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RIBEIRO:-On the 23rd. inst., az Macau. Lauriano Faustine Vieira Ribeiro. Funeral will take place in Hongkong, to-day, thi cortege Masing Macao Steamboat Co's Wing Lok Street Wharf or arrival of the s. «. “Sui An" 1: 6 p.m. direct for the Roman Catholic Cemetery.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1921.

THE MACAO AFFAIR.

NOTES & COMMENTS.

St. Andrew's

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 1921.

DAY

BY DAY,

AFTER ALL SHOULD A GREAT Everything considered, the STATESMAN HAVE ANY FEELING ? annual meeting of the Colony's 19 HE NOT A COMPLETELY KOCEN- 3. Andrew's Society, held last TRIC *PERSONAGE, STANDING evening, was a satisfactory func- ALWAYS ALONE ON HIS OWN SIDE tion. It is true that the accounts | WITH THE WORLD ON THE show a deficiency of $1,161, bu: OTHER 1-Napoleon, as this includes a donation of £258: to Earl Haig's Fund it will

There was one one fatal case of that seen

thero is Do debit in the ordinary sense paratyphoid fever reported yester This result was reached, too, in a day. This was the only case of year when a large number of members were on leave. As the report observes, the Society's It is notified in the Government incora in normal years would Gazelle that the regulation recent appear to be more than sufficiently made in connection with the to meet current expenditure, and removal of dogs from certain there is no desire on the part of districts of Colony to other members to let funds accumulate districts, has been repealed. unnecessarily. The donation to the Fund inaugurated by the Field

disease notified.

PASSIM PAPERS.

Rambling Thoughts on -

Current Affairs.

musketry and he user words that sock it. "You are are known only to Scotsmen. [be, ・ "about to exchange Dominies thraabed English into eartbly crown for a heavenly. him but they could not (God be one which is for better." But I praised, says he) thrash out doubt whether the dying klog Scots. Burns nsured, for good quits saw the exchange in that We live in stirring times, my and all, that "Braid Soots" shall light; perhaps he was dubious friends. No longer is Hongkong live. Now, I wonder how many as to whether the new crown the humdrum place of a few years wild Seats will contradict me would St. ago when the newspapera dis-when I say that the dialect in ATM Missed “Stunt." dained to recognise the axistence which Burns wrote was not the

Where were our local journal- of each other. In those days, I then current speech either of ists, trained that they failed to rather faney, the bare task of Ayrshire or of any other part of sea a

story" in the Waiohow maintaining an existence (or, if Scotland. Why. Henry Mackenze tea? Thus baldly it comes from you prefer it so, the task of The Man of Feeling") in the Canton correspondent of the maintaining bare existance) reviewing the Edinburgh edition Scath China Morning Post: taxed their energies to the utmost. had to apologise to literaryNews received from Walchow They had neither me nor will Edinburgh because the poems rates that a certain villager had to put that spise into the dails are in a dialect not tro well a hen which, on the 8th inst, faid hun which lands a briskness. To-understood! No such apologs an egg of vermillion red colour day, however, the papers tilt at would be required if a second through out. On the 9th inst, the each other in the most lively Burns appeared in Feo land to-hen laid another agg which was fashion. This week, for instance, day, because Burns for all time wholly of yellow colour, on the the Telegraph man, with

made Braid Scots" a living 10th she laid a blue egg, on the bludgeon, aided (perhaps) by a thing. Yet it is a well-established 11th a white egg and on the 12th Marshal met with unanimous Lieut. QD. Graham, has been correspondent, with a claymore, fact that he went farther back a black egg, making a total of approval on the part of the meet appointed to the light cruiser had at the Chid oil man whose than his own time to find part of five eggs in five days of red, ing, as it will do among the Colony Cairo, China Squadrão. Lient. weapon is the rapier. Pretty the dialect in which be expressed yellow, blue, white and black work it has been, but I begin to himself. It was an instrument olour-the colour of the Chinese at large. There was a "grouso" in Grabam was lately serving on the believe that they are by now fight-deliberately chosen, but no man National Flags. Afterwards the reference to "the old and vexed Vernon, torpedo school ship at ¡question" of the crowded state of Portsmooth, as a torpedo lien-ng in order to determine what they could hure handled it to more jeggs were broken and inside, the

the Ball-room og "the night," | tenant. which the chairman and new President. Mr. 4. D. Lang

