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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, ^1917, ́ ́‚'

Below is a summary of a paper by Major CHARLES BOXER delivered in London recently and read last evening at the opening session of the Portuguese Institute.

PORTUGAL'S

to

the

PIONEER

ORIENTALISTS

onc

and

from

native

up

CARNIVAL

Bv. Dick Turner

COPR. 1947 BY MEA BERnce, i T. M. AEG, V. B. PAY, OFF.

2-28

"I do bellevo Junior Martin is getting serious over Mabel -he comes right up to the door now instead of sitting out in his car and honking!"

The Three

of information Historians of grammatical works, Portuguése Asix are Jono de which published in 1639 served sources, with the help of quali- Barron (1496-1570), Diago dolas nodel for all subsequent fled interpreters. He was close- Couto (1642-1616) and Antonio Fortuguese books of this kind.ly interested in Buddhism, and Bocarro (1694-1948)y who be After a voyage to the Portu- describes the kingdoms of Coy- tween them cover the epic story guese settlements in Western lon, and the Sinhalese chronicle of Portuguese maritime dis- Africa, Jono de Barros was ap Rajavaliva, later writers cm- covery, and exploration during pointed to the India House and bodying whole chapters of his began work on the Decadas without acknowledg- the century when Portugal was 800n

Decadas da Asin four volumes ment supreme in Asian 'waters.

Major Boxer takes the lives of which appear under his Couto's moral Courage is of these three official chron. nume. A lengthy geographical ovinced by his complimentary iclers, an they were called, and treatise containing a detailed references' to tho illustrious García weaves round then the history account of all the countries and Portuguese physician which they were

discovered rocording, peoples

by thu d'Orta, whose mortal remains by Luck of interest in Portuguese Fortuguese with a companion were ceremoniously burnt Culture is a misfortune which volume on the natural history, the Holy Office and cast into even the devoted Jabours products, and commercial or- the

sca. He does not give et George Young, Au- ganiention were quoted from by much space to China and Ja- brey Bell, and Edgar Miburn (1813) and Crawafurd | pan, but he refers to a globe Prestage in recent years have (1856) freely and approvingly. embodying the work of Oriental not entirely removed a justi Barros was a pioneer Orien-cartographers. fied reproach, and much stili re- talist and in order to obtain in- In addition to his official post mains to be done, while those formation on China ho secured of Chronicler, Couto was also relatively few foreigners who the services of a Chinese who responsible for drawing

studied Portuguese his- helped him to obtain a geogra- certificates of military service have tory or literature remain fas-phical map of that country given at the end of each cam- cinated for life. England, as with a description of each pro-paign, having "to expugn all

HIA enthusiasm the main heir of Lusitanian vineo.

for les, evasions and prolixitien."" enterprise, owes a special debt China was so great that he cor-

Plain Truths chroniclers of early responded with cardinals European expansion in Africa uthers on the subject, while his

Couto's boldness in telling and Asia, and for hetler or for books display an admiration plain truths is quite exception. Chinese. Ho dia- tor an official hlaturian, in- worse it was the Portuguese fer thinga

who volving who were the pioneers, and who cussed things with men

royal patronage, att the

pattern which their returned from China, ameng rigorous censorship, the envy of Dutch, French, and English them Fernao Peres de Andrade powerful fidalgos, and the The initialling in Manila of a

some Chinese shadow of the Inquisition. Huccessors adapted in varying who introduced preliminary bilateral air agree- degree. The chapters of Far, Ideas in Portuguese ship-build- After several nonentitles had For his knowledge of alled the post of Chronicler, the ment between the Philippines and Eastern History which opened ing. Britain is of more immediate in with the landing of three Porta-Siam, he relied to some extent choice feli on Antonio Bocarro,

Tanega on one of his co-nationals who a "new Christian" or crypto ON BOARD THE "CANTON" | Malayau Polite for some 17 years. terest to Hong Kong than to Briguese castaways on

When the "Canton" sailed for same year. While in long Kong Mr. Jew, As a class these men had England on Monday the carried with Machitosh has had the task of re- tain, a

factor which is acknow- shina may have been closed on had lived there as a slave; mo-

of dern

historiane acknowledge been persecuted or harried 1.6 her a large number of well known building a depleted police force in ledged by the presence in Manila the bloodstained beaches af the II.K. Director of Air Ser Saipan and Okinawa for cen- that Barros made excellent use social cutcasts for three cen- Hong Kong its who

were either strength and equipment on portar of the material.

