The Archive · 1935

Shanghai and the New Life

Rigid Enforcement of the Approved Tenets The first anniversary of the new life movement was observed in Shang: hai in the form of a big meeting in the Chinege General Chamber of Com: merce, North Soochow Road, on Tuesday (Feb. 19), which " was attended by approximately 3,000 representatives of various. local public bodies, "headed by Gen. Wu 'Te-chen, the Mayor; Mr. Wu Hsing-ya, Social' Affairs' Commis sioner; Mr. 0. K. Yui, chief secretary: Gen, Yang Hu, Commandant of the Peace Preservation Corps; Mr. Vu Chu-ting, chairman of Chinese Chamber of Commerce: and Gen. Wen Chao-chieh, Public Safety Commissioner, The "no-smoking" rule was observed when the meeting commenced, in accordance with the new life principles.

'A number of speeches wore delivered, all urging the people to work hard for the promotion of the movement, which sets down measures to be observed by the public in their daily life, and the success of which, the speakers said, would mean the accomplishment of the revival of the Chinese nation.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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