the Editor of the "Nontu-Caixa Darwy New Sm—May 1, through the medium Jor your journal, voice my opinion on very tin pleasant incident which be-}fell_'myself and a few respectable Indian friends of mine ata. local [dance hall on Sunday evening?
Accompanied by two of my Indian [mends, who "were - respectable transient Indian merchants from Singapore, we went to the Cire Dance: Hall sharily afler 11 pin. At ihe. Jentrance to the dance hall we were met by the foreign floor manager, Who conducted us to.a table. "As none of our party was inclined to dance we Just sat and ordered some liquid re~ freshments. Shortly after, a Chive, apparently an executive of the establishment, came up to one of my friends and told him that some one [wished to see him outside. He was met by some other Chinese who told him that they do not permit. guests just sit around the dance hall if they do not dance and that if he wants to drink, he must use the bar another part of the floor. At this juncture, my other friend and myself saw what was happening and demanded to know when such a re~ gulation has come into force ina [Public dancing hall, "We were then fold that the management deemed it necessary to ask us to leave because my Indian friends "wore turbans! Asked why they should object to turbans one member of the staff in-suitingly said. that all guests must remove their headgear in his cabaret In order not to create a scene, we quietly departed, but before we left the foreign floor manager came. Up and apologized and told us that though he realized our predicament jand the uncalled-for insult, he was [powerless to intervene on account of his status in that establishment.
Needless to add I was greatly upset. by this incident, more so when these friends were very good customers of mine who had. specially Journeyed to Shanghai from Sin" Zapore to purchase goods from me. 'As this was their frst visit to Shang hai, T was anxious that they should have a good time and decided 10 show them a little of our night life order to give them a good impression of Shanghai. However, not only' was the impression bad, but It was most insulting, 1 have been a Fesident here for a good many years fand have never had or as yet heard of such an experience at any of the Might clubs. Had my friends created a nuisance or had gone dressed in their native costumes, such treatment! would have been forgivable, and which, as most foreigners and Chinese know, cannot be removed for religious T had always understood that this great metropolis has no colour or religious distinctions at any public place, and I'am particularly desirous of bringing the above episode to the tice of the Ciro management as well as any other Chinese public places of amusement that such tres ment would not only be detrimental to them but especially to the existing friendship and sympathy which India has accorded to China, Shanghat, Mar. 14.
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