Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-01-02

naLlOlS OIL EUROPE. 1lduc llitt ueel
carried on mostly from the northern
ports Of China, Picking, etc. Through
! the diplomacy of these Manchu EN-
Iperors, trade with Europe was diverted
to Canton, including Macao. This wa!
beneficial to Portugal. She paid GROUND
rental to China for the place until 1S4S
and in 1887 China recognized pOrtu
guese sovereignty, ownership. SO, after
4O4 wears, the wOrld-eXploring ant
colonizing Portugal Of the 18th ant
10th centuries is now represented a
Washington by the small and faded
Portugal of 1921. and on account OF
four -saua re-mile Macao, the former
|noted port. But. if Macao were Onl!
1.-THE size of ones backyard, Portugal
would in justice have delegates in
Washington.
Macao Declines.
Since Hongkong was acquired by the
british in 1S42 and has become one OF
1.-THE worlds great ports, Macao has very
decidedly declined. There is Jesuit
Icathedral in ruins, an ancient castle
forts. the grotto where part OF the Us
I4usiad which immortalizes da Cana
was written by Camoens, the post tor
the military governor under whom are
a few hundred soldiers. and some dilap-
lidated gambling houses, the lotteries
Of which furnish much of the revenue.
Portugal has another little tag on the
Far East. There is the Island Tlmor
(te more, accent on more), half way
between Java and New Guinea. Inc
island has 1880 square miles and the
east part (7.33O square miles) belongs
TO Portugal This part is about twice
the size Of Porto Rico and has pooVo
Inhabitants. The Netherlands has the
west part. For about two hundred
wears Portugal and the Dutch fought
over the proper location ct the dv'd-
ling line, which was. however, dellnltely
established in 1859. The island IS
practically undeveloped. Some colfee
is raised. The interior inhabitants
more or less savage. are negroes, orlSl-
notins from certain New Guinea tribes;
whereas. the natives of most OF the
other Pacific islands have straisht iiai''
On account of being close to the NOT
winds of dry northern Australia, Timor
has poor vegetation, especially in the
southern part. A glance at the map
shows how it will be serviceable as an
airplane station between Asia ana Aus
tr,,io i'm fact. it has been so used III
trial trips.
A NATIONAL Geographic Society pni-
|lctin has the following concerning an
exciting occupation of the natives:
wild bees are numerous. ana III 'ae
mild climate of Timor build their conn
| ir the open on the Hhdersioe o' NV
limbs Of fall frees One of the pictures
,uo though perhaps painful. industries
i. the collection of the nests by neari!
r,,,,d native tree climbers. The peo'
lple feast on the honey and sell the ""N'
IVnltn ItrIllS olIt vi ti'>
OF the island
The Naval Airship.
Another new thing has happened III
Washington. The naval airShip. 80
..the first lighter than-air craft Ill me
world to make a flight intiateo Win
h,Iium gas" made Il special trip IRON
uomnton Roads to the navy's air s'i-
t;on at AnacOstia. y. e.. so 'ilal -
could be inspected by the arms oe"'-
o,,os and by interested members I"
,,noress Delegates who wished 10 40
so took rides as the ship maze Se'ei''
circuits over the city. y giant an
nlonc. which seemed almost 10 sia''ei
! ,ho washington atmosphere. perforihe"
some swift capers. although us spe'i'
mission was to take photographs anu
movies of the sailing blimp. 1T there
were ever anything in the ha'"rai
world apable of raising the deau' II
would seem fleet OF giant airph'n'@
wnu,d hc able to do so Whpn tiles "ic
darling heller skclter. some hiSh' SUM
low. here and there. everywhere al" ia
all directions.
This ship is of extraordinary inter-
est because helium that is at least ="
rcr cent pure will not explode anu u
has been stated that practica''! "'' VI
tbc helium in the world Is III the snip
,s maximum height is GO feet lehs'h
ICY, feet. and the bag averages - lee'
in diameter and has capaci'! ol ''i'
0N ,ubi,. feet. Its weight ~ '''''
ucunds and it can carry ABOUT ''''''
n,,,nds extra of crew OF FOUR passe'''
gers, equipment. food. gasoline wa't''
wireless. bombs, etc. The giant snip
which exploded in England last sum
NOR /, will he remembered. was ii"'
filed with hcliun. which cause" e'"
siderable comment ut the tlnle' out as
stated there is not much sels'f"''"
bo,;um.ip the world just yet. fieil"'h
sbould he pronounced heeiium 'ho'
hellium) and is from tue Greek hei'S'
meaning sun. because il was NOT kio" :"
:, exist until 1868 when it was us