Curfew will be enforced in the areas north of Soochow Creek from 11 o'clock at night to 5 o'clock in the morning. No traffic will be permitted those hours. Curfew passes issued by the Settlement Police will not be valid, the spokesman said.
Automobiles will be permitted to run at night without hooded lights, but will be required to turn the lights off and come to a halt whenever street lights are turned off m case of air raids.
Lights outside of buildings and above the second floor will have to be hooded so that no rays will escape upwards. These, as well as those on lower floors, will have to be equipped with switches so that they may be turned off immediately in case of an air raid, the official declared.
The removal of goods from foreign-owned property without passes will also be permitted beginning to-day.
An escort will, howe have to be picked up at the Garden Bridge on such occasions. This precaution, the spokesman said, was being taken to "assure the bona fides" of the parties removing the goods, The removal of goods from Chinese-owned property by third-party nationals will, however, continue to be banned.
Chinese domestics, the spokesman said, would no longer have to be accompanied by their employers when proceeding to make purchases, provided they had consular identification papers.
"Subversive Activities Strict penalties against any person interfering with Japanese military defense sector or under Japanese operations in areas in the Japanese occupation were simultaneously made public over the signature of Vice-Admiral Kiyoshi Hasegawa, Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese China Sea Fleet.
Such subversive activities, the announcement id, were punishable with death and cther severe penalties according to Japanese military law. Prohibited were:— armed forces; 1. Hostile acts against the Jo 2. Espionage:
3. Acts endangering or causing bodily harm "to "persons belonging o the Japanese armed forces; 4. Act igned to interfere with or to destroy railway. telegraphic and other Communications facilities used, by the Japanese armed forces, including bridges, waterways, highways, etc:
5. The destruction of electricity and water supply systems:
The stealing or destruction of armaments, ammunition, and other property or the Japanese armed forces The use of poison or bacteria with the intent io harm the Japanese armed 3. All other act vities designed to disturb the "peace o the Japanese armed forces as s to hamper their activities:
9. The planning, instigating or assist ing of above mentioned activities:
1o. The harboring of persons having engaged in such activities Those surrendering themselves to the Japanese authorities before arrest would be treated with leniency, the statement said,
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