roceting.
This concluded the business of the 'A. correspondent to the "Hongkong Telegraph," H. M. T. Machado, challenges a ment made Prof. Macnair the course of one of his hanghai lectures ce the \history of Eh foreign relations that "St. Francis Xavier was prevented from landing on the lard mainly (sic) by the oppor? ion of the Portuguese." Mr. Machado this a mis.statemen:
hardly tolerable."
Francis Xavier came to Macao (he says) no: longingly looking towards the mainland because i's access was prohibited to him mainly through Portuguese intervention'
Shanghai historian declares lesture—but, longingly looking. -0- wards che ' mainland because his premature demise did not allow him to Christianize the history?—and how could the Jesuit. missionary look towards the main-tand after his "premature demise."
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