Commissioned Boatswain J. T. happily disposed of by intimating Williams has been appointed to his confidence that the new Hongkong Dockyard, with effect Committee would attend to the from Oct. 14. Mr. Williams go suggestion, in regard to increa-his commission in January, 1915, sing the refreshmen: bar accom-and was recently doing daty at modation, in order to take the the Devonport Dockyard. He strain off the dancing-ball" saw much service in the late war. Andrew's night is such a popular feature of the Colony's social life. that everybody wants to be pre- This week's programme at that seat, and unfortunately the mural Hongkong Theatre beings the] boundaries cannot be distended popular Max Linder on the screen like the ends of a concertina, solin a comedy of two acts entitled it looks like a case for making Max Comes Cross" followed by the best of things. A noteworthy a beautifol war drama" when incident was an appeal by the Arizoua Won" in which Shorty Chairman for more recruits for Hamilton takes the leading role the Scottish Company of the local The programme concludes with dafence corps, which at present sceneries -from the Screen umbers but ninety, including the Magazine. At to-day's matinee band. Considering that the com will be shown Vivian Martin in pany was only started last year, "Molly Entangled." and at his is not bad, but, as the Chair. Sunday's matinee new pictures man remarked, this number will be screened. should easily be doubled, bearing in mind Scotland's strength in the Colony.

socialists.

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By Robt. MacWhirter.

MacPherson

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EA- cyclopaedia Brittanica I've been at a disadvantage, Pears' Annual no' being strong, so to speak, on the natural history side. But ye catch my point, I think.

Take 0.12

Now after reading history, either natural or human, and thinking at the same time, it's as that every form of life depends plain as the nose on your face

very largely on some means of defence. It would seem then that the evolution of armies and Davies is natural pro- cess in human life. But isn't

are fighting about. (That sounds magnificent purpose.

colours were the same 29 curiously, but it is all right.) One The Bright Side.

shells." of the two principals once said or So numerous and depressing And the Post's young man tried to say or should have said or are the grumblers at present that failed to "splash" it! If that had should not have said something on it was good the other day to meet come the way of one of Lord Irish question and from that have one busness man who was cheer- Northcliffe's live youths the the risen sariwigs, the meaning of ful almost to

the verte of wires would instantly have been words, the meaning or non-mean-chirpiness. Doing well things set humming: "Secure fail ing of phrases, logic and scissors were quite all right so far: and details hen's age pedigree bow fed and a Japanese proverb and--and they would back up shortly. No photograph act laying." Mach I don't know all what. One is need to cry obt; coulda's expect poorez yarns than this bave kept reminded of the couplet in the a good time always. So, in the "Daily Mail" going for days Bab Ballads which pokes fun stacatto fashion, be unfolded in the dead season. Ouryoung men

Martin Topper:

cheerful tale of business that here are too slow. If I had had the A fool is bent upon a twig but was попа 80 Ill. Perhaps bandling of that story I should

wise men dread a banditTM

he is

one of those who never have splashed it and should have Which I knew was very clever, will admit ill-fortune and one added that this patriotic hen was but I'didn't understand it. Ikes him all the better for that. daily in future to have a dish of And some of the words used He seeks the bright side of things stewed paddy worms. It's tha samt me amongst my cuttings in erea 34 the Scots clergyman topical touch that tells. order to find one of the most besought the dying Scots king to precious-s crilicism af, if memory serves, George Eliot:

"Hers was so apocalyptic gift of psychological fiction, free from the fatters of convention, deaf to the resonant rotundity! of rule, ignoring the clamant importunity of whatever is Saiwanbao village was excited.

banal, and depicting with Come to think of it, maybe the One cannot help thinking that there has been some

yesterday by a chase after u thief

curious felicity all that is most powerful instinct we ret in bizarre Bcd recherche |who during an early hour entered thing of a needless tension of feeling between the authorite The Mayor's Deputation.

