CO129-370 - Governor Sir Lugard & Public Offices - 1910 [12] — Page 8

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and Franciscans. This was promulgated, but a considerable

section of the people were anxious that the ladies of the

Italian Convent

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a parallel institution to the one in

should remain and carry on the beneficent work

in which they have been engaged for many years. An appeal

was made to the Governor to telegraph to Lisbon for this

permission and he did so. The majority of the Reverend

Fathers left the Colony but the Bishop who was not in-

-cluded under the decree remained.

On November 29th. a party of

sailors landed in spite of the remonstrances of their

Officers, one of whơn challenged his men to shoot him

rather than to carry out their intention, and after firing

one or two shots which were apparently a preconcerted sig-

-nal they were joined by a detachment of soldiers. They

marched towards the Governor's residence, in spite of the

expostulations of Lieutenant Machado and others who,

however, succeeded in persuading them to depute 4 of their

number to make their representatiens instead of entering

with violence in a body. The deputation complained that the

Governor had not given effect to the orderswhich he had

received from Lisbon. Senhor Marques repudiated the

charge and to prove his contention allowed them to see the

official

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