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a bundle of graGG tied on to
it,
end, in the face of the gov_
ernor , and
p~hed
him off AlB .bortle . '!hen his head WaB off in a ••cond and
the
fellow6 .ere
off .
it
Wal Dever d.1"covered
who
were the men
_
he
cam–
mitted the act, but t)'ere was no doubt
it
was inspired by the mandarins .
I
do
not
think
that
a!1¥
eatlllfaction
wa.
ever
~iv.n
for the outrage , ex–
cept returnine;:
t~
head .
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governor" name wal .\maral . He lIae
thought
to be a very "up,rior man . Ee had ae"ad in the EI:l«li,h ruo.vy .
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r'M
Portugese used to attribute the crime to the En£l1ah , and
a ••oclate
it.
.
i~
a.n event
that
happened a ahort time before _ i n
the
same
rear . This wal one of t he two event.
that
I allw:led to above .
A.
regatta was given at lJB.Cao , i n which
the
principal
acton
Ere
the
~Ueh
and American residenta .
The
Canton
.
teamer
was p l aced off
the
PrtI,Ya aa a .take boat , and ab. alao held the who l e 0=1t,. frOll! Canton
and Macao who were ti:..ere to witneBli the raees .
!
lnong
the strangers that
had been draWll to lia.cao to .ee the sport
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unmeu . He .... taldng a wal k tl:e
da,y
before the race., when he ell_
OOUllter... d in tl".e .treet , tJ proo.... l1on of the HO lt,
~ne
of the mo.t
.
acred in the Catholic 'lforeh1p.
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SUm::;.erl reaolved tr.at he wou,ld pe,y no
respeot to what he con.. idered a foolilr. E'Ilperltl tion , end rlf laed to
take
of!
hi.
hat .
one of the priest. eer.t to reque.t him to do .0 but it had
no effect. Tl-.en the governor , ..ho 'ifill in the prooe.lI1on, also lent to
him nth. the
atI-'""1e
reque_t . T"c.e only an...er to thi. 'lfas the oro.dill€ hi.
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nb
head ..itt. an illsul tine gesture . The governor would not .tand
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