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MACAO CARNIVAL POPE PIUS

CELEBRATIONS

MERRY OBSERVANCES PLANNED

Macao, Feb. 1. The forthcoming week will be period of rejoicing and merry-mak- Ing, as, in keeping with the custom of their Mother Country, the local Portuguese community celebrate the annual Carnival.

This occasion is a survival in Latin countries of the anelent Roman festival, Salurnalla, held in winter 10 commemorate the golden age under the god, Saturn. The name carnival Implies the puting away of flesh. The season of festivity and frolle has

and some countries the revelrici verged on riotousness.

GAINS IN STRENGTH

FEBRUARY 2

1987.

ASKS OF RUMOURS OF CONCLAVE RENEWS HIS AUDIENCES

Vatican City, Feb. 1..

His Holiness the Pope, spent a fairly restful night, it was announced

P & O-BRITISH INDIA-APCAR AND always been held on the eve of Lent today, and his general condition now

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*BEHAR

CARTHAGE

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+ Cargo only.

From

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Aboul

Destination.

17,000 ath Feb. Marseilles & London. 7,000 10th Feb. Bombay & Karachi. 14,500 20th Feb. Marseilles & London.

0,000 27th Feb. Marsellies, Havre, London, Hamburg,

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull - 16,000

8th Mor. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull. 6,000 13th Mar. Bombay, Marseilles & London. 14,500 20th Mar. Marielles & London,

7,000 27th Mar. Marsellies, Havre, London, Hamburg,

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull.

† Calls Casablanca,

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TILAWA

SANTHIA

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8,000 13th Feb. 1.

10,000 27th Feb.

0,000 13th Mar.

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8,000 10th Apr. 1

10,000 27th Mar.

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SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

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SANTHIA

NALDERA

SOUDAN

• Cargo only.

7,000 5th Mar. 7,000 3rd Apr. 7,000 1st May

10,000

14,500

7,000

5th Feb. Shanghai & Japan,

0,000

5th Feb. Shanghai & Japan,

4th Feb. Amoy, Shanghai & Japan. 4th Feb. Shanghai & Japan.

8,000 18th Feb. Amoy, Shanghai & Japan,

10,000 18th Feb. Shanghai & Jopan,

7,000 10th Feb. Shonghal & Japan.

All dates are approxiinate and subject to alteration without notice. For further Information, Passage, Freight, Handbook, etc., apply to

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is alightly improved.

In Macao, the Carnival has been Proot that Pope Pius is really better eagerly looked forward to, and in all is contained in the fact that he has the schools the younger set welcome reverted to his custom of regular are fewer the holiday week with the jolliea-audiences, though they tions it affords.

thon formerly, and in his decision to Soon after the dinner hour of each hold the

ceremony of the Golden Carnival night, the streets will be Rose for the Queen of Italy's fortieth awake with the shouls of happy birthday, on March 7. motley throngs gally dressed in the

His Holiness interrogated members fantastic costumes of maskers. They will participate in the "tunas," bril-of his, Court to-day to discover whe lant processions serenading their ther it was true that people of the way through the streets with violins, Vatican had been talking of an im- mandolins, guitars, ukulele s and pending Conclave. A Conclave elects drums playing the sentimental Portu-

new Pope. guese "faces" until they arrive for an

received n When he

Holiness remarked: "assalto" at one of the clubs gar

vilongwer, His with festival colours where they will Whether there is or not won't de mirthfully flock to song and dance. Prominent among the many styles of pend on me or you, but upon God."

Reuter. fancy dress will be the picturesque Harb the country folk of distant Portugal,

-Already there have been several practice dances and parades in order lo ensure the success of this year's celebrations.

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EXCHANGE

YESTERDAY'S CABLED

QUOTATIONS :

The following quotations are the middle brlees at the close of the market in London on Februar 1. All quotations are subjent to confirmation and no reponsibility fined for error in transmission.

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AENEAS sails 9 Feb. for Mar'les London, Rotterdam &. Glasgow AGAMEMNON sails 24 Feb., for Marseilles, Casablanca,

F'den, Rotterdam, Hamburg & Glasgow -

·LIVERPOOL SERVICE

sails 3 Feb, for Havre, Liverpool, Bromborough and Glasgow salis 20 Feb. for Havre, Liverpool and Brom- borough

214 13

11/2

Bhai Electric Construction

45/-

Union Jurance for

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Gula Kalumpong Rubber And Irenfounders

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112/6

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10/0

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Mexican Eagle

31/4

20/4

Courtauld

-88/0

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117/- 117/0

Dunk Rubber

14/- 11/

Deneral Electric (England)

01/0

11/

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40/-

Hawker Aircraft

16/0 18/-

Bristol Aeroplane ond

00/- 00/1

41/8 11/2

166710! 102/0 ex-

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Families Of

Rome's Dead

Imperial Chemicals

Imperial Tabmedo

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Yokohama) solls 8th Feb. for Victoria, Vancouver & Scatte IXION sails 17th Mar. for Victorfa. Vancouver & Scattle

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The Macao Lyceum will have their "assalto" on February 5, and the following four days will find carnival in full swing the several clubs lasting each night until small hours of the morning. dances at the Macno Club and the

Rome, Feb. 1. Military Club will be held on Satur-

Signor Mussolini lo-day distributed Turner Hewall day and Sunday respectively. A theatrical production in the Macao medals to relatives of Black Shirts United Blool dialect will take place on February who lost their lives in Ethiopia dur-Smethwick Drop Forgings Armstrong. Alavana.... Vickers, ord 3 at the Macao Club.

ing the African War. Many visitors as well as pelatives Il Duce, in a short address, said.-Woolworths and their friends are expected from "To-day we celebrate the fourteenth Angk-Dutch Hongkong to join in the masquerades anniversary to the foundation of the Rubber Plantation Invest and other entertainments of the Black Shirt organisation. The names Burma Corph Carnival festivities.Our Own Cor- of those members who died for our Commonwealth Mining respondent,

cause should live for ever in our Marman Investments hearls.