in despite the lowering effects of human personality."

civilization. is that of self-pre- at Macao and the Chinese of Canton during the past week

The cable concerning the visit house on the hillside and helped

Ia Which means that she posservation. imself to a quantity of clothing

the Case of The affair which took place place at Macao earlier was af the London Mayors to the It was a Chinese neighbour who sessed insight into character, was the individua'. this is so serious one; let us not try to minimise that. Both sides remier in regard to measures for gave the abra, with the result original in her methods and hed without question. alege at the other was in fault and it would be hard for relieving unemployment brings to that after a hot pursuit, during a happy knack of describing oddawa caworthy lives, for instance. notice again the gravity of this which he was forced to relinquish people. Neither the Telegraph Though each and all of us know But the point that problem us to judge of the arguts of the case. stands out clearly auove everything else is that it is high should have travelled specially to cought. Evidence was this mar such heights of preciosity as that, when we'll take pride of place

That the deputation hold of the clothing, the thief was aor Mail man has reached quite perfectly well there'll comes day time the contentious question of the Portuguese-Chinese Gairice is an indication of the ing beard at the Police Court but they are doing very nicely. inside a box-in a procession to water boundary was settled once and for all. It has givens; of urgency experienced by against the prisoner and sentence Pity the Poor Poets. some Happy Valley, get mentally rise to trouble before and will inevitably give rise to troubles. Were they mostly of three months hard labour was

A might have hero

Even inoffending posts, whole aye fight against the mere ides. The man that wishes he again unless out of this present affair comes a genuine concluded that this step had been passed by the Magistrate. Mr. died

quite desire on both sides to settle their old dispute.

adopted as a dramatic device for

have been dragged into where dead is either a liar in a 320, this wordy, but entertaining, ery bad way or doing a mental this a fallacy when we consider. The Treaty of 17, under which the complete attracting attention to the ques- sovereignty of Portugal over Macao was fully recognised London borough, however, be as the main feature of the World

tion. The average magor of a

In “Lifting Shadows screened newspaper war. Someone called carpenter and a few odd warders for a moment that all wan

Burns Bobby" and a violent

(our of a job. Ay, no matter natural enemies are now nodar by China, did not sperthcally lay down the water boundary-tongs to a solid, even stolid, type. Theatre for the week-end. Emme Scat gat after him at orce. Poor how much we realise that our contro? And by that I mean the The inner barbour of Macau is bounded on one side by the here is, in teed, no need to search Weblen in the character of Vania that to suffer from his own coun- and a place in the angelic choir, enemy is himself and the more so

Robert Burns: he as worse than demise is only a matter of time, brate creation,

Granted that despite all vain thoughts of halos point, then man's only remaining Chinese island of Lappa. The Portuguese claim that they for an explanation of the anciety: Ostrewski, over whom the shadow

trymer-bur, thank God, not have a right to the control of the whole of the water within the

formid- of a past life hangs like the sword from all. In my younger days we'd far rather keep on where when he is armed. Wi' the lawer the inner warbour, whilst the Chinese claim that the water

differ of Damocles, has a difficult role belonged to the LOG.T. (a folly We are. And we're no eren creation we don't ficd members around Lappa comes under their control. That is the opin on respecting the to portray. The daughter of a which I have long since lived content wi' that. While we're of the same species fighting and basis of the dispute. These is a Chinese customs on Lappa a few days ago it was reported to America after the death of her no more after a "social" whereas like a lot of excited cockroaches, apparently that is only confiaad wide extent of unemployment. Russian anarchies, she escapes down) but the 1.0.G.T. knew me here, scrambling and "plittering scrapping. and taking sides. and when juuks anchor near Lappa the Chinese claim that bat the statistics showed alfather and becomes the wife of a watery-veined person

but remembering an artist whose eventual death Boros a tag for his

to the highest species of all- made's every man for himself and the duties should be collected by them. The Portuguese diminution,

the devil take the bindmost. W man-bie having the brains. teetotal anthorities claim that when any junk enters the inuer at the out-of-works totalled causes an accusation of murder address and was bluntly told by 2 majority o us, it's a case of Come to think of it, we'd maybe harbour its dues and customs duties should be paid to the find employment represents heavy dramatic work imposed kinds of a renegade and the rear Four's is mine.

