Show NEN YEARS DAY IN CHINA Or mabon when whole country Is I 1 pointed painted red time when all debt debts fluit be settled new year la is the national payday in china all accounts ecco unta must ho be squared up tip at that timo time and the man who cant raise money enough to pay u his debts hal ha to so go into bankruptcy the lwe are auri that the creditor can er enter tho the debtors deb tore house and tako take what he pleases it there ie Is no settlement to uch such action families dab club together ind ud mako malo all sorts of corn com the tho business rep 5 of bf tho the vad new year rear is a a great day for the pawnbrokers pawn brokers their shops are ded nith ith people who want to redeem their best clothes be foe too fo to e o the now year thero there aro are crowds alio also who ho want to pawn other thing things in order to get money to pay their debts pawnbrokers receive high rates of 0 interest in which they are protect ed by the government the chinese paint the whole cow court try red i speaking speak inn on new year a day la in more senses than one red la tit ho the color which with them de notes good luck and prosperity and all the new year cards and inalta eions are on paper 0 of that color every child gets its now new year a present wrapped la in red paper and red inscriptions are pasted over the doors of the houses these inscriptions bear characters praying for good fortuno foi tuno wealth and happiness and they are posted on each side 0 of the outer door of the houses new pictures of chi nese generals are put on the front doors and the bouses houses are scoured and made clean philadelphia inquirer |