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KING'S:-

Hong Kong

"The Good Earth"

QUEEN'S:--

"Oil For The Lamps Of

China"

ORIENTAL:—'

"Sable Cicada”

Kowloon

ALHAMBRA:-

STAR

"Stolen Heaven"

"Bringing Up Baby" MAJESTIC:

"Nothing Sacred

Coming

Beatrice Roberts

KING'S:-

"Romance For Three"..

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DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

TODAY

Auctions Crown Land Sale at P.W.D. offices, 3 p.m.

•

Moon.-VI Moon, 14th, Day, ReUgious St. Andrew's Church Bible Reading Fellowship and Fel- Cinemas (See Column 3 of this lowship of Youth, 6 p.m. l'ago).

Social-St Andrew's Club Moon light Excursion, 830 p.m.; YMCA

Mails. (See Page 19).

Meetings Halcyon Club Meet-Servicemen's Whist Drive, in the

ing, at 24, Peak Mansions, 4 pm. St. Andrew's Church Medical Reller

Working Party, 10 d.m.

Miscellaneous. --St.

West Lounge, 9 p.m.

Sports (See Page 10),, Sunrise-5.45 am Sunset 7.11

Andrew's

p.m.

Church

Teachers' Preparation

Class, 7. pm

Tides High at 08.50 and 21.05. Low at 14.11.

ALHAMBRA :--

"First Lady"

STAR÷-

"Naughty Marietta” "Babes In Toyland" MAJESTIC:

"Piccadilly Jim" "Laurel And Hardy All

Comedy Programme.".

THE WEEK IN MACAO

(From Our Own Correspondent)

Macao, July 10. To Mr. Julio A: Eugenio da Bilva and Mrs. Olga Pachecho Torge da Silva, on the morning of Sunday, July 3, a robust son. The happy occasion took place at home

MONUMENT

GENERAL

WALL NEWSPAPERS ARE. REVIVED IN CHINA

Keeping The Public Well-Informed

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)

Chungking. July 10. Unconsciously perhaps, many ancient Chinese Institutions "are. being re-valued and some of them have been revived to exactly. ft the need of the hour.

Everywhere in West China, like in other parts of the Republic, one nollees in all public places and popular streets what is known' as the "Pi Pao," or wall-newspapers. These hand-written sheets posted for the benefit of the public periodically, some query day, having become a regular source of information to many since the Chinese war of resistance, are in every particular like a regular. nowspaper, full of local and national news with occasional editorial comments and often cartoons,

122

Or course. wall-newspapers, oing out to inform the public and usually prepared by enthusiasts do something medically as well as who have seen only the finished educationally to bring about a new form but had not had the ex-China, which must have intelli- pertence of actually editing a re-sent citizens everywhere. gular newspaper, have many short- This may explain why the cen comings; but they are serving atral government leaders have been useful purpose and are providing sending mass education groups in- more channels for the expression of ;tead of organized military forces Individual and public opinion. alone to Sikang and other parts of CHINESE INSTITUTION West China for tranquilisation pur- Historians generally agree that poses. In the past Chinese pro- the newspaper is a Chinese institu- essional orators, during New Year tion in principle. From time im holidays or on market days were memorial, Imperial edicts, impor-foften engaged by elders in charge tant official appointments, names ancestral temples or committee of successful candidates in district, men managing trade guilds to ex- provincial, and imperial examina-plain and, comment on, imperial lons, and in trade centres, market rescripts. or other rules and regu- quotations and possible dates of Mation relative to duty to one's own arrivals of junks or caravans are country and family, published

ADMINISTRATIVE

A part of Chinese history and literature is nothing more than a

PROGRAMMES Today, district governments In collection of writings, original or many parts of the Republic, in- copied in scrclis, fans. or rubbed cluding those in south Szechuen, from tablets once put on or erected once regarded and which may still as a part of the walls in temples be said a somewhat backward, or palaces. Until print from wood have made mass education a re- blocks or stone tablets came into gular administrative programme, general use, the Chinese of the old and the national. Ministry days usually copied by hand-writ-Education, among other things, has ing and displayed everything prepared educational films worthy on the wall, a practice still pecially intended for screening in found in Chinese homes..

frural districts..

of

ES.

