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Show NUNS DfvlVE NOUT. Macao, Island oi .Macau, China, Nov. 30 The Portuguese troops at the local lo-cal garrison and the ere wof the Portuguese gunboat Patria revolted last night anJ. taking possession of the city, proceeded to enforce cer-t.-iln changes in the administration of the affairs of this dependency of 1 ortugaL The rebels continued in control today, to-day, the government and military officers of-ficers being powerless. The uprising began with the sailors j of the Patria who marched to the pub- ' lie square, fired three olleys as a. F.ignel to the. troops, who at once' forced an entrance to the armory j a:id, arming themselves. Joined the seamen. Several hundred strong, the rebels marched to Santa Clara convent, i fi oin which they drove out the nuns oiderlng tluni to leave the island. I The nuns fled to 11, mg Kong. From ' I the convent, the rebel. marched to-I vard the government house, be for a I I which they mounted a cannon Au j Interview with the governor was re- ( (iicsled and when the oiflcers ut the, i-.overnrnent hous4 .n:ervened.. they were silenced at the point of a bayonet. bay-onet. I The governor was compelled to hear (he demands, which were the expul ' sion of the religious orders. Increased j pay for the army and na the sup-j:-ossion of the newspaper Vlda Nova, ' and the righting of alleged wrongs suf- kred by the soldiers and sailors. ' Under threat, the governor granted grant-ed every demand Later advices from Micao slate that foreigners there are safe. The Chinese Chin-ese 'shops are closed The nuns and children of foreigners are coming to Hong Kon1? ) It Is stated that ibc governor, after being forced to con. ply w ith the demands de-mands of the rebel? resigned |