To the Editor of the "Norru-Cuina Dairy News."
Sir,—I beg to inform you that, with a view to helping (financially and otherwise) those Portuguese who, being married, lose their positions through. no fault of theirs, a new Association has been formed in Shanghai under the style of "Associacao Macaense de Socorros a Casados."
Committee has since been appointed consisting of Messrs. A. S. Braga (President), J. C. P. @Assumpeao (Vice-President), C J. Machado (secretary), M. P. de Campos (treasurer), and E. E. @Encarnacao, - Lino F. Lopes, OG. M. da Rosa, A..P. Zuzarte, M. Maher and T. G. J.- d'Almeida (assistants), The Association being in its infancy will necessarily go through various changes: the Committee is now working hard to better as much as possible the rules and by-laws which were drafted by the promoters, and will propose a number of alterations at the next general meeting of members to be held shortly.
A very good percentage of local married Portuguese have signified their approval of the scheme. 80 have joined the Association, ami there is no doubt that this number will be considerably increased.
The funds of the Association will meanwhile consist of an entrance fee of $5 per member, of an annual subscription of $1 per member, and in the event of there being one or more unemployed members, 1 per cent. of the salary of each working member will be collected monthly, unemployed members to receive according to their individual needs, ie, number of dependents.
I shall be extremely obliged if you will kindly refer to the above in your valuable paper for the information - of the public, if possible in your "From day to day."
Thanking you in anticipation, T am, ete.
C. J. Mactapo. Shanghai, Nov. 9, 192.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.