tot over two millions, the number to be brougt against her, The

your servant that be was seven what's mine's my ain and wha

better off wi' only instinct to Macao customs authorities. That. briefly, is the cause only a fraction of the workers upon Emmy Wehlen was justified list where he wasn't fool

guide us after all As wi' the individual, so it Ay, no doubt about it, war of the friction. Just how firing was commented early this involved. Predictions are already by the capable handling of her that is away from the subject naturally is it wi' the nation. Rob between nations is about on a par week and how the events developed until the Portuguese au- being heard in the Old Country role. She is well-supported by a whatever it is. I am told the Irish gasstion of all it's wi'a borse getting drunk on yin thorities sent an ultimatum to the Chinese gunboat to leave its of another bard winter. In the strong cast. anchorage on the harbour side of Lappa Island has already surmounted better than might ation, and the management of the Valera are to contribute to the

1920-21 season the problem was should act as its own recommend that Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. de anent one thing

A film of this class there is no truth in the rumour highfaluting diplomatic phrases or should be I should say. I ог another don't know whether ye quite boils been told in our news columus. Acting under other advice have been expected considering World Theatre is to be compli- Teleura ph and the Mail respective-

down to a grasp what I'm trying to get st matter o'

self-preservation. for to tell the trash I'm kinda the Chinese boat did leave and so actual conflict was as magnitude, and the Cabinamented co securing it.

other. We avoided.

muzzy about it myself, bat boil- But the Chuese are not content to leave the appointed an unemployment.com-

ly nex: week though it is believed one against the probable that both local writers can fool ourselves to the top of ed down it amounts to this: Man matter there and many local Chinese feel that advice mitte some weeks ago to investig ate further. The Premier pointed

will receive tonours (some day) our beat and clack about making having conquered his natural might have been given to the Macao authorities to with at to the deputation that it was

enemies has become an enemy to A Berlin message says the new Irish question towards a satis-diamond cut diamond, my country now it doesna" look ony clearer.

for so materially advancing the the world safe for democracy a d

such like, but it's a draw its ultimation. They claim that a line drawn through impossible for the Government to taxation to

case of himself. I'll admit that even meet reparations factory settlement the middle of the Jouer harbour should be the real water shoulder the whole of the respon includes à tex on engar of from

right or wrong and one for you That's the worst o' tackling they Braid Scota. boundary, stating that if that were accepted a Mixedibility, and if weekly grants of 14 to 100 marks per hoodred

and two for me right through the highfaluting abstract subjects. Court could be established to adjudicate upon the claims ring on dings as recorded kilograms: spirits 800 to that an interesting little article living then and self-preservation of it all like a wart on your chis Mention of Batns reminds one chapter. The desire to keep But there's one thing at cks ont of the Islington district are to be marks per hectolitre. The taxes of the respective revenue officers. Many local residents legalised it is difficult to see how a beer and lighting have been in a morning contemporary on come to the same thing. Come and that is disarmament should se will possibly remember that some time before the Chinese the Government is to bring the quadrupled, and on matches and Wednesday referred to the decay to think of it, every form of life a consequence interest us all very revolution úr 1911 both sides tried to reach a settlement of Budget down wholesale as has mineral waters the duty has been of the old Somerset dialect. gradually developes some kind of keenly. For one thing cur tax~3

been demanded. this question. Peking official named Ko Erb-kin came

Only a little doubled. The duties on bananas, According

Mr. Walter defence. Dogs bits, cats claw, would be lowered if the world laid down to dongkong and was met by an official from Macao) while ago financial considerations dates, tea, coffee, cocoa, spices, Raymond the dialect has been and so on. Not very deep or down its arms.

Look at the compelled a reduction of named Macuado and they bere discussed the bonndary employment insurance pay. At increased. The new taxes also should interest Scotsmen who are what I mean,

This scientific I'll admit, but you know roads we could make, and houses un- and other luxuries have been undermined by the school.

we could build and the lives question.

