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Miyako Hotel

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YOKOHAMA

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IN TAIWAN

(Formosa)

TAINOKU

The Week In Macao

Paper Flowers

Macao, April 17

The paper flower trade is a rip- roaring one to judge from the number of tag-days being held by the Chinese ever since the Sino- Japanese embroglio began Good sellers are those charming Chinese girls in long blue gowns, whose ways are winning enough for a small contribution from even the most cynical male. Funnily, how

the flowers are never the same twice, so there's no use keep- ing last week's rose or sweet-pea to dodge the next tag.

ever,

Appeal

GENERAL

CHILDREN'S DAY IN

SHANGHAI

Celebrated This Year In Different Light

F.

(From Our Shanghai Correspondent)

The Fourth of April is a date cherished in memory of many a Chinese youth. Since its inauguration in 1931 this day has been ob served as a National Hollday throughout China, the object of its peculiar worship-being every Chinese child

The idea inspiring the project of celebrating Children's Day Is to arouse public interest in the importance of developing child wel- fare' work, with special emphasis upon the care of destitute children.

Sponsored by the Government, in "Shanghai, two of which' were interesting entertainment pro- opened in post-war time. The Prize-winning appeal is the one grammes were put on yearly to Child Welfare Home accommo that was carried around last week mark the anniversary of this day dates 105 children, the Refugee by three young Chinese ladies col-in all big cities of China, In Babies' Camp and the Refugee lecting donations for war relief. Shanghai the most pompous cele Children's Camp give refuge to 55 Written on a small pasteboard bration fell last year, when some and 717 children respectively. All card in shaky, but legible hand- 10,000 children participated in a other children are being kept in writing, it read:-"Hong Kong Leumiss "meeting held at the Civic various refugee camps, run by the Shiri and Macão Leung Mount Centre. Propaganda exhibitions, Shanghai International Red Cross, Chinese Jujitsu Club Join together sports, special Children's perfor-the China Swastika Associations to subscripe for the war pledgeesmances these are a few random and other philanthropic bodies. (thousands." and "thousands of features of the programme which Tremendous problems of feed- homeless people in the war zone). was enthusiastically received by ing, clothing and educating thou- Hoptrig Chinese and Foreigners crowds of spectators in Shanghai's sands of children are still facing take pitty on these poor pledgees most fashionable suburb:

those organisations which' are ́in

Top-Ranker

Are

by subsorbing some money. They This year the celebration of charge of this branch of reller are awaiting the help of our kind Children's Day assumed an alto work With summer time draw- people to safe them."

gether different significance. Iting near, light clothes are' in big was marked in quiet, solemnity by demand, as better bathing distributing gifts and providing facilities and a supply of fresh Started on Home leave last week entertainment to thousands of re-water. was Mr. H. W. Bradley, popular fugee children. housed in Strang- port commissioner of the Chinese hat Maritime, Customs, A frequent visitor at Macao's Colowan Island

PLUNGED INTO MISERY

Appeals to the public for dona- ¡tions appear dally in the local press and one cannot help feeling that whatever excellent work is being

where he indulges in swimming-According to the statement carried on-by-public bodies-and-in- even in mid-winter, he ranks as made by Mme Chang Kai-shek a dividuals, it is but a drop in the one of the topmost tennis players few days ago, there are more than ocean of need and that the relief in this Colony, best known at the a million children scattered about work organised on a proper scale Clube Civil where he is recognised China whose parents have been should call for guvernmental sap- Killed or disappeared. Seventy port or internationalised phulan- as such.

thousand of these children have thropy. found refuge in Shanghai and are taken care of in 344 refugee camps, distributed throughout the city.

Silver Jubilee

*....

EDUCATION COMMITTEE The education program, extend- The problem of refugee children ea to 164 refugee camps, by which

Macao congratulated Mr. Abilio Ca Silva Basto last week, April 12 on the occasion of his allver wed- Taihoka Bailway Hotel ding Jubilee which was celebrated is not to be looked at as a mere 30,000 children will benefit, has by his friends in his residence at side-issue of the general refugee been worked out by a special com- IN CHOSEN

Tap Seac Sub-chief of the De-Problem, with which Shanghai.mittee and will be carried out by partment of Chinese Affairs, he ts like many other cities in China, is 580 teachers, working on a volun- the son of the late Comendador being confronted at present: While tary basis. In connection Antonio Joaquim Basto,

well the grown up men and women will this project, the most urgent pro- known: lawyer at the "Court of be able to resume their occupa-blems requiring immediate solu- of educational Justice and several times chairman tions. with the restoration of nor- tion, are these

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of the Macao Municipal Council, mal conditions in some parts of facilities, for which a sum of $1,500 besides holding other prominent the country, or, if that is impos- is required every month, and space. posts in the local Government. sible, start earning their living by accommodation. Every spare plece Mr. Abilio Basto, now 48, was Por petty crafts which they have been of land and premises are now be- tuguese Vice-Consul in Canton taught in camps, children for a ing used. Residents of Bubbling Except for his son Alberto who is long time yet will depend upon Well Road are able to observe classes for refugee children, being completing his medicine course in publle support for existence.

on the Lisbon, a}} his

children-four, It must be said that all the held every morning..... daughters and three sons joined charitable and social organisations stairs of the Embassy Theatre. in the celebrations.

