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THE MACAÐ AFFRAY.. LAXTON'S DEMANDS.

AN OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION TO THE MACAO GOVERNMENT,

The Cantua Tags provides the follow- ing translation of a'despatch sent by the Commissioner of Foreign Affairs at

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 16ra, 1992.

CORRESPONDENCE. REPULSE BAY BUILDING, SITËS.

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SENSATIONAL SPEECH BY

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DR. SUN YAT SEN. THREAT TO ROMBARD CRES'S TROOPS, IN CANTON.

They appears to be much uneasiness Canton -- following upon a "speech

THE WATER SHORTAGE.

SERIOUS SITUATION IN KOWLOON,

SUPPLIES TO EUROPEAN AREA

- RESTRICTEIN,

URGENT MED FOR EDONOMY.

Another listrict of the island is to be dovered by Presilent Sun Yat Sen to just on"rister main supplies from Sunday,

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STR--Your report of the unetim „sthe yesterday afternoon of a portion of the at Sir Elis Kalwari's estate in Worg/pany of twenty-five journalists. Heard from that day, also. Enyapean kong mentioned the fact that Mr. E. 3. Juke of his grievances against Marshal | Kowloon widely have water in the tap On the 29th May, a Portuguese soldier Rasimal was the jarchaser of a renere Cheng Ming. Part of the peech frm 7 am to 10 am, ard from 3 p.m.

published muus, somewhat in Magao was abusing a Chinese woman.

The paso for the restricted supply ta' chinese works went to her help, and lot at Repubg at "gistre,

When I was in Kwellin. Teame to the park of Koshen principally' seerpied were arrested by Portuguese constables, anderst od Phat that pagehasa was actżag The labeure quinus, geing that, the work for the Hengko Howl Chi While ninas mese were sneently arrested, „Bend ta Thay Police Station anel, asked for their will begrudge Ce creati, dus is the Motellin phai as the neighbouring by Eurygas is dat in spite of the release, Wong Kui Chun, the chairin as the pieces of the deces ment of proviness Hunan, Kavilia and Yemane trailers of supples in Chinese dis of the Canevad l'aiens Association. Weste sithene of the stand, the extedre all under the Constitutional Coverstricts it was-iompel that, on Walnesday ment, there was no need far our firers of this work, i per cnt, at the full sups to the station nad asked that they sight

fighting bass dierte ply was still being merik When the Pab. de bailed ent. The Portuguese authori. Į sive apens they have sincs, avinïred ant ties took an notice of the requests The Bevilo i should sufficere in them stalilish

L'onsequénth I decided to attack through he Works Department, Bisa issued its sofiers then began, to fire in the venwil, solvers for die vevsonally requirements of

The womiding three and killing thes wurkmen stood in front of the Station Hood's compreffusive scheme which, Kiang 1 wax murprised later to team warring is a reduction of demand

tu cher alleard. Kangtang troops wirel

Late Showers have for the whole night asking for the release anong the first to admit, has not that T Man ping van nicer of thete under a pér en of the normal of thuse arrested. They created only beautified that portion of the Ishii, Chiang Murg to inform him that I had trouble whatever. Un the 29th. a Portaat is a distinct attraction for tourists really sent my scoops back to attack apparently indekso public mind juro a Chen then glegraphed to his false sense of security and the amount guese funtogt with soldiers on board and others passing through Haugking, Canton.

"C"water use Lia, bern rising again, me alongside the Station, They landed. The late Sir Ellis phy of Crown land offers in Kwangsi instructions to inter They, howevir. bad and the afficers on the wharf was a detached one upon which, undesi

€s*TR£ay{ywa°cts、

it should be explained they Ught show- The event- started to hre as a avarainge

Ioar of the conventats i saturately already passed Wuchou for

Kwangtung and were not stopped: ers, or heavy showera of skirt Suration, stables started a general few killing on by Cityrenment, no ne that twe a spot thortsrights workmgte, whose pean hoses are allowed to "he stil. When I arrived at Holow, Samsha hake practically re difference, as the re-

are love and wouling many there was at yesterday's aution a pri-Chen was the first to brave Canton for eatliers. Sutor of the warded stabbed to death.