Should the country call fontein Estates

Exploration Do again, we will follow their example." -Nigel THE KING AND QUEEN-Reuter's Bulletin Service.

RETURN TO LONDON FROM SANDRINGHAM

London, Feb. 1.

WINDSON' CASTLE- IMPROVEMENTS

London, Feb. 1.

The King and Queen, on their re- turn from Sandringham on Saturday,

Before the King and Queen left spent the week-end at Royal Lodge, Windsor, where they stayed over the Windsor Great Park, from the flag-week-end, to return to London to- staff of which the royal standard was day, they spent three hours inspect- lown for the first time..

ing the private apartments in the Their Majesties return to London Castic, where extensive redecora- to-day.

tions are in progress,--British Wire- less.

Queen Mary, who is in residence at Mariborough House, London, pald a visit to Windsor Castle yesterday. -British Wireless.

The Order of the Garter

London, Feb. 1.

NAVAL TALKS

London, Feb. 1.

ment

Due 8 Feb. From U, K. via Straits Due 14 Feb.: From U. K. via Straits Due 22 Feb. From U. K. via Straits Due 27 Feb. From U. K. via Straits Special reduced fares are quoted for cargo steamers with limited passenger accommodation. For freight, passage rates and Information apply to

82/- 63/0

184/4 x- 134/4

ACHILLES

rights

195/-

100/1

DEUCALION

00/3 10/-

AGAPENOR

BT/-

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10/- 262/4 283/9

1/11/ 110 111/8" 11/10 117/s

138/10

Tanami Gold Mining

Anglo-Iranian

Burman....

Abell Transport (beater)

184/4

8% Chinese Sterling Notes

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U.S. COMMODITY

PRICES

LATEST CABLED

QUOTATIONS

The following quotations on the New York commodity exchange are Issued by. Reuter.

The Garter Service, at which thej Knights of the Order of the Garter Anglo-German naval discussions, In join in corporate worship, will be continuation of the series of conversa- held on Juno-14, when the Queen tion-undertaken by the British Gov-March makes her state entry into Windsor, mept with a view to securing bila- May as part of the Coronation celebra-teral agreements extending the prin- July

ciples of the London Naval Treaty October This ancient service was revived Treaty were resumed at the Foreign December In 1911 after an interval of 100 years, Office to-day-British Wireless. Spot and was last hold in 1914.

tlons.

RUMOURS-DENIED

January

New York testun

12.83/54

12.79/70 12.67/68- 12.81/82 12.49/50. 12.43/43 11.94/94-

11.89/89

11.87787 11.85/85

11.800

13.33

11.825 13.29

New York Rubber.

Match

21.00 /08

21,07b/09a

21.00n

20.05n

London, Feb. 1. May

In a Parliamentary answer to-day, July

Arrangements for the service in 1933 were cancelled, when, after the strain of the Silver Jubilee celebra- tions, King George V found it neces sary to remain at Sandringham, In- atead of going to Windsor Castle for it was denied that any decision had September Ascot Week.

been taken to abandon the scheme December 20.000 The Garler Service will be follow-for the erection of block of Gov- Total sales:-080 tons.. ed by a Garter banquet-British ernment offices on Elle between Wireless.

Whitehall and the Embankment,

NEW YORK AIR RACE

BRITISH ENTER LINDBERGH ANNIVERSARY FLIGHT

London, Feb. 1. There will be a British entry in the air race from New York to London sponsored by the Aero Club of New York in August, which is the tenth anniversary of Colonel Lind- bergh's fight across the Atlantic.

The British 'plane now building

Work had not been suspended..... May

Britian Wireless,

July

Sept.

AFGHAN PREMIER'S VISIT

London, Feb. 1.

Chicago Wheat

21.08 21.00 /07-

·21.00b/030:

20.97 /08; 20:02:

127/127% 12734/12238 11134/111 11/11 1084/1084 108/108 Saturday's cales:-

The Premier of Afghanistan, Sardar May Hashim Khan, was the guest of the July Prime Minister to lunch at 10 Down-Sept. ing Street 10-day-British Wireless.

10,710,000 bushels.

Chicago Corn

100%/100% 1034/10514. 100%/100%

05/03%

100/100 95/ 05

May July

Winnipeg Wheat

120/120% 120%/12031 110/1104 117/117

106/106 100/108%

The China National Aviation Cor-October.

in England is of monoplane design,poration moved into their new offices which ordinarily would carry 14 pas- yesterday, where they will also re- sengers, but will carry only four present the Pan-American Airways during the race, g

Corporation, The New office The 'plane expects to fly to New situated in King's Building on the York In July in time for the race second floor, above the Engineers Reuter's Bulieth.

Institute.

The Civil Service Cricket Club will hold a whist drive on Thursday

·commencing at 0.20 p.m.

LONDON, MAY 12th 1937.

THE CORONATION OF HIS MAJESTY.

KING GEORGE VI

VISIT LONDON FOR THE MOST IMPRESSIVE EVENT OF 1937.

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Saturday 6th. February.

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