In Shanghai, to whom the care of PECULIAR OBSERVATION refugees is entrusted, give fali em- phasis to child relief work, under

Speedier Boats

In view of the impossibility to

In the wind is news that a new the raldance of a central organihald a mass children's meeting shipping scheme to connect Hong sation-the National Child Welfare this year in Shanghai, Chinese Children's Day was celebrated with Kong with Macao is under way. Association of China.

The activities of this body entertainments at various refuger Same rumour stated that the Fan-

embrace such vital camps, distribution of gifts and tan Syndicate owners of the Cen- normal time ttal Hotel, are intrested, planning issues for China as "child protec-free admission to parks and cine- to do the inter-Colony run with tlon," "child health," "child edues-mas. The Inspection of some of their steamboats around three tion" and "child study." Finan- these places on this day revealed hours instead of present four, cally this organisation subsists many a touching aspect of the un- Local residents, pleased at the more on publle support than upon privileged children's sorry plight.

In the Child Welfare Home, hos- news of this time-saving project, governmental are looking forward to travelling therefore all work is being done tel for orphans and slave girls, a quicker to Hong Kong when the on a small scale and is of an ex-drama, depicting the life of a poor farmer's family, was performed by new service starts.

perimental character,

Departure

subvention and

-At present the Association la children with such depth of emo- fully occupied with the problem tion, which only the knowledge of Provincial Director Father Cario of housing, feeding and educatine real suffering can produce. Their Braga of the Balesian Order left thousands of destitute children. acting. (believe it or not) in its Macao during the week-end, virtually snatched from the jaws inexplicabic finesse, was worthy of Journeying to Italy where he is to of death by the energetic efforts completed artists. attend a conference of Directors of philanthropic organizations... from all parts of the world. Last week the children of the Balesian Institute fated their spiritual leader and hade him "bon voyagE.“ Visitors

Public games, songs and distri- tion of donations were other fea- NEEDS GREATER

tures of the celebration at various There are only three institutions refugee camps. In the afternoon under the patronage of the Na some 5,000 children were taken to tional Child Welfare Association Jessfeld Park to enjoy fresh air and picturesque scenery. While

youngsters. indulged

CHURCH

ir

Visiting Macao for a few days Chinese goddess Tien "How. Ac-many last week, Lt. G. Anderson, of cording to legend, just as a passen-games and songs, organised by HMS. Falmouth, put up at Macao's ger junk was preparing to sal. their instructors, a greater' num- leading hotel Bela Vista where from a; Kurien port, a young lady ber of others felt so overwhelmed Messrs. A H. Fenwick and A came aboard and so tearfully en- with the unusual surroundings and Paterson, of the University of treated the captain for passage attention lavished upon them, that Hong Kong, were also guests. that he assigned her to a place in they sat quietly or lay in the sun the bow during the voyage. Chase: not daring to take part in the Last Voyage

and caught up by a typhoon while general galety..... The bodies of Portuguese. Min-out at sea, passengers and crew ister Armando Navarro, died three prepared themselves for their RUSSIAN ORTHODOX months ago in Sharighal, and 14 watery graves, |-when the young Jose Alcantara, demised shortly lady spoke up and begged them to after his arrival from Portugal have no fear, and to let the vessel last year, were conveyed from the go where Providence willed The Ban Miguel Cemetery to aboard next morning, they found them- The following are the services the cruiser Bartolomeu Dias which selves snugly sheltered in the har- for Passion Week at the Russian sailed for home last Friday mom- bour of an unknown dit of the Orthodox Church, No, 18 Jordan Ing. Fall honours were accorded coast, both the typhoon and the toad, Kowloon to the remains at the Naval Yard young lady disappeared.

Tomorrow Veliki Vtornik. 6 p.m. by military and naval bodies in the

Wednesday Veliki Vtornik, 9 m Bent ashore to look for her, the presence of HE the Governor of searchers met her hear a cluster and 6pm. Macap, Dr. Artur-Tamtganini Bar- bosa, and other officials. Entertained

Passion Week Services:

Thursday Veliki Chetverg. 9

Reading

Strastey Gospodnih, 6 p.m.

m

of rocks where she told them she was A-ma (Mother Goddess) and then startled them by ascending Rarely entertained. Macao res-into heaven To mark the miracle Friday Veliki Pyatnitza, 2 p.m. (Vinos Plaschanitz); Pogretbente dents streamed "into the Central and the spot, they carved a picture ballroom last week to witness of their vessel on one of the rocks, Spasitelis, 6 pm former Gloucester Hotel, artists which today any visitor may Billy Heaton and the Ritz Sisters glimpse in the temple at Barra, a.m. and Pashalnaya Outrenia st

midnight. Therefore, when the Portuguese fi dance ballet and acrobatica,

1557 decided to give a name to their settlement, A-ma-czo seemed

Baturday Velikaya Soobota.

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