Introduction of curfew in the International Settlement was announced in a proclamation by the Municipal Council yesterday. Under the heading, "Emergency Measures," the proclamation reads:—"For the better preservation of peace and good order of the Settle ment and for the protection of all peaceful Residents, "Warning is hereby issued by the Council for the Foreign Community of Shanghai that all residents are required to remain within their resid€nces between the hours of 10 pin, and a.m, "Any person contravening any of the terms of this warning, or intertering with the Police or other duly authorized officers of the Council engaged in' the maintenance of peace sand good order, or, usurping the authority vested in them, or other wise guilty of any action whatsoever prejudicial to peace and good order, will be arrested forthwith.
"Compliance with the above gulations will be rigidly enforced, "Curfew passes will be issued only to persons engaged on work of a special or urgent nature, cipal Police and French Police will be recognized in the Settlement, Passes may be obtained on applica tion to Shanghai Municipal Police, TraMe Licensing Office, inside Centra! Police Station Compound. Applicants must bring two copies of photographs."
This follows similar action by the French Concession authorities.
The following notification has been issued in the names of the Deputy Commissioner of Police of the International Settlement and the Commissioner of Police of the French Concession:— weeectldent, seeeee apt caters All residents, refugees and of ces: are earnestly requested to remain indoors in the event of an air-raid and plac€é themselves in a position as far as possible protected from outer walls, doorways or windows.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.