The above had been reported from Berent directiones ajud was coolirmed by

were

shatrays,

Although the

Pevenoa P

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of continous min adds a great deal morn han twice the ancoast one inch dors to ths reservoirs, ar 1 tire inches still mate, pila date time

uch.

one

le competitor as against the H to Co. Wachows. After a short time, 1e wholers Mach of the disture remains It the are for ice that the site was of the expolition against Kiangs) now this serie sul or on the station

ir would

to Shinkwat. Chee's illicers then arad is quickly sapored into the

here is. Exit an inch of rain. fall! night op it's behalf by a

if the Though it is Palavouring is report from au niter of my office sent to seguro a reply of the building sites ally turned to Canton gentiumy, do not set to a Foovestigate the matter. Again it and about Repaitu Hays, off this up many chistacles in the way of the paper great deil in the "pervoirs; tao inches miss his carriet, then it is about time shat Warlars and Chaochow have deen inter reported test alter the 9th many

lines were killed and wounded by the of a be the jit singh

the granny of the making with wid, & paid, the troops in Cantan as

undertaking.

The unfaithful officers of the sollires, fomu Arese

The he bel

financial Cedly jra Tweets kwice spesesleri by Bar as on ro

hold now be allowed tw much senge for Kwano troops, however, had all the

KOWLOON RESERVOIR, VERY LOW. ward.

- anredricted activity. The small bank tales in their possession" placed on jou resepe of your eply of the oth cases, who are un for indire sites the market, with the result that they de

There am at aře, present goa, 32 must. îmblinged care of the letter fhould be afforded res nable arti erased in valuy daily. They further de 29 Mar Bolor, fad that the dies to acquire propertis for themselves mated from the Finance Bureau daily, million gall us of water in the cervoir statement made in the letter is quite

age that Pipi pagment of their military expenditure, at Kowloon. The normal daily demand eman string should bant pressed the Kaangtung Provincialp to residy has been 2.1 million gal different frean the inerstigation made by

lots, reduced by restrictions to roughly Bass for vilver exchange. "It seems to riverament. The facts contained interfered with and So

Se prevest Uțe mueves

that these nations are all their illion gallo This does not me. 44" the offer are found to be unfehabte, list fem abiding the spalier man

Fay inc all

nian of revolt against the Cauto Glov that there is only 12 days (limited) beg fogdut out as followsgu

-made of way at the moment, other- いいか and jac

ther pader. When invited Chess is the tastier, would be not only

serious bat afgroning.

The reservis wive nevessions from bring them to reason,' costined "Dr. Sun less residents are reared to builders to couse to see me in order to

than the city and its im they did not turn up at all; ash when springs of water which Bow into theni me liare

i wished to personally go to see them inished in volume. Of course, the problem will run for evr at solution.

it

}+

wanie ditiles | ornnew' in order to bring back then as

their_theoretical

ent: be made to apply to Hongkong.

Guiding areas are limited is extent, and

housing

but thes

time of draught,

was abused as at the Chinese Merchans farther at the vexeile they requatedly refused to see me, '00 ang factor, on which everytedy builds

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Fn the Macae Governor's reply, it ha stated that the rout originated from an African super abusing a prostitute. But the spot where the Chinese woman Steamship Company wharf, which was not the place where the brothels and imented. How is it possible for the

In a building scheme on the mainland investigation I find that Cher originally their hopez, is a considerable inerens in th rainfall during the present month. Magad authorities, tu khốc that she was

The average for June is 15 inches; so a frustitute, and even taking it for the pirmiers make it as ordered only half of his trucj granted that she was, there is no reason that no applicant will be allowed Kwangst to return, but all of them re for the Safdier to use a woman on the quire me than on ht in his own tened. This shows that Chen's order far, there has only falen Df an inelt

nazar. the object

ling to enable as many was not obeyed and that he lost hi in Kewlomsand rches in Hongkong. "public roale and allus no passers-by-to stop him from such mischievous be possible to acquire their own biking exstrolling power over the long ago. The raidfall for May was a law the

th same if ! withdraw the expedit for

object of the precautions being This ows that the setierit. By analagous argu

a pity to taken, and the reason why the public kas uthing dont disciplines and the Principle can be nude to apply with Kings, it would not beatifficult to finish

Lequal force in regard to Rel Bag with themail: but it is Macau Government, is to be responsible On this ground and this ache: it is about abandon Kinngs. I am, therefore, con shall co-cperate to the fullest extent, is

Jasibility of an unusually me that the Hokking Hotel Co be pelied to devise other measures to make that the asked to call a halt and limitations then evacute Canton, and request Jalats! during June must be provided you, gentlemen, to unanimously warm for Ty 16 Semmler the reservoirs are placed on its moucholistic tendencies.

diens in the Friss to leave Canton within usually fall in averithwing and millions distance of thirty conduits inte tor sea every summer, of gallons of water pass out of the prer- ten days to

have inch guns with otherwise I

There is no much doubt hat that this will entirely fishing their sixty battalions happen again this year but it would be very awkward if there was a dreadful hindas betwey the price of verBow and the issue of the le drop of available water from the reservoir.

