Internal Question for Colony Not Kuangtung's Affair Hongkong, June 17.
The Macao Government have re-_ plied. categorically to the Canton Government's demands cabled yesterday (1) The incident complained of is limited to a question of internal order behaving the Portuguese Government only io see to and nowise affects the prestige of the Government of Kuangtung.
(2) Military and ¢ivil investigations are proceeding and. most rigorous justice will be observed.
(3) The Government have sub; mentioned the charitable institution of Santa Casa da Misericordia, in communication with the Chinese hospital with a view to making provision for the families of the dead and wounded.
(4) The repatriation' of African soldiers is exclusively in the com-potence of the Government of the Portuguese Republic.
(5) Regarding gambling, the subject was previously treated between the Macao and Kuangtung Governments and the Macao Government's attitude to it remains unaltered.—Reuter.
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