Preparations for Next Year's Show Manila is planning to have a bigger carnival next year than ever due to the coincidence of dates of the regular yearly carnival show, which has now become famous, and the celebration of the 400th iment devices which are coming over from America on the R.M.S. Empress of Russia, among which are a big Eliferris wheel, and an electric aeroplane swing. Mr. Yearsley, Mr. Frank Churchill, and Mr. Stewart Taite are owners of the "Big Three Shows" and have charge of the amusements of the Carnival, which constitute, of course, the biggest part of the show. "Last year's old amusement devices, the merry-go-rounds, the monkey speedways, etc., are to be used again. The Carnival lasts nine days, from January 29 to February 6 and the president of the Carnival Association is Manuel Quezon, President of the Senate. Mr. Vargas is Director-General. The committee had originally planned the celebration next year to partake of the nature of an exposition or 9 world's fair but the idea was set aside on account of the general financial depression, and this later plan of amalgamating the two events on a smaller scale and calling it the Magellanes Carnival, was introduced in its stead.
An appropriation of about Pesos 1,000,000 is expected, which promises that next year's Carnival will be the best Manila has had since 1908, which was the first one. The Carnival grounds have been increased about one-fourth and the auditorium which is being built for the Carnival balls will be' most magnificent. The Manila hotel is increasing its capacity in anticipation of the crowds of people who will be flocking in for the event and two large new family hotels have just been opened up. anniversary of the discovery of the Philippine Islanls by Magellanes. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Yearsley of Manila are in Shanghai this week enthusiastically working for the Carnival and Mr. Yearsley is waiting for a consignment of amuse-
Tue compradore of Messrs. John Long & Ca. and Messrs. Wilkinson, Heywood & Clark, Hongkong, is alleged to have absconded with money belonging to the two firms, and amounting to nearly $100,000.
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