-funcioner.

for the, incident.

“acquaintance

faithfully,

·Hongkong. 15th June, 1992.

COLONIST.

LAST YEAR'S FIRES IN HONGKONG.

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NOT PUBLISHED 8 CASIOS, The Journalists at a meeting held after the interview with President on re It is up to "veryone fû be na sparing solvek not to publish the speech, but to possibly, in the use of water, otherwise holda, meeting on Thursday at the there may be a week or two during which Headtarters of the Press Association to Kowloon will have je harrow water from various Tytam. That would mean employment of which representatives of the public bodies wonk! he invited to cater beats, presumably, and a very strict sider the visibility of requesting the allowancing of rach hutsebel. No baths, Kwangtung army to withdraw 20 l from and go and fetch your drinking water in

ricksha the City or return to their respective

In Europe and Anterion, when such an abuse is committed by negroes on ladies. it generally ereais publie excitement,

Let it be assumed that I hold a brief and it is not seldom that the negroes get for Mr. Sayce, the competitor at yester struck leath. How is it possible for | day's auction sale, let it be clearly under the Macan Governor to say that this stand that I have not so much as a dones shells which are capable of is a pretext of a plot planied by the ding

with him.-Years workmen! Furthermore, the working in Maino are honestly working for their living. They was to the Station applied for the release of their fellow workmen through their own good-will. If the Portuguess authorities sincerely "respected the lives of the Chinese and treated the workmen well, there were, good ways to disperse them. The state Brent that the shooting was without alter, native and the deep regret expressed by, the Mueno Government conki in un way move the feeling of toleration by the Canton Government and the Chinese population. An assembly of workmen front of a pulier station making appli cations for the authorities, is commonly seen in Europe, America and China.

The there biggest fires were those at There has never beens itens where Nos, 7, and to Third Lane, and go soldiers were sent out to fire repeatedly godowns, resulting in damage of on the crowd causing over a hundred 2.500; on board the Aur Sara, dend and wounded.

As all the workmen had neither a

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NEARLY HALF- A MILLIÓN

DAMAGE.

The Fire Brigade report shows that during last year there were 29 fires in the Colony, the total damage being 5,06. There were seven in which the damage excreted 20.

districts.

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The

in appears that the newspaper pro prictors feared that Cher's troops would adopt retaliatory measures against the if they published the warning. speech was published, however, in Hong kong and other vernacular papers, and appears to be the subject of much s cussion in Canton.

2

Street walering, has crased in Kowloon and street dansing by means of watert has been reduced to a minimum. I #2 Victoria, ale, fleshing from the mains is being done as little as possible, although. of course, in crowded Chinese districts, complete cessation would be impossible on considerations of health.

SUPPLIES TO SHIPS IN PORT. The aliasion to the eight-inch gans is correspondent has suggested that the apparently to the mayal guns. Since the Colony tiny have been denuding its water speech was delivered the Naval Consupplies by supplying vessel in harbour mander is said to have had frequent with the precious fluid, d Whitam, terviews with President Sun Yat Seu, firoughout

appreciated and ships If anything should happen, we renti, kort the year. If says that Hong- posibly can'cfuit, 1.--The killing of Chinese" workmen by one or two ships will enter the East take as much as

drawing supplies, from the Portuguese soldiers and police River to stop reinforcements coming in reference to nothing but a disgrace to the national from Walchow and Sheklung."

A delegate of the Unusual activity is reported to be pro dignity of China.

the soldiers. The Mavad Government accompanied by the noticeable minong Portuguese Consul General in Canton arsenal is now guarded by six battalions, should be sent to give due apology to and the streets in the vicinity of the the Canton Goverment un behalf of the vauen are strongly guarded.

traffic in the neighbourhood is stopped. Portuguese Government.

