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·HISTORIC MACÃO.

MR. MONTALTO DE JESUS BOOK

FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1926.

OBEYING THE BY-LAWS.

ARE THEY IGNORED BY THE PUBLIC?

THE LIBERAL SPLIT.

CONFIDENCE EXPRESSED IN LORD OXFORD.

London, June 17. Mr. Montalto de Jesus book An interesting point was raisoi

A resolution of confidence in "Historie Maead" has caused a daring the hearing of a case at the

unanimously fluttering in the darecate at Central Magistracy yesterday when Lord Oxford was Macao, and opinion in the Fortda Sanitary Inspector questioned a passed at the annual meeting of gueso community "appears to witness regarding the regulations the National Liberal Federation at where the The question Weston-super-Mare, sharply divided upon the merits of lime "washing. and demerits. Mr. de Jesus has arose whether the by-laws on sani- supporters of Lord Oxford and written a protest against the astution and lime-washing were Mr. Lloyd George mingled on the tion of the Macho Government in obeyed by the public before the platform-uten, confiscating half the edition. The definite notice of necessary work book is still on sale in Hongkong.to be done was issued.. Vy

The author's spirited proteat Inspector suggested that in. against the confiscations as fol, some cases the lime-washing work

THREE PULLMAN CARRIAGES was carried out before the receipt lows:

· TELESCOPED, .... of the usual notice, Mr. Lindsell commenting: "But nobody obeys the by-laws unless they get notice."". Eighteen were killed and nany

Pittsburg, June 17. injured in a railway collision zen Blairsville, where the Cincinnati

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"The article headed "Macau's Futuro" which appeared in the Hongkong Telegraph of 14th instant and in the S. C. M. Post on the subsequent day--being cvidently attributed to me by mis- take has precipitated matters ir connection, with the campaign of Virtuous indignation roused by a frank exposure of certain glaring facts and bitter truths as well as timely warning,

The Inspector replied that a fair proportion obeyed the law in con- nection with the lime-washing of domestic buildings before the de- finite instruction was given.

Mr. Lindsell-pointed out that in the case they were dealing with the buildings were godowns, and the matter dropped.

- "Whatever may be the conveis tional usage at Magno, a true patriot, and above alla scrupulous solemnly, protest against the un- historian, cannot be expected to warrantable attitude of the Marto overlook crying wrongs and abuses authorities, whim I hold respoa- which have already cost the persible for the serious consequences Colony dearly indeed. Nobody ignored them at Macao, and yet am blamed for alluding to them in my work. At any rate, to cautefise dangerous old sores inturally calls forth yells and from the patients Paroxysma writhing under the salutary opera-

tion.

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thereby entailed on me, as well as for the still griver leues on the Colony's prestige arising from this recessary protest, publicly mad? in self-defense again the out- rageous procedure as well as the calumnious impatations so justifiably levelei n me in £ Macao paper after the confisca- "Before the article in question tion. There is already ample was published already several evidence to show that the bat- hundreds of copies of "Historic tem of the scandal lies the pres Mncan" had been sent over to sure of that very bumptious and Hongkong; and rumours" were grafty Clique and of wisencres, ro afloat at Macuo as to the pos-ferred to in the confiscated work ibility of the book being confises a meat dangerous factor in the cated as "anti-patriotic" To the Colony's ruinous exploitation, computent authorities it was duly, pointed out by me that before dopting any such arbitrary prp ceeding. it would be well to rosecute me if I were deemed to be answerable for any breach of the law or of my civic duty.

Liberty of Thought,

"On the other hand I have al- ready been complimented by somet citizens of Macao as the only man who had the courage to tell the plain truth, and others even fore- see that eventually this uncalled fer persecution will redound to my credit:

"It was also pointed out that by "Anyhow "I may well add here the Constitution of Portugal I had that no othe: Portuguese Colony a perfect right to the liberty of has yet had its history written s thought and utterance, the more thoroughly as that of Macho--a so since my candid statements of labour of love which has cost me facts only aimed at safeguarding imost a lifetime of devotion, with- the true interests of the ever-vic-cut the least help, or recognition timized Colony Nay, some of the on the part of the Portuguese statements objected to were repro- Government, as is usually the case duced from the work of a straight-ever since the greatest bard of forward Governor of Macao, Portugal who wrote his immortal published at Lisbon some years epic at Macao as an exile, only to be recalled in a false charge was ago, urging measures of reform.

"Nevertheless, on the afternoon left to die at Lisbon in utter deati- of the 15th instant, a police squad tution after undergoing untold raided the printing office where ordeals. It is remarked in "His- the books were stored, and my terid Magao" that, "as a rule, on'y bouse as well as several other pri- when Portuguese worthies havd vate residences, confiscating alto left their vale of tears, only wher gether some five hundred.copies of their great ideals have been the work. and without producing Lighted as well as conspurcated. any warrant to that effect, the and death relieves them from fur- order given to the police being ther martyrdom, only then are their kept secret, manifestly because it merita extolled and exploited with was not judicial.. :

uffy rhetoric."Nobody cares to "Of course, against such arbi-estimate, if possible, the vandalie outcome, the Nemesis of fate trary proceedings a local protest would be quite unavailing. More hereby entailed throughout the ages of such petty-minded and. over, I had ample reason to fore- see further violence and unlawful uicidal misrule, such heartrend ing sacrifices of those providential procedure, so that I deemed it wise

men who in any other country to avoid further outrage by seek would have been more than ing shelter at Hongkong forth with, as insisted by my friends and honoured in their lifetime. After ell, every people has the govern- relatives in face of the conspiracy rent it deserves; and so far as raised against me right and left Macno is concerned, all those who under the cloak of patriotic indíg did most for the hapless Colony nation. Here I can vindicate my

were precisely those who suffered self freely and fairly.

most, with a tragic end to crown their unavailing martyrdom.

י,

Solemn Protest, "Pending due "protest to the Lisbon Government, I now hereby

ŞALESMAN ŞAM.

DODAY'S

TH' DAY. THE BIG

DRIVE STARTS

@ENCE LUE FIND SAM AND THIS GANG

DOWN AT THE RAILROAD

STATION WANTINO FOR THE BOOBS TO COME IN TO MAKE

THEIR FORTUNES

PAL REAL

ESTATE

G. A. MONTALTO DE JESUS. Hongkong, June 17, 1926."

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