EXTENSION TEACHING Proposed for erection, an a lot

Processions to welcome the bride, of land offered by the Leal Senado, fng into popularity again is that of make a public presentation to the Another useful institution com-to offer sacrifice, to temples, to is a monument to the memory of extension teaching, the coming of deserved or as a funeral or a mili- the late Dr. Joao Pereira Ce teachers to the pupils instead of tary escort, while not being dis- Magalhacs, one-time Acting-Gov-their being invited or sought after couraged, are ernor of Macao. The cost of the by those who wished to learn.

these days being monument is being raised by pub-

made more effective by the inclu- Confucius often in his days went sion of acts civic and patriotic: Jie subscription locally...

from one state to another to ex- and the salute to the flag of China pound his political principle; and and, homage in silence to the Deaths among local residents today. automobiles with motion Father of the Republic, have be- during the week included Mr. pictures, health charts, lecturers, come a practice preceding many Farmento Maria Marques, Master nurses. and others. man and Chinese public or private gather- Jose Manuel Ines Quintas, Mr. materials, may be seen en route.inga. Marcellao Cordeiro and Mr Vle- torino Magalhals.

DEATHS

GONCALVES ZARCO

It is learned that the Portuguese sloop N. R. F. Goncalves Zarco will shortly be leaving Mozambique for Macao to relieve the N. R. P. Gon- calo Velho at present stationes here. The Goncalves Zarco will probably call at. India and Timor on her way out.

RE-CONSTRUCTION Recently planned. work of re- construction, on the San Rafae Hospital will begin soon, pending acceptance of tenders for the job. A large sum of money for the Ďur pose has been donated by the Macao Government. "

SUMMER RESIDENCE

CROSSWORD NO. 51

ACROSS...

1. Biblical

name.

5. Greek letter. 9. Humour,

12 Acid fruit.

13.

Utilised.

14 Air hero.

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10

20

20

27

23

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27 28

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Perfume. from rose petals.

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His Lordship the Bishop of Macau, the Rt. Rev. D. Jose Ca Costa Nunes, last week took over his Penha mansion where he will remain in residence until the cooler SEASON.

.. VISITOR

Visiting Macao during the week vas the Hon. Bir Robert Kotewall, of Hong Kong"

APPOINTMENTS

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the fo

owing appointments:-

The Honourable Mr. John John- stone Paterson to oe an Unoticial Member of the Legislative Council' for a trer period of four years, with effect from March 15;

21. Who wrote 20. Dill.

The Mill on the Floes?

23. Who led the

Israelites out

27

31.

. of Egypt?

Vehicle.

29. Catchwords,

Masculine

name.

32, What 'English

a

-general be-

came. governor

of every main-

land English province in

North America?

34. Special ability. 28. Remain.

Mr. Benjamin Davies Evans. FRAS, to act as Director or the 37. Row of seats. Royal Observatory during the ab-39. Duct. sencé from the Colony of Mr. 40. What is Charles William Jeffries, or until "another name further notice, with effect from

for Navigator's July 7:

Islands?

Second Lieutenant Christopher 42. Tasteless D'Almada e Castro, HKTDC. to

with age. be Lieutenant.

44. Cultivate

"Boll.

Solation to Sunday Crossword. VOICE 1.8PEA RI JAMMED HARDEN

46. Tles. 49. Pertaining to

a German state.

53. On the

ocean.

54. Not at home. 55. Smooth

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ARESTENSENT. RIDIMARGAT STY ABTRELIEVE LEL TENURETSEVERE IN; OTE 8 STRAM ST

standard.

57. River in ... England.

58. Who founded the Christian Science church?

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59. English

queen.

DOWN

1. Feminine

name."

2. Uproar.

3. What is the

chlef city of.

the Nether lands?

4. Substance..." 5. Means of

conveyance.

6. All one's property.

7. Larine bird.

8. Revoke, as a

legacy.

9. Existed. 10. Frozen water. 11. Spread for

drying. 17. Beat without

a back

19. What is the

smallest of the Greater An tilles? Puerto

22 Drive out.. 24. Who wrote

Kidnapped?

'25. Vessel to

heat-liquids..

26. Drunkards.

159

27., Who was the

architect of the

Woolworth

Building?

Gilbert.

28. Species of

pler.

30. Let.. it stand. 33. Peasants in

India

35. Street urchin. 38. Land sur-

rounded by, water.

41 Passageway, 43 Climbing

"perennial

plant. 45. Told a false--

hood.

47. Former US.

Secretary of War. 48. Identical. 49. Dry seed

vessel. 50. Regret 51, Member of

an Indian tribe.

52. Who com-

manded Napoleon's forces against Ruzafa?

SOLUTION TOMORROW

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