Barros also turies until Pombal emancipataying farewell to the Colony or lines, Mrs. Macintosh has been active | vives, Mr. A. J. R. Moss, as Sir

anticipated Sir Henry Yuk by ed then, but they produced returning home on leave. Among in a number of women's societies in John Baldwin's principal ` assis

three centuries in the more than their share of Portu-holice Mr. D. W. Macintosh on interest in social welfare work. over

there were the Commissioner tant in the negotiations. The rea

identification of Laos, while his guese scientists, scholars and

WAR Imprisoned Mrs. Macintosh who son is obvious. Practically all Bri-

information as regards Malay writers. He asin, including Malacca, the at firat by the Inquisition but the first part tish air services, existing or con-

Moluccas, and Sumatra, etc., is saved himself from the stake holiday. They intend to spend Christ- templated, linking British posses

excellent.

by confession, while the inter-ma in South Wales, which is Mr sions with the Philippines, will

Macintosh's home, and the remainder Account Of Ceylon national reputation of his the operating from or through

His account of Ceylon is one brother, Manoel Bocarro, the of the time will probably see them in Inverness-home of the Commissioner. Hong Kong, and as there is rea-

of the best of the early narra doctor who numbered soveral son to believe that the placing of

tives, while by producing Per- of the crowned heads of Europe some limitation on the number of

sian, Arabic and Indlan mánu- amongst his patients; might permissible flights formed part of

Rcripta together, with the ser- have been of help to him. Af- the agreement as originally con-

vices of men of these nation- ter abjuring his errors in the ceived, the final terms must be

alities to translate them he prescribed form, he found a the close concern of the indepen-

enriched his books in the truly valualue protector against Jew dent air lines. What those terms

tristarical sense.

bafting In the persoll of Dom

do Diago do Couto, the eventual Miguel

Noronha, the singularly tolerant literary helr of Joao de Barros, Viceroy, a

PHILIPPINES AIR

AGREEMENT

are has not been disclosed, and nothing definitive is to be expect- cd for same time as the recom. mendations are to be submitted to discussion between the British Minister and the Philippine For eign Minister prior to approval and signature It is, however, keenly to be nuped that due re: gard has been paid to the claims of the Hong Kong companies who pioneered aviation development in this part of the world following

the surrender of Japan, and that

-

turies later.

Joao de Barros Writers have accused the Portuguese of lack of saiduity but this cannot be said of the three historians of Portuguese Asia. The first of these was Joao de Barros who first came to the notice of the king for several moral, pedagogical and

100 Years, Ago

(From the files of the "China

Mail").

As far as we can learn, nothing certain is known as to whether the contract for the conveyance of the Mails between Singapore and Sydney had been finally concluded or not

- when the November meil left. But from the absence of intelligence re garding the matter we would rather

conjecture, that nothing, had been de

de

Castro, tho

Viceroy,

had a similar education to that character for his age. He re- of his predecessor and in his alized Bocarro'a capabilities youth held a like, post in the and appointed him Chronicler royal household. He eld close in 1631 correspondence with Dom Jono] Worthy Books

Nunes, the ma- He wrote a number of books,

and, Pedro

among but his Decada XIII and Book thematiclan,

and others, Leonel de Sousa, who of the Fortresses, Citles negotiated the Sino-Portuguese Towns of the State are his commercial agreement of 1564. finest. The books are worthy His style is not on a par Ruccessors of Barros and Couto, with that of his predecessor The Decada contains an exhaus- but his frequent use of pro-tive description of the Zambes:

MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE

By Margaret Bradbury

of the Colony and has taken

beginning

of A nix months

Mr. D. W. Macintosh.

LIKELY TO RETIRE?

* keen

Abo on board the "Canton" were

the Chief Justice Sir Henry Blackall and Lady Blackall who are bound for Cyprus. They intend to leave the ship at Port Said and travel on to Cairo where they will spend a week visiting friends before boarding an other ships for Famagusta. I under- stand that Sir Henry may decide ta retire from his past while on holiday.

LORD INCHCAPE'S TOUR * OVER A DA

-

The Earl and Counters of Inchcape who were on board the ship were starting their return trip to Bagland after making a tour of the Far Easters Offices of MacKinnon Mac Kenzie Calcutta branch, of which Lord Inchcape a senior partner. They expect to

to disembark at Bombay. Lord Inchcape While in Hong

Kong

inct his brother, the Hon. Mr. Alan Mackay who has been paying a short vialt here from Australia. Mr. Mac- kay la alas attached to the MacKinnon Mackenzie fico although hei stationed with Macdonald Hamilton & Co., a sister Arm, in Australia. He is staying in the Gloucester Hotel,

SNATCHERS AT WORK

Two last minute misfortunes to would-be passengers of the "Canton" occurred when Mr. J. 11. Stephen, who has been staying at the Seamans' fustitute for the past few months, and who was victim of a a snatcher while walking In the town on Satur

He is now in Queen Mary bos pital and reported to be in a ectious condition, Excitement at the prospect of returning to England after many In the Far East, coupled with years the snatching incident, were appar ently

the cause of his attack.

