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No. 46.
Vol. LXXXVI
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DIEU
MO
DROIT
SUPPLEMENT
TO
The Hong Kong Government Gazette
No. S. 516.
Extraordinary
Published by Authority
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1940.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
No. 201/1940.
1940.
Blackout exercises will take place on the nights of 29th/30th and 30th/31st October,
1. In these exercises, the blackout will automatically commence at sunset (1748 Hours) on the 29th October, 1940, and remain in force until sunrise (0626 Hours) on the morning of the 31st October, 1940, when normal lighting and sea traffic will be resumed.
2.--(1) External lights of every description on board vessels are prohibited, and all internal lights must either be extinguished or obscured so that no light is visible either from above or from any other direction.
Note: Torches may be used to meet any special circumstance, but they must be screened with two thicknesses of ordinary blue close-woven cloth or paint.