The first meeting of what promises to be a world-wide organ ization, the Constitutional Defence League, in a campaign agains Bolshevism, was held yesterday evening at 5.45 o'clock in the Olympic Theatre, at which time, Captain A.E.N. Howard, and Messrs. J, Jones and LIN. ff. Beytagh addressed a big attendance.
The darce programme will provide another novelty. Shanghai insists on jazzing, even at national balls, 0 the C fee have hit upon the ingenious idea of drafting a programme of all-Irish musi set to " thus serving a double the pret Punch, a glass of whi guaranteed to "warm the cockles of your heart," to quote an Irish say.
This famous elixir will be served continuously in the ballroom, and "Shebeen.
Shanghai is rousing itself to meet the so-called Red Terror. Not only will there be this English meeting, but the Japanese. are holding a meeting in the Japanese Club at the same hour, while another in the French language will take place in the French Club. Though not generally known, the Constitutional Defence. League not confined to Shanghai alone. It ie an international organization, with headquarters here. There are branches in all the erger outports of China, and others will be "pened in Asiatic cities of consequence. In April an All-China Conference is to take place in Shanghai, delegates from Hongkong, Canton, Swatow, Tientsin, Hankow and other cities attending. Full expression for all sections will be permitted The main committee in Shanghai, composed of two representa ti from each of 15 comitries. by 10 sub-committees, the executive committee hopes soon to be able to place an adequate report before the general public.
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