Macintosh had been attached to the Bayered from a stroke on Sun-

BARCLAY ON BRIDGE

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the

Mr. Edward Hutchison, UNRRA representative from Shanghai; due

TIDBITS

300,- they do a good deal-of outside from Sydney to that port, and got rival of the Hollanders and then only by knocking to up the A until the second round, and their family, who are on their

FREE BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE 30 KILOS.

their treatment will, in the out- finitively settled.

He was interned in Singapore during It is rumoured that the Peninsular verbs, quatrains, etc. from po- | River valley, based on a voyag" the Japante occupation (Mrs. Mac come, prove to be somewhat less

Intosh was in England) and went scurvy than that which followed and Oriental Company will not get pular Iberian literature brings by his namesake Gaspar Bo- in the wake of the Anglo-Chinese the contract, but that the Austrian writing close to the soil. carro accompanied by Dogo back hoine for five months recupera His work contains "A strong Simoes de Madeira.. He devotes tion before returning in March 1946. Lloyds is the one most likely to be suc Air Agreement, The encourage cenful. We hope that this is the case, undercurrent of criticism prob- a great deal of space to Macao He became Commissioner of Police ment and support which the Hong as there can be but little doubt but ably because being a man of and the development of Sino to Hong Kong November of the Kong Government has given that they would carry their line right humble origin he was never Portuguese relations and dis- The Macintoshes are due back in these companies is all the assur-through from Trieste ta. Sydney, and permitted to forget this. His plays a great admiration for May. They arrived in Hong Kong

thus effectively break up the monopoly caustic criticism of the fall-

year ago from Singapore where Mr. ance that is needed as far as the of the P. & O, Company,

ings of his own social superiors |« (Continued on Pape 7) local authorities are concerned.

ls something quite unprecedent- Doubt creeps in only when the

POSTCRIPT, We have just hearded, and has to be looked at in arbitrary decisions made in Lon- teport that the Chinese have thrawn

the light of the times. Two Thousand braves Into the don on the allocation of the, China Bogue Forts, and that the "faflexible"

Golden Goa routes are recalled. The most is in consequence ordered of 10 Couto spent most of his life |

By SHEPARD BARCLAY: successful of the Hong Kong com- Whampoa, as soon as she can be got in India, crossing swords with

"THE AUTHORITY ON AUTHORITIES" panies are fully equipped to main-ready.

tough fighters like the Turks, tain

and he was a friend of Luis de the highest International

TWO WAYS TO

and medical CertlAcates fled to the spade A, ran the dummy's on the "Canton", also, had his

pamport In our last number, we noticed the

finessed the dia- remaining hearts, 300.-

Camoeus with whom he winter.

anatched standards in civil aviation, so that wreck of the barque "Elizabeth &ed at Mozambique in 1560. Af

during the week-end but THE GOAL, mond and so collected four tricks managed to get on board in posses 250.they cannot be challenged on that Henry," of London, upen one of the ter a short holiday in Portugal

There are two contrastingly differ in bearis, one in spades and two insion of the correct documents in time Cathay Pacific, for in-Loochoo Islands and that the captain 400.- score.

contracts, One is by developing your If East had sized up the problemtunate in being able to obtain a pana stance, have at Kai Tak an in- and part of the crew were brought he returned to India in 1571 at ways to beat certain No Trump each minor to score the nloe lie needed. for sailing. Mr. Hutchison was for

he remained till his 200,-

strument shop, testing equipment away by two American whalers. We where

now learn that they were put on

death in 1818, the year in which alde's suit as early as possible, aright, he would have seen that the port certifiente from the authorities

so as to take more tricks than the contract almost mirely depended on and was re-inoculated and re

·350.- and thoroughly qualified person board the "Ann" at the mouth of the Shakespeare nad Cervantes declarer can afford to let you win the dummy's heart sult. West was vaccinated on Monday.

