Hankow, Sept. 13.
With the tempo of the Yangtze hostilities increasing in intensity, the Wuhan garrison headquarters has decided to launch a thorough census of the population, embracing Hankow, Wuchang and Hanyang, and beginning tomorrow night. 1 The census has as its object the weeding out of undesirable elements among the populace.
It will include, in addition to re" sidents of the areas mentioned, those on steamers and junks on the Yang= ize and Han Rivers, passengers in trains, and also the staffs of the foreign embassies, consulates and residences.
The census of the foreign embassies, consulates and residences will take place on the morning of September 15.
The census, apart from those in consulates and embassies, will start promptly at midnight, and will be completed by 5 a.m.
During this period, martial law will be enforced, and all traffic will be suspended.
Street lights will be turned off at 11 pin. for two seconds, as a prë- liminary signal, while the lights will be again turned off for two seconds at midnight, afler which the census will start.
The street lights signal will be repeated at 5 a.m. by which time the census will have been concluded.
In the event of an air raid, the census will be postponed, and the people will be allowed to take refuge:
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