The Japanese Embassy spokesman, when questioned on curfew hours in the Hungjao area, stated yesterday that entry readily may be made until 10 p.m. Shanghai time, not Tokyo, which it will be recalled is 9 o'clock lo Some residents, beyond railway line, it is understood, have been stopped by sentries at 9 pin, To those without passes, the boundaries are closed at 7 p.m, When residents had sufficient reasons for remaining outside the area after 10 p.m., the spokesman added, special curfew passes were issued, which were honoured at any hour.
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