nel to do complete certificate of Yang-uze-keang and brought to died. He was therefore a con. The other is to prevent him from de virtually marked with two hearts to 120,-

airworthiness overhauls. In fact, Shanghol

temporary of the decline of veloping a suit in his own hand of the A and the declarer with a double- The vessel was on her passage Golden Goa, following the arthe dummy. Some contracts can be on in the sult. Hence, if West held Mr. and Mrs. Tanguy de Kerro

thwarted only by the inter method up work for competitive air lines in од в reef where she was bilgeal, but English in Ariatic wafers, and and

out the suit could not b

tbe cashed unless the way to Batavia in the "Canton" da urder that these may keep their the captain believes would hold the witnessed the fall of the side entry for the hostile suit. If you spade A remained in dummy.annot expect to return to the Colony. aircraft at the maintenance level gether. The mate and 12 metre Hindu Empire of Vijayanagur, high card of your own, which other

do this by deliberately sacrificing entry.

NEOMA HE Mr. Kerros has been French vice- required for commercial aviation, mainit by the vessel to look after the apogee of the Great Mogul wise would be a trick winner, the would have seen the desirability of been appolated to a new position in Had East reckoned that way, he consul here for over a year and has On such considerations- as these, the property,

"Mariner" left under Akbar, the consolidation play is the "Deschapelien Deschapelles coup-a lead his the claims of the Hong Kong Woondag for Loochoo to bring off the of Persian power by Shah Ab-alter the Frenchman who discovered pade K. Sacrificing that card would vi companies are not lightly, to be mate and crew. The Vice-Consul bas, and the unification of Ja-it. set aside, especially those of such went as passenger, it is expected a pan by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and companies as carried the British part of the stores &c. may be saved. Tokugawa Ieyanu.

This chronicler was, particu flag end successfully met 'outside

unfortunate with his X5, competition when the British Gov-draw from the Commonwealth larly emment was in no position to do if she so wishes, is a landmark manuscripts, some of them ba-S1063

ing lost to Dutch corsairs, fea- so. Since there has been no fall in British colonial history. As lous thieves cenaarious cri-

HAZ

they are competent to operate any Creech-Jones, said in the Com-rewrote these, however, and al- service needed from Hong Kong, mons debate, Britain has for a though he did not live it seo alf

5.0J 5.2. their “pioneering work entitles century striven to establish in all his books in' print, he wrote 36MSH-J-65 them

ADA QB 7 to the reward of their Colonies free self-governing In-nine Decadas besides an impos- labours. May it be hoped indeed aritutions and to create sound so ing array of works on a wido

(Dealers South. Neither side: vul- that when Mr. Herbert Mor cial and economic foundations on variety of subjects, among them Fison spoke the other day against which the political structure can Dialogo de Soldado Pratico perable),

South bureaucracy getting into the way safely rest. The progress of where he, at times, verges on 10

Fass of the development of private en each Colony towards ideal in more vituperation when criticis-13

Ing his countrymen in general | 2NT

East fumbled his chance to beat Nightly Classical Dinner Music is the influential meme stitutions depends upon the so- and his own social superiors in

views of other influential mem-lidity of those foundations, in particular, that contract. He properly overtook bers of the Labour, Govemment, which the people themselves must

West's club 3, which was led, and Be A Pioneer: from 8.00 P.M.

be the real builders. It would

then made the fatal slip by returning As a pioneer Orientalist, Constitutional Reform still be of interest to know what Dade Coute ranks with the of the unit which Gouth won with the Q. The beatt J wis ducked The pamage of the Ceylon In has happened to the Constitu: Joao de Barros buthla best by Weit, who came in with his A nerable) dependence Dill granting Ceylon tional. Reformato for Hong works have been lost, locluding on the . He returned the club 1 to If West leads the dismend 2 abs the Canid, "The Gambia, will will full dominion status, with no Kong to which approval was work on the interport trade the Ki which attablished als 10. But abould: Bouth, play from the dummy for the United Kingdom on 120 261"

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A young lady bound for England on the "Canton" for the purpose of being married Is Miss M. T. R. Lane who has been confidential typłat ́mt- tached to the Police Special Branch for the last two years.

Madame Wen Yush-Ning, wife of the Chinese Ambassador „to, Greece, together with ber thred wool, and the and First Secretary and his wife. family, leit on the "Caston to Join the Ambassador Jn Greece. Me, Wen Yinh.Vn Thi Hoon, King Bari the month for Athens by -B.O.A.C plane

Mrs, Baker Creswell, wife of the

(Dealer: South. Neither side vul. Captain of H.M.B., Gambla, and her,

daughter, were" passengers 00, bourd