Emery County Progress | 1909-05-29 | Page 2 | Portugal Unable to Bluff China

two countries BLUFF fail to come to understanding der standing dispute over es of macao ch na holds that portuguese hav illegally occue ed D spited tern tory for years and ins ats that islands be evacuated by gal I 1 abon friday the depute tie t een J portugal and china over the po session of the dependencies ot macao has become acute the guese government is send ng gen eral joaquin jose to indue china to come to an am cable under stand ng chis notwithstanding the tact that the government has re celled word that china absolutely re auses to enter into negotiations with the portuguese dele at on nl s 1 or renounces the dependencies in eluding the rie gh boring is ands china holds that a 1 the de cles of the town of macao have aee i occue ed illegally by portugal tor some years that the only concession of territory ever made to poi vias of the town of macao and sl insists that the territory and islands be evacuated by port igal the baculo reports that the brit ish government at the request of china has intervened in chind s bavor