Theocratic News

Liberia: The Branch office in Monrovia was reopened on September 1, after being closed for 15 months as a result of civil war. They reported a new all-time peak of 1,977 publishers in September.

Mozambique: A new peak of 28,005 publishers was reached in September. The old peak was 25,790 in May 1975, so this is a milestone in Mozambique’s theocratic history.

Nepal: A new peak of 306 publishers was reached in September. Nearly 500 Bible studies are being conducted at present.

St. Helena: Each household on this island was given a copy of Kingdom News No. 35.

Several countries started off the service year with new publisher peaks amounting to 5-percent increases over last year’s average: Hong Kong, 4,230; Madagascar, 8,749 (including a peak of 912 regular pioneers); Taiwan, 3,497.