Large Attendance at All Churches: Interport Games Macao, Dec. 28. republican regi Toute rapine Chrstnas Dry 3 the day as holy to the families of the people, In Macao where the majority of the people are of the Roman Catholic faith the ablic observances took the form of Bttendance at church at Midnight
crowded congregations at the Hass on Chrismas Eve, The various parish churches well, bespeaks the Christian fervour of the people of Macao:
The Macao Protestant Cemetery members also met in divine service the little chapel in the Old Protestant Cemetery; the time-honoured custom of carol-singing forming a art of the devotions.
Parties for the children were celebrated in all parts of the colony, tone at the Macao Club for the poor being worthy of special mention. This generous practice of spreading spirit of goodwill and joy during the festive season has become a feature of local philantropie work during recent years.
Hockey, football, and tennis! teams from Hongkong. met in friendly encounters with local clubs, helping to contribute to the holiday spirit. The weather was deal for all forms of outdoor sport. Among the visitors were a Chinese football contingent, tennis players from the Indian Recreation Club of Hongkong, and a large number of tennis and hockey players from the Hongkong University. Good games were witnessed in every case and the visitors acquitted themselves with considerable merit, winning in some eases. and proving Hhemacives very worthy antagonists 'A special. number of "A Patria," the Macao daily paper, helped. to complete the atmosphere of Christmas at Macao this year.
An Officiat Visit Admiral Jean Stotz, Commander~ in-Chief of the French: naval forces the East paid an offclal visit to the "Governor of Stotz, whose flagship made the trip across salute was fired from the Portuguese gunboat Patria, The French Admiral was received at Government House by the Governor, Senhor Artur Tamagnini de Sousa Barbosa, and in the evening a-dinner in honour of the distin=
Guished visitor was given at, Government House, followed by a dance, During his stay at Macao, Admiral Stotz, will be guest of His Excellency the Governor of Macao, Government: House.
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