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THE
A WARWICK SEASON
2 CLEVER DANCERS COMING TO THE COLONY
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A FORMER CO-OPTIMIST
Among the artistes wo are to see when the Warwick Revue Company apens for a short season as the Star Theatre on Thursday, October 10, are Barbara Weale and Guy Lathom, two exceptionally, clever dancers who have been creating a sensation wherever they have been."
Mr. Guy Lathom
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THE NEW MACAO
TRANSFORMATION IN HOUSING AT PORTUGUESE COLONY
SPLENDID MUNICIPAL WORK
Almost a year has elapsed since a disastrous fire took place among the be broadcast to-day from the Gov. The following programme will matshed homes of thousands of the poorest classes at Macau, and where ernment Broadcasting the burnt-out homes of these miserable Z.B.W. on 350 metres:- people stood, there may now be seen hundreds of respectable, clean homes of bricks and stone.
Station
6-7 p.m.-General Programme. (Victor & H.M.V. Records supplied
of through the courtesy
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Selection, "Love Liss" (Mayerl). Selection,
New Mayfair Orchestra.
The transformation has been brought about by the solicitude displayed by the Portuguese authorities at Macao. "Five o'clock Girl" (Raby),
The Portuguese Government handed over the sites for the new homes, rals ing the levit of the land by several feet, and provided for suitable drain-Introduction and Allegro for Harp age, and contributed the sum of $40,000 to a fund raised for the purpose of uilding the new homes. Other con- tributiona were received mainly through the efforts of Her Excellency Madame Tarangnini Barbosa and number of willing helpers among the Chinese residents of the Colony.
Refugees Shacks
with Strings and Woodwind Ac- companiment" (Ravel),- "Novelette--No. 3" (Bridge),
Virtuoso String Quartet. Sing The Songs of Araby", Sigh No More Ladles", Tenor,
Derek Oldham, "The_Daughter of the Regiment",
Overture.Members of La Scala
Orch., Milan.
The 'shacks that occupied the site be."Frasquita Serenade", fore the conflagration took place had."Kreisler Serenade", Violin Solo,
been put up mainly by Chineso refugees from districts close to Macao, victimis of bandita in Red persecution for come years. To their numbers were added many nigre similar refugees who had lost their homes in a fire which had broken out some years previously on the slopes of a hill behind the ruins of St. Paul's Church, and others who
had to be removed when it became necessary to till in the land on which the Macao Race Course stands to-day, In this manner thousands of poor Chinese people were huddled together in matsheds. Built by themselves or by charitable institutions.
The former was for two years with the celebrated Co-Optimists." Авал acrobatic dancer she is among the first in England, sonic of her high lifts and swings being said to be positively hair raising: So daring are they in fact, that she has several times met with really serious accidents. A fuw weeks ago in Caletta she very narrowly missed being, maimed for life. Guy All that the authorities could do was Latham's coolness in a perilous situs to maintain some semblance of order tion alone saved her from disaster, al- among the huts and make some at- though probably not one person in the tempt at cleaning the place,
The large audience even suspected that they situation was always a difficult problem had been within an ace of witnessing a and the authoritics were loth to take tragedy.
any drastic steps, out of consideration for the poor condition of the people re- siding on this extensive piece of land. The site was close to the--Barrier-Gate at Macao, on ground reclaimed from the sea in connection with the Macao
Miss Barbara Weale
Port Works developments in the Inner Harbour.
On October 8, 1928, through the carelessness of an old woman, while carrying out devotions before a shrine, n hut was set on fire, The flames spread rapidly among the loosely and irregularly built hovels, and in loss than an hour almost one thousand homes were confpletely destroyed.
The various charitable institutions of the colony of Macao did all within their power to relieve the distress of the victims of the conflagration, the Government antibuting liberally to wards relief wor
New Stone Houses
A few days 'ter a meeting was held ut the instance of Her Excellency Madame Barbon at Government House, when the whole Cony was invited to co- operate in the building of a sufficient
Guy Lathor: was busily engaged at number of brick and stone house in
system of Meditation (Yogasadhana) from toxic matter, certificates and the Adelphi with Cecily Courtneidge, of the Great Yogi, Swami Premanan inspection labels to be attached to when Edgar Warwick induced him to dafea, the world famous Vedantist. every bag, are issued accordingly make the Eastern tour. He has been as- Our House has remarkable references
This, however, applies only to sociated with Jack Hulbert for some from famous quarters throughout India, Burma and Ceylon and Has cargoes which arrive at Canton or time, and has played his parts on the been known to the pubile for the last at the first port of efftry on or No tours in England. Besides 12 years. Our charges are 5 quos after the First of October 1929. being a fine dancer he is also an uble tions 3 shillings; Annual Life Read For cargoes which arrived prior comedian, and he will be seen in several ing (Monthly details) & shillings; to this date, free labels or stencils of the more pretentious skits in which Weekly detalls 10 shillings: Complete Test Life Reading 10 shillings. Ex will be furnished upon applica- the Warwick Company specialises. tensive Whole Life Reading
The box plans are open at Moutrle's (from tion, provided that such cargoes and the Star Theatre." birth to death) 20 shillings. Payable are inspected and passed upon by in British Post Orders only. Part the Bureau. But all applications| culars required (Birth date, and date for free labels and stencils must when writing). Prof. S. N. BOSE, B.A. Swami Premananda Ashram, be filed in with the Bureau on Beadon Street (P.O. Box 11418), or before October 21, after which no applications will be accepted, and the fame shall be charged one per cent. ad valorem.
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the sanie place. The Government of the Colony undertook to provide the land and raise it to a suitable level, and ninke the proper arrangements. for sanitary services, and also contributed $40,000. towards the new building, in addition to the relief works that were necessary immediately after the con- flagration. Since then construction has proceeded as rapidly as possible, and at the present time accommodation 'in comfortable homes has been provided for all those who have applied for help, place at the site of the fire and the Not long ago a pretty ceremony took
Chinere community presented to His Excellency the Aeting Governor of the Colony, Dr. Joao de Magalhaes, their thanks to the Portuguese authorl- The ties for Fortuguese solicitude. Chinese consider this act of generosity on the part of the Portuguese to be an excellent example of the Portuguese friendship for China that has prevailed for almost 406 year!.
What a believed to be a new record for continuous play was made in SVELGURO, N.Y., recently, when, Francis "Red" Tones, 17-year-old professional of the Drumlins Club, shot 178 holes from dawn to dusk. The previous Iknown mark wna:1652)
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Think of You",
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