Dairen, Aug. 1. The blue laws have hit Dairen with fa vengeance from today. From ealing stalls "to theatres; from mah~ Lions clubs to maisons—publiques, rom female segregation to. drunk: wrds—all come under drastic prohi-Dillon. The Peace Preservation Section of the Kwantung Government Police are determined to have a more moral city and they are going about un determined fashion, Where vice can be eliminated that will be done, Where this might bring undue hard: ship upon practitioners then a Jimit is to be set, Instructions have already been passed out for some time to those particularly responsible for peace preservation in the various police stations of this city, and preserved peace is going to be, even if enjoy ment has to be carried on within the houses from an early hour in the evening, thereby harking back to an old French custom.
From July 29 the main entreprencurs of various goods, chattels, baxgaye and personal property, have been summoned to receive. instruc: tions on how they must assist. preserving peace by restricting the Gesire for the articles they offer in exchange for cash.
Higher Mforat Tone cho are vesponsile for me is port have made it clear that surveitianee will "not for. the fulure be in the old slip-chod, hap= hazard manner of former times, Ofiicers in uniform will at all umes bbe stationed at street corners, while, to confound these who know what should be done on the sight of a uniform, there will also' be plain clothes men on duty.
It is not now peaceful to page people in the audience of theatres except during intermission, which is. considered by all in Daiven to be absolutely correct, Th addition smoling, except in the vest rooms is prohibited, "Five minutes' interval 48 to be given after every hour of entertainment so that the premises can be ventilated. Theatres are to close at 10.30 p.m. Sales of admission tickets except al the box ofice are banned.
Eating stalls found along several streets in Dairen are to close at 1
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