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Description: | Concept: empire / commonwealth, colonies, inter-war, proclamations Description: whole: the title is placed at the top, in red and black, with the text arranged over the remainder, in black. All are set against a plain white background. image: text only. text: Shanghai Municipal Council PROCLAMATION DECLARATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY The Council for the Foreign Settlement of Shanghai, by virtue of the power and authority in it vested, hereby makes Proclamation that a State of Emergency exists, and authorises adoption of the Requisite Measures accordingly. In the interests of Peace and Good Order and for the Protection of Peaceful Residents it is Hereby Ordered that no Persons shall:- (a) Organise or take part in any procession or assembly or take any action that may cause a crowd to collect in the public streets or in any public place. (b) Loiter in the public streets or in any public place. (c) Deliver any speech; or print, publish, distribute or exhibit and documents, picture, flag, banner or any other device; or invent, publis or spread any rumour or report which may stir up animosity, ferment trouble, cause public alarm or incite to a breach of the peace. All Peaceful Residents are exhorted to retire to their houses during the hours of darkness. The Defence Forces have orders forcibly to disperse any crowds, assembling in the streets, or public places, and injury may be sustained by any persons contravening this order. By Order, E. S. B. ROWE, Secretary. FOREIGN SETTLEMENT OF SHANGHAI [Mandarin text deleted] COUNCIL CHAMBER, SHANGHAI, June 1st, 1925. KELLY AND WALSH, LTD., PRINTERS | Subjects: | poster | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Unknown Printer: Kelly and Walsh Ltd Publisher/Sponsor: Shanghai Municipal Council | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=2611... | Go to resource |
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