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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1933

NEWS BUDGET FROM PORTUGAL

Naval visitors to Lisbon: Emigrants Reduced: Portugal's Debt Reduced : New Warships.

Ten Million Dollar Bridge

FRENCH FLEET TO VISIT LISBON

The first and second feet of the French Navy will visit Lisbon in June, staying at the Portuguese capital from June to 18.

The U.S.S. Wyoming will call at Funchal (Madeira) on June 18, and will remain for 4 days.

The Portuguese Cruiser Adamas tor left" Aden for Portugal on May 18, and the Republica arriv- ed at Lobito on the same date.

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COLONIAL POSTS AND LISBON'S MILITARY

COLLEGE

Lisbon's Military College which is well-known amongst the Portu- guese nation for its first class mil. tary and literary education, has established this year a new class of "Colonial Affairs," so that the Portuguese Colonies may be better known amongst the students and to prepare them for any Colonial

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FEWER EMIGRANTS

It has been, noted with satisfac- tion that due to the good principle

Political Economy, the number of emigrants from Portugal has been considerably reduced as seen from the following statistics :-

1029-38,803 emigrante 1930-21,389

1931-5,404

1939 3,018

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LINKING LISBON TO THE ORIENT

NEW TORPEDO-DESTROYERS

The Torpedo-Destroyer Tejo, other unit of the Portuguese Naval programme was launched at Lis- bon on May - 10. ..........

CANTON'S, MOTOR "BUS ROUTES

NUMBER NOW TOTALS

A DOZEN

There are now twelve 'bus routes: in Canton, doing good business, and mostly served by up-to-date vahi- cles. This one of the many signs of the growth of the city and the increased prosperity of its inhabit-

ants.

The routes are as follow: To Wong Sha-from Chong Pin Kai (Lee Na Bus-Yellow colour),

colour),

Commander Justino Herz, who To Lai Chee Wan-From Bureau.of at one time was in charge of li Finance geodesic studies at the Harbour (Ching Wah Bus-Light green Works department at Macao, has just left Lisbon for London, where he will superintend the construe. tion of another torpedo-destroyer for the Portugees Navy.

Comenil eventually as sume the command of the naval pit

PORTUGAL'S AFRICAN

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The African World quoting the speech delivered at the Colonial Institute in Lisbon by the Minister for the Colonies comments most favourably the declarations made which tend to show the Govern-Te Sap Yat Po-from Bureau of ment's determination to accomplish Finance, the development camphign, of the (Kwangchow. Bus-Red stripe). vast Portuguese territories in Africa.

THE IMPERIAL CONFERENCE

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HE. Lieut.-Col Bernardes do To Wong Sha-from Sing Wong Miranda, Governor, of Macao, arang Hang Bos-Orange colour). rived in Lisbon yesterday. All tho Colonies' Governors and respective To Canton-Kowloon Railway-from Directors of Finance Services are now in Lisbon preparing for the first meeting of the Imperial Conference to take place on the 21st instant.

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FRANCO-PORTUGUESE

COMMERCIAL RELATIONS

The Rotterdamsche Lloyd' have inaugurated a line between Lisbon! The French Minister of Commerce and the Orient. The first bost asked in the Parliament about the which inaugurated this service was present standing of commercial re- the M.V. Dempo, 17,000 tons dielations with Portugal replied that placement, transhipment being he hoped a!" modus-vivendi would made at Singapore for Far Eas- be reached whereby all interests tern ports.

concerned would be amply protect- SOLD OUT IN A FEW DAYS"

The hecond edition of "Salazer" has recently been published. Twen ty-five thousand copies of the first

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THE RENASCENCE OF THE

PORTUGUESE NAVYA

Edition were sold in a few days.naval unit of the Government Navy The Gonçalo Velho," the arst

It is a very interesting work in building programme has already which the author describes fully

Tung Hang Bus-Orange colour).

Wong Sha

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To Wah Kwei Road-from Ching

Hoi Road (Wah Hoi Bus-Maroon colour). «

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To Sha Ho-from Sing Wong Men (Pak Fung Bus-White roof),

CANTON-WUCHOW RAILWAY

ESTIMATED COST, $10,000,000

The proposed extension of the Canton Samahui Railway to Wu-

extension will be about 220 l. chow will be by way of Szewui, Waichap, Shunto and Patpu. The and will not follow the West

the merits and the splendid work been officially handed over to the River. The estimated cost of the

of the Portuguese Minister of Portuguese Government. This war-project is as follows:-- Finance and the book has been ship is destined for the Far East.

very favourably commented upon by the Foreign Press. It's author is Antonio Ferro.

