Theocratic News

◆ M. G. Henschel, serving as zone overseer in Asia, was privileged to give encouraging discourses to 150 in Lahore, Pakistan, 396 in Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and 765 in Bombay, India.

◆ Brother D. Sinclair, serving as zone overseer in the Caribbean, spoke to large groups of brothers including 1,663 in Trinidad, 2,709 in Guadeloupe, 8,151 in Puerto Rico and 2,674 in the Dominican Republic.

◆ District assembly in Thailand had peak attendance of 675, while 428 shared in field service during December. In Vietnam 86 reported service, but 149 attended a district assembly and 9 were baptized.

◆ Liberia reports two district assemblies having combined attendance of 2,461, with 65 baptized. November saw a peak of 841 publishers in the country.

◆ Australian branch began printing the “Watchtower” and “Awake!” magazines in their enlarged plant with the January issues to give better service to the brothers there and in neighboring countries.