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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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