A Ultie late in the day, but better late than never, will be the reaction to the discovery by one described as} a "responsible official of the Ministry of Interior" that there is a connestion between the vogue for following foreign customs and a wave of lewd-_ ness that is supposed to be sweeping the youth of China. According to Chinese newspaper reports, the national crisis is one cause for the tura towards the customs of other nations.
It is not regarded as sufficient excuse, however, and corrective measures} re to be taken immediately.
First and foremost according to the same reports, the Ministry of Interior intends imposing certain restrictions of foreign-style dancing singing groups on the ground that they are indecent. In South China laws forbidding the sexes to walk arm in arm or frequent bathing pools at the same time have already been enforced. Sumptuary regulations detailing the length of the skirt and the height of the collar, even down to details of how the fair should be cut, have been announced for women in' these parts, And now comes news of even more restric-tons, Musical and artistic circles Shanghai Were yesterday awaiting! elucidation of the restrictions witn some trepidation. If the axe fall" upon the "crooner," some them will not be sorry; but if glee clubs are to be classified as undermining the morals of their members—that'is something quite different.
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