The Municipal Gazette thiel week announces that after a conference the Councils of the International Settlement and French Concession have agreed to introduce the following new regulations for the closing time of night houses, these to apply both in the French Concession and in the Foreign Settlement and on reads beyond limits situate within the control of the Council I.—The legal closing hour of public establishments, such as Bars, Cafes. Restaurants, Dancing Halls, will be fixed at 1 a.m.
II.—Public establishments will be divided into two classes (first and second class).
III.—Public establishments will authorized to remain open until 3 a.m. conditional ment of a monthly fee, of for first class estab li for second class estab: lishments.
IV.—On other of the week. which must net anth, perm extend the closing hour unti may he permitted upon application to the of Council, and cou tional upon payment, for each ovcasion, of an extra fee of Tls. 50 siiments and 'T's. s. establishments. sions, stich ments may he rmitted to remain open the whole ithout fee. upon application tary of Council.
On the hour of public must be mediately vacated by their patrons.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.