. PROMOTION FOR DR. FELIX ·

'HORTA

The destroyer Tejo was launched

at Lisbon Arsenal on the 10th in- stant.

A new unit, the "Dno," has just' been started in Lisbon wurd on the 29th instant another destroyer, the Friends of Dr. Felix Horta, Lima, now undergoing its final former Portuguese Consul General stages of construction in England, in Canton, will be glad to learn will be launched, that he has been transferred to the

post of Consul General for Portu gal at Eeopoldville--Belgium Con- go,

NEW FOREIGN MINISTER

Another destroyer Vouga will be

delivered on the 10th instarit to the Portuguese and will arrive in Lisbon on the 10th June, and the Douro, also a destroyer, is scheduled to be launched on the 6th of October,

This is only part of the pro-

Dr. Oliveira Salazar has chosen Dr. Cayeiro da Matts, well known jurist and authority on in-gramme. ternational law, to be the Foreign Minister.

PORTUGAL'S FLOATING DEBT

Portugal's floating debt during March was reduced, by 48 million

zudos.

Since Dr. Salazar took over the Financial Office the public debt has been gradually reduced and its present total is almost negligi- ble in comparison with many coun- tries in Europe.

PORTUGUESE MOTION

PICTURES

The installations of the Moving Picture Studio of the Companhia Portuguesa de Filmes Sonoros in Portugal have just been completed duce its Arab-picture in June next. and the Company expects to pro

LISBON'S $10,000,000

BRIDGEY

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Wooden sleepers ......$480,000

Boudbed

Cuttings, etc.

Culverts

Bridges

Rails.....

Workshops, water-tow-

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500.000

1,850,000

330,000

1,200,000

2,000,000

ers, houses, ete....... 200,000 Implements and

cerrories

250,000 Locomotives and ears 1,600,000 Land and sundries... 1,600,000

$10,000,000

Total

It is expected that work will start on, and the job is expected to be finished by 1933.

LIGHTHOUSES FOR KWONG HOI FISHING AREA

TWO $30,000 STRUCTURES

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Two new lighthouses, Shoungchuea Island in the Toishan district and the other at Chap Po in the Yeungkong district, built by the Provincial Department of Re- construction, are nearing comple tion. These lighthouses are intend- ed to serve as an aid to vessels navigating the waters of the Kwong Hoi fahing area, for the control of which the said depart=" ment has taken special steps.

The Committee appointed to THE IMPERIAL CONFERENCE study tab scheme for bridging over the River Tagus from Montijo to The first meeting of the Colonies Beato, will report to the Quictained in cylinders kept in reserve The light produced by gas con- delegates to the Imperial Confer-Works Offices on the matter, with reaches a distance of five nautical ence in Lisbon will take place at in these few days the Colonial Office On May 21 The question of Inter-Colonial pay. ments and debts will be dealt with at this first meeting.

ADDITIONS TO THE FLEET

The first cruiser of the Portu-

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guese Naval Reconstruction Pro- gramme, the Concalo Velho, cently Built in England, was de- livered to the Portuguese Goyern- ment in March this year. She on- tered Tejo on March 31 amongst enthusiastic cheers. She may proceed to China to replace the cruiser Adamastor..

The Portuguese Government paid to Messrs. Yarrow, Vickera, Arm-

Emiles, and the lighthounes have This has been a much looked-for frameworks of iron, Each of them decision, since the communications ir 20ft, in height and costs niore between Lisbon and the South will than $30,000 for construction and be greatly improved with this very equipment. When completed, they important construction. It is will be the first of a series of timated the bridge will cost about similar structures contemplated by 10 million dollars.

the Government,

INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION AT LISBON

Preparations are being made for the opening of the Portuguese In dustrial Exhibition which will take place early next month in Lisbon.

NEW RADIO STATION

By the retirement of Biz Philip Henry Browne, senior partner of Messra. Mackinnon, Mackentin & Company, a familiar figure for many years in the commercial, and social life-of Calcutta will be missed. Sir Philip, who has been about: thirty-two years. in India. Bailed in March from Bombay by the mail steamer. After the sign-

strong & H. Leslie on March 20 A new 4 k.w. radio station waning of the Armistice, Sit Philip wan cheques amounting to £1,100,992 inaugurated at Monsanto (Lisbon) demobilised in 1919 and returned to being instalmente dus, for the on May 2. It is equipped with India where he became a partner coutruction of t destroyers and the most modern devices.

in Mesars. Mackinnon, Mackenne & the second cruiser Goncalves Zargo, Direct radio communications Be Company, Bombay, in 1920. Two all being a part of the new Por-tween Lisbon and if the Portu-years later he was transferred to tuguese Naval Reconstruction Pro- guese Co)

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