Company, but returned to Macao in 1900, and received his present appointment two years later.
MR. A. H. WILZER.
Mr. A. H. Wilzer, the Commissioner of Customs for the Lappa district, which encircles Macao, was born at Hamburg in 1866 and educated there. He came to China in 1887 for the Customs service, and was stationed, first at Swatow, and afterwards at Peking and Canton. In 1899, following immediately upon his return from a holiday trip to Europe, he was appointed to Shasi on the Yangtsze, and, one year later, to Peking. On his way north, he was delayed at Tientsin by the Boxer troubles, and, returning to Shanghai, held an appointment there until 1901. He was then retransferred to the capital, where he remained till the end of 1904.
Mr. M. da Silva Mendes, who has been practising as a lawyer and advocate in Macao since 1902, was born in 1870 at Santo Thyrso. He had a very successful career at Coimbra University, and now, in addition to his professional duties, he is Professor of German at the Institute of Macao. He devotes a considerable portion of his spare time to literary work, and his publications include "O Socialismo Libertario on Anarchismo," and "Guilherme Tell."
THE BOA VISTA.
On an artistic slope with a picturesque background and charming surroundings, stands the Boa Vista Hotel, a stately building which greets the traveller as his vessel rounds the western curve prior to entering the inner harbour. Remodelled up to date, its furnishings and fittings are unexcelled in the Colony, and everything is being done to meet the demands of modern fastidiousness. The hotel is the property of the Santa Casa da Misericordia, and is under European management. The strictest supervision as to food, cleanliness, and hygiene is exercised, and visitors all speak in enthusiastic terms of the general conduct of the establishment and of the comfort and conveniences to be obtained in it.
THE MACAO HOTEL.
This hotel is owned by Mr. William Farmer, the proprietor of the Victoria Hotel, Canton. It enjoys an excellent situation and is in high favour with visitors from Hongkong, many of whom frequently spend a week-end or a short holiday in Macao.
