Macao, Aug. 3.
It is rumoured that local Gov-lornment employees will receive an increase on their salaries, og compensation for the high cost of living.
For two years they have been fighting to get this increase and it jis. hoped that in the very. near future it will receive the necessary approval of the Lisbon Government.
'A typhoon passed on August 1 labour" one hundred miles from Macao.
Little damage was done, only a itew swimming huts being destroyed.
Returning from their trip to the JArgentina," the "Queen's Own [Cameron itighlanders" band arrived in Lisbon recently.
They marched through the prin-erects of the Capital of Por-wal and a very big crowd wit-Inessed the fine display.
They afterwards gave concert in "Praca Luis de Cameos.
The contract for the construction lof new warships for the Portuguese navy was signed in Lisbon on June 2, i081.
The construction of two small cruisers was given to Messrs. [Odore-Terni-Orland, an Italian firm, land the construction of two submarines and an aircraft-carrier of 16,000 tons and capable of a speed Jof 22 miles an hour, was given to another Italian firm, Cantieri /Riuniti dell Adriatico, The Minister of Navy \Wdmiral Luis Antonio de Magalhaes Corres signed the contract representing and the engineer, Mr.
ando e Doff, Edoardo represented the two Italian firms.
The total cost of the warships will be £3,000,000.
16 seaplanes, 14 for the new aircraft-carrier and [the balance for the new cruisers, As soon as the contract was sign-Jed three cheques were handed to the representatives of the firms. The first cheque amounting to £17,000 represented the first instalment on ithe new cruisers; the second cheque or £18,000 was for the submarines; snd the third cheque for £19,000 for the aircraft-carrier, The cruisers and submarines will be completed in two years from the date of the contract and, the aircraft-carrier in 26 months.
At last, therefore, Portugal is to wwe new warships, due to the efforts of the great Portaguese financier, Dr. Oliveira Salazar, who hasbeen doing wonders in the Ministry of Finance, and the present Minister of the Navy, Admiral Correa, in Macao a few years ago of the Gunboat afterwards as Harbour snd finally as Governor, This Portuguese transport left Portugal in June last for Maca bringing a new company of Africa soldiers.
From Macao, this transport will leave for Timor, another Portuguese colony in the north of Australia.
This young doctor died recently un Portugal. He was the eldest jon of Commandant Henrique Monteiro Correia da Silva, Ds.. Governor of Macao.
'Only last month, he gave a bril-hiant conference in "Museu Bibliojeff teca de Conde de Castro Guimarais'
The new Chinese Bishop appoint-led by Holiness the Pope] Jarrived in Macao a few days ago jand the. Chinese community gave him a brilliant reception.
The new Bishop, Bonifacio Young, lis leaving to-morrow for Canton.
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