with the other give orders to the proper authorities. I see from the despatch of the Authorities, pat forward every effort. Everyone may rest assured that if Commis-iozer of Foreign Affairs, that during the Seamen's strike in order it be proven that the African a completely erroneous account of the that the Chinese population should soldier with whom occurred the scene events which have taken place in a be provided with ford and of the 28th May, is in any way guilty Macao and are referred in the said rod cheer; a man who for eighteen which it appears. up to this moment, and from foreign nations. He came and W. G. Gerrard 100 takes place despatch has reached the Canton hours, caring which that criminal re

is not proved, he will be punished Government. That information said: bellion of the 29th and 29th May according to the regulations.

"On the 28th instant, at about 9 ultimo, lasted availed himself of all. p.m., Portuguese soldiers of Macao the ear's of his good heart, so that abused some Chinese women, and the pot a drop of blood should be shed in Chinese who were nearby advised the streets of Macad them and hindered them from so d~!

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preserve disciplinary action, advising the soldiers to remain calm, forcing them to suffer their long trial of being offended, provoked and even bustled by the crowd.

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After the capture of the soldier who as previously mentioned, was sens to hospital, and of one of his aggressors who was sent to the Chip Fifteen bons of incomparable Weli, a section of the population of Seng Police Statien, some people at moral sufferings, fifteen hours of From SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ing. The Portuguese soldiers, how. Macan either forgetting or despising once began to demand of the Chief fatigar, fifteen hours without the ever. wishing show off their the Benefits it has continuously of that Station that this aggressor right to a piece of bread or to a drop bravery, assaulted the Chinese. Then received, forgetting or despising at should be set free. The Chief of the of water, because the mutinous crowd the soldiers and the Portuguese police regard which it ought to have towards Police Station, as was "only right, which had been made up of several arrestoi a few Chinese and tock them the Authorities and the nations laws, refused to comply with the demand thousands and who were waving THE Steamskip to the Police' Station. When the ergetting or despising, I say, the that was made as he could not before thier eyes the flags of Chinese went to the sakl station later geteral interests of the land it legally set free acs prisoner without their associations, did not permit the

"WEST FARALON,” on to ask that those who had been was living in sad which requir- the consent of the proper datterity, passers-by to pass, did not let their

having arrived from above mentioned aristed be set frer, the soldiers and rd of it peace and tranquillity The turbulent crowd incressed and food go br. They had barricaded the 1922. Consignees are hereby notified

ports

Monday, Jane 5. the Portuguese police and on them section of the population of facao, the Chief of the Police Station in neighbouring streets with tables, that their cargo is being landed at icdiscriminately, billing some of them surely guided by criminal instigator, formed the Central Station; therrieshas and bamboos crossed on their risk into the hazardous and/or and wounding more than ten Ou though that it could subvert the He appeared Captain Cataco, the Chief the roads. the following day the Chiae e Com- of a civilized country, to superpose of Police, the efter previously established their dominion of anarchy. Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & They had positively extra-hazardous Godowns of the munity assembled in great indigns- the Authorities, to mské absurd mentioned, the same man in whem all The European passengers for the Godown Co., L'd. Kowloon, and tion and went to the Police Station reagests of them and to dominate the the people of Macao recommise the regular steamer were debarred from stored at consignees' risk. to ask that the guilty be punished same Authorities: to domineer over kind and paternal manner of always passing; the merchandise which was and the inaccent be set free."

the rest of the peaceful population, doing is duty. Captain Cabaco to be shipped, was ordered back; the to affront those who, by law and by began by trying his best to induce postal mails, which were about to be nature re entitled to be respected, the crowd to disperse and to go away. despatched, were kept back and to assault. to kill, to perturb cam. He told them that the prisoner would detained. pletely the life of a country in such a be set free if after the inquiry, despicable criminal and violent acthing were proven against him, but master; that is what that section of that this could not be done on the the population did on the 28th and matineers demand. To these friend 29th of May last.

ly eforts, to these requests by the Chief of Police, the crowd which was wing very large, replied most the Station and threatened to deliver disrespectfully. They threw stones at an assault co as to gain their end; and who knows for what farther criminal purposes.

