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THE HONGKONG FELERITE!

TUESDAY, JUNE

1024.

A FAMOUS PORTUGUESE POET.

Fourth Centenary of the Birth of Camoens.

To-day.

FORECAST OF M. MILLERAND'S MENAGE.

Interference Deprecated,

Paris, Juno .

According to a somi-official forecast, M. Millorand's mossago to Parliament will be briefly a roview of ovents Cinco the assumption by him of the Presid ency, recalling that the President Invariably traved a policy of social progress and agreement at home and abroad, and that all the Cabinets to which he has entrust- od power have been enalition onge in which the Loft parties havo participated. Hid will doolars that bis attitude has alway! ponformed to the constitutional

will prerogative, and

poin out that the how majority

has made it Impossible for the |head of the State to exercise hin (mandato, soh interferonco being

Inadmiseable.

The mesenge will assort that subordination of the powers of the hood of the State to electoral fluctuations would re- Fult in creating a precedent |fraught with incalculable conso- quences, and conclude by stating that Parliament alano'can docide the question of the Presidoacy. Reuter.

MOTOR CYCLIST IN TROUBLE.

FINED ON TWO CHARGES.

At the Police Court, this aftor- neon, Mr. 3. Mason, of the Naval Yard, was charged with reck- lessly riding his motor cyclo in Queen's Road on, the 2nd instant, and with riding in a pro- hibited area (Hollywood Houd) on the following day. lain It was stated that defendant

fourth quickly became a matter of

FORCED INTO EXILE

the oceurs centenary of the birth of Luiz do | gossip. Camoos, Portugal's greatest pinot and one of the world outstand- ing figuros of his time. The ovenf is being marked by culcbrations voluntary exile was restless; the was riding his cycle at 20 milos In Portugal, Macao and other versee which he

Ho left the court, but

wrote

at this hour on the 2nd instant at a Portuguese possessions, whilst time show him to bo now exuber-time when workmen were coming this evening the occasion will heunt, now in the doopost depths out of the Naval Yard, locally observed by the holding of despair. Many of his sonnets of a special gathering at the Club Lusitano, Hongkong, a special committee having been appointed to carry through the arrange-eclogues. He

ments.

Was

Finos of $5 on each olargo wore

Defendant sail, in ragard to and roundols were written at this the first charge, that he had no his machine, time, and from this period also puodometer on dates the greater number of his and, in regard to the socond now also stated that he did not know that employed in the composition of Hollywood Road was s prohibited

the area, his grout patriotic poum, 15

Lusiadas," but his love affairs were still unsettled, and he was imposed, tually forced into oxile, which was hastened by the production of "El Rot Solence." In his placeSHANGHAI SHARES. of exile he composed "The Elogy of Exile," and a number of boauti- ful sonnets.

At Macao, there will bo special pilgrimage to the famous Camoens Crotto, the Spot where, according to tradition, the great poot sheltered from the tropical sun whilst he wrote, portions of his apie, the Lusiadas." Here all who make the pilgrimage will pay silent tribute to the genius of Camoons, and later speeches extolling his groutuess will be

delivered.

At this ovoning's reception at the Club Lusitano, specchias will be delivered extolling the life and work of the great poet, amongst tho speakors being the Consul General for Portugal (who is Chairman of the special Celebra- tions Committee), Mr. A. F. B. Silva Netto (President of the Club) and others.

He now became a

Messrs. Ellis and Co. have with tho soldier, and in 1574 wo find him kindly supplied us

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in Couta, where he remained for following cable quotations of their, the next two yours still pouring Shanghai stocks from forth verses, some despairing and Shanghai office: - sad, others philosophical: he' himself savinis to have boon buyers. buoyed up by the memories of the past.

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DANGEROUS BLASTING.

FOREMAN FINED $100,

Witness wont the watchman, out and saw a number of stones: lying about. The police were then sent for. The stones worn inside the factory wall.

Defendant, atatod that be did

The foreman of a contractor's not know what had happened, Tls. 5.13 firm carrying on blasting opera-except that his fokis were work-

tions near the Orient Tobacco ing at the place.

His Worship convicted and Factory was charged before Mr. Shanghai Cottons. Tl. 55 E. W. Hamilton, at the Kowluen fined defendant $100.

Orientale.-T. buyers.

In 1549 he prepared to go to India, and for that purpose ho returned to Lisbon: onco-thore be found it impossible to drug himself away, and he remained to be near his love. But he buyers. indulged at this time in wild which finally extravagancOS

£708,000 FOR CHURCH IN WALES.