2.The Portuguese sadiers and police and the officers who were respouisble for the incident should be severely punished. The names of the persons who are to be punished and the punishnient in flicted shodd be furnished to this Goy crnment.

ther

urobable "populat He agus up H

of the

the

Number and arrives at.

the

poto 223 the Chirgo panpic freely. (be paid to those who were wounded, † välue. The arany, in

fact, had a griev produce about 300,000 |

which did damage to the extent of 209,000; and at. Messrs. W. S., Bailey and inch of iron bar in their hands, nor hal's ship yard, Hunghon, which result they brought with them firearms of any ed in gun,000 worth of damage. kind, a belligerents would, could it be fact that the Portuguese soldiers and "constables eyuki find no better way to disperse the crowd than to fire and kill them! It must either be that the sold iers were disobeying the orders of their superiors or that the Magio authorities disregarding the lives of the Chinese. How would the Macas author ties give an explanation for that f say that the workmen had long been con

riving to strike and to plot against the Macao Government before the bloodshed is rather perverse and only serves, to palliate the Government's own faults Justion is in the hearts of men. It is quite impossible to cover the sun with only one hand. In short, the incident originated from the insult of the African soldier towards the Chinese woman and what is still worse, the Macao authorities had been prompting the soldiers and For such facts our Government has bad Such behaviour is sufficient evidence. not only destructive to the principle of Justied but also detrimental to moral Jaw. It is, therefore, apparent that they aid no regard to the friendly relations between the two countries, and our Government deems it great shame. What is contained in your reply is but fictitious, and I notice that you have attached importance to the slight points while the important ones have been put aside. By this you erase the faults of your subordinates and do not seem to

5.-Gambling in Macao is an evil to have the least inclination to repent. With a view to protecting the lives of the Chinese in the place and its neigh tho Chinese residents in Macao, our hourhood. Our Government has repeat Government has to take adequate mea edly requested the Macis Government sures to deal with the case. In obed-to prohibit the same but without effect. dence to the instruction of His Excellency To show good faith and sincerity for the the Civil Governor, I beg to lodge the friendship between the two countries following demands before you. If the there should be prohibition of gambling Macao Government has the sineerity to in Macno.

I hope you will be pleased to transmit maintain, the good friendship that has ever existed between the two countries, the above to the Government of Macao

for a satisfactory reply. it should act according to what we

(signed) Frasa. W. LI ospect.

Krungtung (Continued at fest of neat column..

sing the Pert, multipline by the vessels

take and of days" apply they, tak arming toll, equivalent, he says, Night to adding a large town to our population

*The is. however, that the waldr

Alte fact brats draw principally.

from

natural A MEETING OF CHEN'S OFFICERA. streams at Lai-chikek which do not The officers of Marshal Chen's troops emanate fron Kowloon leservoir. These from th in Canton have had a meeting to dis streams supply the bulk of the demard, russ the speech. The Chief of the and the amount that is supplied General Staff made a speech in which he reservoirs to the ships in harbour is denied that the troops were responsible to ro niore than the legitimate demand for water which the Colony would be for the currency difficulties It was the bound to supply Just now the natural 3.The families of the dend should be

La-chi-kok are reduced by duly compensated by the Portuguese duty of the Government, he said, to Government and medical expenses should maintain its currency notes at their face

a day. The requirement of the in about 500,000 gallons a day and The amount, of compensation and merlical ance against the Government in this expenses should be discussed and agreed mintter, for owing to the low state of the the difference is being wundle up from upon by the Canton Government and the Treasury the pay of the soldiers had been Hongkong Reservcire; none of it is being reduced from 88 to $0 a month, and their drawn from Kowloor Restrvoir and bas lacas Government.

hardship had been increased by the dot been far a considerable time. precinting of the currency notes which now stood at 60 per cent. of their face value. Then there was the claim fot arrears of pay, "which was surely t unreasonable. They must look to the Government for it, he said, as they could not, ubtain it from any other source.

A Chinese, who in an attempt in dódga le claimed that the conduct of the soldiers since they cane from Chang chow, (Fokien), had been good. He the Water Police, dived from his kampan hoped that the Press Association, would into the harbour, was charged nt the nequaint itself with these grievances of Maring Court, yesterday morning, with the troops, and would be able to do throwing articles into the harbour to something to assist them.

4th order to avoid further trouble the Africare soldiers in Macao are to leave. Marno. Their rude manners have long been creating hatred among the Chinese residents, in that port. Foreign ore in Maeno have the same dislike for them. It may be seen in an editorial article of one of the Hongkong papers. it advocates that the suoner these savage soldiers leave Macao the better.

FLEEING FROM JUSTICE. PURSUED MAN JUMPS INTO HARBOUR.

prevent seizure.

The report mentions that an officer at Lance-Sergeant Andrews said that on the meeting was so much affected by the the previous night a police launch for speech, that he asked permission to in sued the man in a sampan. He was seen. terview President Sun for an explaon to throw something into the water and, tion" but permission was refused by the then in order to avoid arrest, ho threw

himself into the harbour Chief of Staff

Once again, we read that Chinese Commander Beckwith imposed a fine of banks are transferring their species toj 850 with the alternative of one month's

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