Dancing has been fo the authorities of Nanking. hotel and cafe proprietors are disappointed because they had expected to reap rich profits. Much conation prevails because they are facing heavy losses. Dancing girls are to be thrown out of employment fand they can think of no place to ge. The society leaders and smart Set are wondering what they shall do with their spare hours. So petitions have been sent to the National Government asking that these places should be allowed to go on with their business.
On September 2, we read from the Chinese newspapers, the hotel and cafe. proprietors of Nanking were chrown into a state of constert tion when police officers came notified them that permission, which had been granted for the opening of dance halls, had been withdrawn and that this order was to be observed immediately.
Since Nanking became the national capital of China, dancing has ecome very popular with the society leaders and not a member of the smart set did not know the latest steps in the Fox Trot, the Tango, the One-step and the Waltz, Indeed, 20 popular did it become that, even the wives of some of the elderly oficial were seen in company with the concubines of the younger ones on the floor. Gen. Liu Chi-wen was Mayor of Nanking when the Gov-ferment was established and, as he was a member of the younger class, itis not surprising that he received, and granted, many applications for Permission to establish dance halls Nithin the walls of this venerable old city.
But Lia has gone. A new Mayor has come. On August 29, the authorities of Nanking were appro fed on the subject and they gave Vertal permission for the dance halls to continue to do business. And then the hitch came. Over the head of the Nanking municipality came an order from the National Government itself. This cancelled permission which had been granted for the establishment, of the dance halls "and ordered their suppress sion. The following is the order wnking. is the national capital of China, Here all evils tending to encourage moral degradation must prohibited and suppressed, Dancing is an_evil_and. not healthy recreation. The practice of caneing by men and women through-the night is detrimental to pub-lig health and public morality. Tt has eon learned that some hotels and cafes in the capital have sold Gsncing tickets. This must be strictly prohibited so as to prevent our young people from goi The City Government of missioner are hereby ordered to pay especial attention to festivities of this nature and take prompt steps to prohibit and suppress them." was done to the passengers, except a little shaking-up.
Interviewed yesterday, Col. Cosgrave paid a tribute to the engineer, whose fine attempt to check the train prevented a disaster on a large scale. The passengers who realized what was happening noticed that the brakes were applied and released five times in an effort stop the train gradually, with the result that when the locomotive and baggage car patted company speed had been greatly reduced, A few seconds later the engineer, who by keeping his wits oont hin had doubtless saved many lives, was himself dead. He must have been Killed instantly when the locoinos tive fell over sideways, while the fireman in the cab was scalded to death from the escaping steam, It was some time before the latter's body was extricated from the wreck, 'A guard was also badly scalded, The steam cocks in the engine were broken as the result of the locomotive falling over, and steam shot out for ever 59 feet, This was fortunate, a3 otherwise there would have been an explosion.
As far as could be ascertained, no passengers lost their lives ale though several suffered from cuts and braises, The cars were of steel throughout, and dd not buckle all.
Fortunately the accident oecurred near a wayside station, and it was possible to get a message through to Chang-te immediately. Within 1 hours the breakdown train had arrived, and it was not very long before they had zat all wreckage clear of the line and fixe up the rails s> that the two maining cars could be taken past. These two were coupled to a spare engine Urought from Chang-te and the train proceeded, All the passengers crowded ints the two cars, irrespective of classy and were soon bowling on towards Chang.te. With Col, Coszravey there were three foreigners on the train, cne being Br. Re W. Schiele of the Texas Oil Ca, and the third representative of "an American aviation concern, The eficiency of the Sapanese staff was shown wher, within an hour of resuming the trip, dinner was served, its appearance being doubly welcome by its being un: expected, Amusing fneident The whole affair ended on a light-ex note, Determinai to maintain the standard of efficiency of the company, and 19 follow exactly his hook of tules, the conductor paraded down the cars, and deliver harangue to the passengers in each compartment.
After this he catted out "Tick Please." Much mystified the f eigners, when their turn came. fanded theirs over. Each ticket was punched, acd a small stamp affixed to it, "You may wee a te-fund at Mukdex." said the vondue~ for. "She is not now an express." The refund amoxated t Yen 25
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