At the muoting of the govern- ing body of the Church in Wales, at Llandrindod Wells recently, the Archbishop said that since

Magistracy this morning, with failing to covor over and weigh down

timber, with sufficient landed him in prison, was par great poem, For three years ho certain stones which were to be doned, and proceeded to India. was thus employed and finally blasted, to provent fragments He sailed in 1553. In some poems the poem was finished, and his from being projected into the air. he describes the voyage, which ambition became to go back to Mr. E. Bolsino statod that on probably was not without its Portugal and print it.

the 16th. May, at about 5 p.m., influence on tho "Lusindus," RETURN TO PORTUGAL. blasting was going on at the the disestablishment not a church since after this date the discovery In 1507, he got as far as vacaat ground near the Factory. had boon closed in consequence of India became the main theme. Mozambique, but here again he After the work-people of the of the Act. Nearly £700,000 of a The Portuguese were at this time was imprisoned for debt for two Factory bad finished work, noaded million had been given dominant in the East, and at youre, and finally by the charity withess received a report from mainly in Wales. though Camoons was well received of friands la WOB roleased he quickly became disgusted with from prison his life at Gou. Between 1553 home.

HIS EARLY LIFE. Luiz. Vaz de Camoens, who was born in 1524 and died in 1580, was the most celebrated of Portuguese posts. He was de sconded from un ancient nobla and wealthy house, and belonged to one of the highest ranks of Rooioty. The exact place of his birth is disputed; but it is almost certain that he was born at Lisbon. By this time the full flood of the Renaissance was making itself folt in Europe, and among other

and eailed for countries Portugal was benefiting

roached Portugal from the desire for further and and 1555, he saw a fair amount of in 1570. He found his mother fuller knowledge which seemed active service, his experience bo ready to welcome him; his at this time to fil all gien. ing described in the Lusiadas." father was dead, and now, having Camoens was educated at the He did not, however, stay at Goa regained his home, he sot about: college of All Saints at Coimbra but travelled to many places in obtaining permission to print hig the the East, usually to perform some poem. Pormission was given in and stooped himself in literaturo and mythology of military duty. He wrote whilst 1571, and the book appeared. It the classics, Ho had an ex-there Desparatos na India," was received with acclamation by collent memory, and little that ho" Filodamo." and "Satrya do everybody. Praises poured into learnt was ever forgotton.. HisTornoio." Hp had inado samo him from overywhere. He was education, however, procooded on little fortune, but now, fortune granted a substantial pension for! very gonoral lines, and there was turned against him. practically no subject upon which I

he was not able to spouk with

some authority. He know well the

IMPRISONED FOR

INTRIGUE.

contemporary literatures of Spain Atter waiting at Macao for a

Но

three years, a period which was later extended, and ho lived for a timno in pouco and enjoyment.

A VICTIM TO PLAGUE, In 1575 ho foll, for a short timo,

foarod of

and Italy, he had road much ship to take him back to India, into helpless proverty : onco history and altogether we can ho was imprisoned for intrigue, moro, but the renewal of his pon say that his great poems give and he was shipwrecked whilst sion soon ret him right again. In ovidondo of his universal know-being brought back prisonor 1578, came the disaster of the lodge, Hotano then to Lisbon, to India. lo managed to save battle of Aluacor, and Camoons which city made a firm and last his "Lusindas,, but remained a mourned the lose of his patron and ing impression-on him, an imprisoner at Cambodia, where bo king, Sebastian, in a magnificont pression which in his great poom composed-his-famous By the sonnet. Early in 1580, the oar- ho immortalised. He found easy Waters of Babylon." Still dina king died, and Camoons, entrance into the highest society prisoner, ho was taken back to who saw what he tho vanishing and ho quickly came to be ro-Goa, whore he heard for the rat was cognised as a pact of no mean time of the death of Catherine. Portuguese independence, had no taloni. In 1514 he fell violently. It was on this occasion that he further desire to live. In June of

with in love

Catherine de produced

sonnot the same year the last of a grost Alma Minha Gentil." He re- and illustrious line fella vistim Ataldes, the daughter of a high official at court. This lady was mained a prisoner for some time, to the plague which was ravaging the inspiration of many of his being finally released when a Portugal. His greatest work most Impassioned sonnets, and friend of his became Governor, was the "Lusiadas," the author of bua bout aptly described as his and again for a short time he was which has been aptly formed the Ho wa Virgil of Portugal. It has for Beatrice. He was introduced at imprisoned for .debt. court, and lore whilst he made very poor, but soonus to live role mala thoms the discovery of and the groatness of many friends he also made malued in India living a fairly India onomies, and his too opon passion happy life and working at his Lusitanie,

his famous

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