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    Theocratic News

    ◆ Fine Theocratic progress continues in Italy—5,276 baptized through May of this service year, and a peak of 66,138 publishers.

    ◆ Korea’s second Assembly Hall was dedicated on May 7 in Taegu. The brothers purchased a warehouse and turned it into an assembly hall, seating about one thousand.

    ◆ Tahiti reported that in an unassigned territory of 4 islands with 600 inhabitants, a circuit overseer and his wife distributed 292 books, 1,289 magazines, and obtained a total of 96 subscriptions in two weeks.

    ◆ Haiti reported 3,408 publishers during April, but the Memorial attendance was outstanding with 17,805 present.

    ◆ France reports another new peak in publishers this service year with 66,446 reporting for the month of April.

    ◆ Despite bitter opposition from the clergy, the brothers in Greece continue to announce the good news, with a new peak of 18,841 publishers.

    ◆ With a new peak in publishers every month this service year, Mexico has reached another new peak in May—92,655 publishers.

    ◆ Japan reports another new peak in publishers—40,537 for April.