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This is a story about the Union Jack, symbol of Britain’s greatness, which stirs the hearts of Britons in far places and of a man true to his British traditions. He Kept the Flag Flying for Four Years From David Divine Daily Sketch Correspondent in Macao The Union Jack has flown unchallenged in the Far East throughout the years of war beneath the balcony on which we sat yesterday when I heard the story of the British Consulate of Macao. Cut off from the world in this tiny two-mile square fragment of Portuguese territory at the mouth of the great Pearl River from the moment of the capture of Hong Kong, the Consulate has maintained its tiny fragment of British territory intact. More, it has performed a magnificent work for refugees of British, Portuguese, Chinese and other nationalities from Hong Kong. When the refugees began to arrive Consul John P. Reeves had to set to work organizing the community within the community. Rest Cure Funds were provided by the Foreign Office and the Colonial Office at his request, and Mr. Reeves aided admirably by Mr. A. Zwemmeler a Dutchman in the colony, produced an orderly and workable method of life. The whole story of the shifts, stratagems and contrivances cannot yet be told. Mr. Reeves had been sent down to Macao a few months before the outbreak of war for a “rest cure” from Mukden. He still has to have his rest. His wife and daughter have been sent to Hong Kong for repatriation with Hong Kong internees, but peace has brought extra work to the consul. Appendix 11 Appendix 11 166 The work of the consulate has been from the very moment of the war in its complicated pattern of diplomacy and humanitarianism a notable page even in the long and honourable history of British consulates. The Union Jack of Macao should be given an honored place among the treasures of the Foreign Office. ...

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