The Sailor who had landed from the Portuguese war bips again fred, en the crowd, killing on that occasion, more than ten perse and wounding abort are bordred The corpses

THE EVENTS BELATED.

were cast into the sea.”

Phave to tate the following:- It is not exact that the Soldiers tal abused some Chinese women; it iot exact that the Soldiers, to show Although this refers to an event of of their bravery or for any other the internal life of Macao, moved, purpose, bad assaulted the Chinese; however, by a cordiality of sentiments it is not exact that the soldiers had on the part of this Government arrested Chine e; it not exact that towards the Chinese Authorities, a the Soldiers and the Police red heartiness which only a few days 2.0 | indiscriminat-ly on the Chinese; if I personally had the pleasure to is not exact that pay Sailors had reafirm, I am now going to relate landed from the Warships and fied; it is not exact that corpses were

thrown into the sea.

+4 A GRAVE REBELLION."

ONLY A PRETENT.

The food destined for the military was seized, a Navy Officer command- ing one of the warships, who was on the way to the ship of his command, was twice attacked by the crowd and was compelled to slight from the ric- sha which was taking him on his way, The steamy launches had tried to go the multitude opposing his advance. along their wharves and were ordered to back out. Among these were a few Government launches, The Agency of the Hongkong line of atramers wrote to the Government to take argent measures for safeguard ing the liberty of their transit."

All these acts were accompanied with shouts, insults, threats and provocations hurled at the armed force.

CONTINGENCIES FORESIES.

an Import Permit signed by the Consignees of Cargo must produce Saperintendent of Imports and Ex ports, Hongkong, before Bills of Lading will be countersigned or De livery Orders issued

All broken, chaled and damaged where it will be examined, at 10 am cargo is to be left in the Godowns Saturday, June 10, 1922, by Messrs. Anderson & Ashe, Surveyors.

ten days of the steamer's arrival "AL claims must be presented within

recognised, here, after which they cannot be No claims will be

recognised after the goods have left the Godowns, and cargo andelivered after June 12, 1922, will be subject to

rent.

No Fire insurance whatever will be effected.

Consignees are requested to send for Delivery Orders immediately. in their Bills of Lading in exchange.

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Was this crowd's act spontaneous 3 the events of the 28th and 29th May Even this the Macan Authorities mast last, as they took place, and are doubt, and they have weighty reasons known to the whole population of this for so thinking, the principal of which Colony, such as they have merited re- is that on the morning of the 28th Alay W. at took place in this city on the ference, though in an approximate some emissaries of the Mazao Labour 25th and 29th May last was a grave and incomplete ferm by some of the Associations went over to Taipa and rebellier with the most excessive most unsuspecting foreign papers Culoare Islands, in order to try and disregard for the Authorities and the which declared that they had received get the support of the traders and

In the meantime to rightly show law; an insurrection that was calmly their information from citizens who workmen of those Islands for a general that this movement bad an organiza- borne for eighteen cassecutive hears, had arrived from Macao, and even strike, which was to take place in the tion and regular preparation, the during which time every kind of from members of the Labour Unions afternoon of the same day; thus exilants were served with food. persuasion was tried, also good of this city.

showing most clearly that the idea of Many individuals who wore emblems counsels and requests, as well as every The Canton Government must prize.

