The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-11-27

SeiNSSis VI
(prpNed by the Nstioasl Geographic So
ciety. WashingtVn. D. c.
Two hills stretching 10 the sea so
Is to form q charming bay, and be-
tween them an ancient, half-Spanish,
wholly southern city its roofs tufted
with verdure, rising u above anoth-
er on terrsced slopes; its houses with
their once gay tints all faded, bnsking
In peaceful decrepitude in u sunshine
like that Of June; the town fast
asleep; the hsrbor sitting up; the
walls crumbling the iron gratings
rustlDg the pavements turning green (;
the gables nodding like old gray heads,
tired OF listening 10 the same old st0-
rles-such is Macao, the Far Eastern
outpost Of the Portuguese traders VI
the Sixteenth century, the Monte Car
~ Of the Orient, aud one OF P~ortugal's
few remaining possessions In Pacific
waters.
Macao is situated on the west side
OF the Pearl river. Forty miles across
is H~opgkong lightweight miles ~ the
north lies Canton. seat Of the South
China government. Macao was found
ed in 1857. Prior 10 1887 there APP
pears to have been no documentary
evidence Of q formal cesslon OF this
territory, The Portuguese claiming,
however, That they received It as Il
reward for destroying the horde OF
Nongolian pirates that harrled the
southern coast Of China and the re-
mains Of the old barrier across the
narrow neck OF land separating the
peninsular tOwn from the rest Of the
Island Of Heung Chan, and one guard
I'd by Chinese soldiers, gave color 70
the Portuguese claim. However. all
doubts were laid TO rest in 1887 when
formal cesslon was made by China TO
the Portuguese.
Maeao's Rise and Fall.
So marvellous was the growth and
prosperity of this Portuguese settle
ment in It's youth thar it excited the
envy " the early Dutch traders who
in 1922 attempted its conquest. The
spot where the Dutch leader was
Killed by a round shot from Monte
fort. which wrote fms 10 that at
.empt, is now marked by o monument.
Macao continued 10 h. . fiourlshing
mart up 10 1871, the British East In.
da company and the Dutch company
meanwhile obtaining q foothold there.
The British free trade propaganda Of
The "fortles' excited n demsnd for
free port at Macao. to which the POr.
tugusse demurred. Great Britain then
secured The Hongkong concession.
made that q free port IN 1915. and
The decline OF Macao as an entrepot
dates from that year.
Not onl. is Macao the site Of the
hrst European claim made on Chinese
soil. but IL has cultural ties with Eu.
repf closer knit Than The political re.
lationships " %controyerted areas tn
TIE north. II contains the Oldest ruin
In China that j. associated with Eu.
f'fNf " Nv hNGhhN lN ilNl NtliN al
slsds IL. gardens where The Por.
iusue~e Chsuser. Camvpns. composed
helf ~ The Lusiad.. celebrating the
discoveries " he Portuguese eXplOr.
scs "ho opened up FOR HE West the
secre.s ~ III. Ea,t. 1t IL one Of the
A%sl'.dol~u ~ The worlds great .plcs
H...o.r.f Ma. El-
Luis de Camoeus. The star Of Lusi.
tAnlun poetry, became enamorrd VI
Caiharlus d~'Ataysds, lsdy.in.honor 10
queen Csthsrlns ~ Portugal. which
50 enrsged the king that he bauished
the poet 70 Macao. about 1857, where
he remained Tor i've years Us scmin.
lstrrtor Of the effects OF deceased per.
SOUS melancholy once for . poet
snd lover. Returning In 1877. his YES.
,el was wrecked. his small savings
acre lost, but the poem which has
been trsnslsted into every civilized
language was saved 10 sn s~pprecistiv.
pVsierity 4 monument " Camoens
marks The spot In the grotto where he
composed his noble epic.
Nscso has ,uoc1ed PEACEFUL, sway
~ its Island In lste years Will. run.
troyersies have ragged around the hand
fW W other foreign holding. On the
chinese coast. But recently the gov.
> ume Of Southern Chlus Is reported
to have demanded that here h, =
cleanup IN he city. . procedure
which II carried GU would entail r-,.
oguiuou Of The Southern Chine govern.
lUent Us well as acceptance " its right
10 rule In what has long been cousid.
cred Portuguese territory
once In Macao the traveller may re.
main to contemplate an out.ot the.
way shrine OF European history. But