As the Portuguese claim for jurisdiction over such a time as this it surely include motor cars. insurance proud of the fact that "Braid I believe if it were possible for of bairns wa could save in the whole of the her arbour was maintained without behoves the workers to take note business, and company profits. Scots" is not dying, despite years science to evolve a new kind of ten years If we could any modification the conference ended without result. And of events like that reported the A lery wid also be made on of insistence on the part of My animal or plant without ony only get rid of our Military other day from Swansea, where a capital, which will be called upon Lords " that young people la means of protecting itself, it Contribution, for instance. What the maller has been a bone of contention ever since.

contract bat would have pro-in the national emergency, to school shall speak correct Eng: wouldns be long before it develop, value do we get for that bug, Isn't it time the question was settled? Macao is vided

work for two yesrs make a sacrifice.

list. They do so, being stilled a weapon of defence. I yearly sum now, aside from-well undertaking big harbour works and contemplates the was lost though a labour dispute.

encouraged there to (I suppose) as suppose at one time the bide of I don't want to be personal They spending of many milions of dollars, but those harbour The

foreshadowed

I once was by the sight of a three- the rhinocerous was as thin as say the military is here for our works will scarcely be of much use unless there is friendly between the Government local for "fidelity to the Empire." able bands, stung nastily. Yet, causes it developed something in what? Mostly our

legislation "ensuring co-operation

tongued animator which, in cap yours and mine. Through various protection. Protection from co-operation between the Portuguese and Chinese in the authorities manufacturers, trad-aken literally, this would contawes of no tawse, young Scots the way of armour. Now the fears, I should say offhand. Dis. own silly matter of the proposed railway to Canton. Cargoes have ers bankers, and organised la- firm all that has been surmised as when they leave school treat the mosquitoes go elsewhere. Our armament by one country, I'll 10 come and go from somewhere and that somewhere must bour," and it will be of particular to Bavaria's Imperialistic desigos. English language very cavalierly hides also thicken in & admit, would be dangerous but let bowever the indeed and I make bold to say figurative sense to ratio to the them all disarm and pay trade poylusty be the sojoining interland, Friction and dis-interest, to see the outcome of By Empire, puie wiocarcely ussidi ine development of Macuo. The the efforts of these various bolde ostensibly at any rate, the Re-herria', three bawbees a pún"" Small fish, for instance, have.very Nations fostead and see which Bavarian Premier means, that the old cry, "herrin', fresh number of times we get stang union dues to the League of which certainly make up a com- Chinese, Loo, bave ese yung to gain and little to lose by a prehensive collection.

public, which from its foundation is still heard in the streets abarp dorsal fins. That makes it happens. We would then relative- Bettlement. Failing an agreement aniong themselves wel

has been distinguished by the of Glasgow. Three balfpence" difficult for bigger Beh to swallow ly be better protected then if all suggest that some partial tribunal enumid be set up to Fidelity to the Empire.

anomaly of calling itself an Em-and pound may be all very them. Fishermen have also been were well-armed. arbitrate on the matter, both parties promising to abide by Apropos our editorial reference pire, Another anomalous cir-well for the schoolroom but known to get pricked in their It seems to me that the trout le the award. Failing some such way out of the present Jesterday to conditions in Ger- cumstance is the retention of not for ordinary use too fancy anxiety to extract the barb. Birds is just to determine at what Loint spase there will be nothing but antagonism where, in the many, there is a piqusncy in the thes in the Republic, & in the and la-di-da" altogether! 1 know and beasts change their colouring our natural weapons of walk words which Count Lerchenfeld, case of the Bavarian Premier. one Scotsman in Hongkong who in season, as a method of self-preservation become weapons of proper order of things, there should be friendly co-oper-he

Time will show in which sense writes as good English as here or protection and so on. Bavarian Premier, new

I'd like to offence. But again, now supposs ation for mutual benefi.

addressed

Count Lerchenfield's fidelity to there a que, but hear him, in Scots have given yee whole chapter oach, but that's enough for when be said that he stood the Empire" is really intended, company. The "re" rattle like the like bat: ever since to-day.

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