a rebellion did not emanate from the of a self-entitled corporation of the kind of condescension and friendly as it cannot be otherwise, the indis indigeation of the croxd on account Red Cross, which however, is not efforts were availed cf. so that the putable principle that the legitimate of the African soldier's supposed officially recognised in this Colony. mutinous population might deist authority can neither be subverted attitude, cor from the refusal on the walked about distributing bandages from their eximinal purpose; endea nor insulted; that no one may disre- Part of the Authorities, but that this and some medicines in the event of vours, requests and kind wurde weregard the legitimate rights of others referred to a seditiona movement, there being casualties. It appears The Lure of Egypt of no avail, 80 that at the end and the tranquility of the peaceful in previously thought out, and for which that this contingency had been of such a long period of eighteen habitants, the Canton Government the scene with the African soldier mere foreseen by the crowd. Lcurs, and in the face of the imminent will surely be the first to recognize y served as a favourable pretext. danger, in which the military force that the Macao Authorities have three hours of seeing the uselestes fatigue of, and the want of food for Abcut. 10 a.m. of the 29th May, as Aboat 9.30 p.m. that is to say, after Captain Cabaco bad spoken about the found itself being overwhelmed by the proceeded with a great wish for peace- very large crowd, in the face of the fulness and with a great spint for of his pacific efforts, and justly fear- the force which was at Chip Seng greatest insults and the sttempted sacrifice.

ing for the safety of the Police Station, it inarder of an officer belonging to the

was determined "that In one of the streets of this city, on asking that an infantry force be sent rent there to relieve the one that: was Station, Captain Cabaco telephoned another infantry platoon should be said force, it became necessary to the 28th May, in the afternoon, there for the protection of the said Station already there.

was merely a personal incident Indeed, to protect the Station there The Government of Macao has been between an African soldier sad s was only a small squad of civil Police distinguished during the whole of group of people of Chinese race. and a piquet.of four African soldiers this troublons period which passed According to enquiries and to the who every night patrol that section of over South China, by showing much account most unfavourable to the the Praya. The infantry force, made TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND tolerance and the most liberal African soldier, he, stopping by the up of a platoon of 40 men, under the forbearance in its treatment of the door of a prostitute's house, addressed command of a sub-lieutenant let San working classes. The Macas Auth-her and gave a rush; but according Francisco barracks for the Chip Beng orities possess the most undeniable to the account most favourable to the Station; and on passing along the proofe, in authentic decamerts, of soldier he simply stopped to look at Almeida Ribeiro Street, it was stoned its kindaces and even friendship her. tards the population of Chinese.

and some shots were fired at it from race that live in this Colony. To passing by with five others, spoke to houses

A man of Chinese race, who was the windows and roofs of some of the confirm the first of these facts, the the sildier in regular Portuguese and heral way in which the labouring scolded him for his attitude towards pectability, such as Mr. Adriano A few persons of undisputable res classes have been treated in Macso the prostitute; and after a short talk, Trigo, the Engineer-Director of the there is nothing more eloquent than during which it is not proven that Peblic Works, Mr. Cesar de Almeida, columns at the prevailing rater.

make use of firearms.

the celebrations held on the first of soldier bad uttered even an insulting, May last, which here in facao, had word, this group of individuals the fullest permission and liberty, purned and assaulted the soldier in wheress, in Canton itself, in Hong- auch a way that he had to go to kong and in every large centre in Hospital where the doctors said he these regions, there was nothing would be unfit to work for 11 days. similar to the celebrations which were held in Macao.

To show that no thought of hostility towards the Chinese people impelled the African soldier, and also the correctness of his behaviour, it is only necessary to say that he being advised to go in s ricsha, replied to existence in the Colcay of many a European who saw him thus treated, Labour associations, which persisted that he could not do so, because the in not regulating their status accord African soldiers, are debarred from ing to law, in spite of repeated advice using richas, and he did not wish which had been tendered them to to disobey that order. take that lawful course.

When this assault took place, it The proof of the tokens of friend was natural that a policeman shoul? tip of the Macao Authorities towards appear. He arreeted both the African the Chinese population is to be found soldier and one of the assailante who the spontaneous and, significant was then holding on to the smavit di toms of gratitude which were shows, man: The soldier, was sent in costody a few days ago, to the Governor who to the Lospital, because of the will sign this, by the highest contasions that he had received, and representative of the Chinese Com the assailant was taken to the Chip manity, and also in many assurances Sang Palice Station

LABOUR GUILDS TOLERATED,

As a proof of this liberal spirit, there is the tolerance with which the

• Authorities had been prmitting the

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