New Life Movement Society on Saturday's Incident Nanking, Nov. 3, The question of dancing in public ballrooms has become a lively Issue the Capital.
With. regard to the incident at the Metropolitan Hotel Saturday right, when dancing was interrupted by Mr. Tal Chi-tao, President of the Examination Yuan, who unexpectedly arrived and delivered an address on the gravity of the national emergency, the Metropolitan Association for the Promotion of the New Life Movement has Issued a statement, declar-Ing inter alia: dance in celebration of the birthday of a national. leader is a common event In countries. Whether the Metropolitan Hotel really intended to honour General Chiang Kal-shek or not cannot be ascertained. However, the fact the Motel charged $4 for dinner anc daneing and §2 for dancing only, for teach guest, is contrary to the idea of thrift advocated by the New Lite Movement. Moreover, the Hotel has fiven no indication as to whether or not it will contribute its-receipts fon Saturday night to the Government.
Should Nanking tolerate the existence of public ballrooms and cabarets? The citizens of this municipality are. hereby requested to express their view on this question."
It ig: Iearnt that the question of te suppression of' dancing Is being discussed by the New Lite Assocta-Hon with the Joes! authorities Hua
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