Owing to the activities of the bandits, and the pirates, martial law is being very strictly enforced by the Wenchow authorities. The curfew hours are between sunset and. daybreak and, even during the daytime, people are being held up in the streets and searched. After 6 p.m all means of communication are cut and nobody is permitted on the streets without special permission.
'AIL wharves portance are jed guarded and it is impossible ships to enter or leave port after sunset.
As a result of these precautions, no vessels have been coming to
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