Whereas the Government of India has for good reasons proclaimed
Martial Law in the districts of Lahore and Amritsar; and
Whereas superior military authority has appointed me to command
troops and administer Martial Law in a portion of the Lahore
district, ... and whereas Martial Law may be briefly described as
the will of the Military Commander in enforcing law, order and
public safety:
I make known to all concerned that until further orders by me the
following will be strictly carried out:
1. At 20·00 hours (8 o'clock) each evening a gun will be fired
from the Fort, and from that signal till 05·00 hours (5 o'clock)
on the following morning no person _other than a European_ or a
person in possession of a military permit signed by me or on my
behalf will be permitted to leave his or her house or compound or
the building in which he or she may be at 20 hours. During these
prohibited hours no person other than those excepted above will be
permitted to use the streets or roads, and any person found
disobeying this order will be arrested, and if any attempt is made
to evade or resist that person will be liable to be shot.
This and all other orders which from time to time I may deem
necessary to make will be issued on my behalf from the water-works
station in the city, whither every ward will keep at least four
representatives from 6 A.M., till 17·00 hours (5 P.M.) daily to
learn what orders, if any, are issued and to convey such orders to
the inhabitants of their respective wards. _The onus of
ascertaining the orders issued by me will rest on the people
through their representatives._
2. Loyal and law-abiding persons have nothing to fear from the
exercise of Martial Law.
3. In order to protect the lives of his Majesty's soldiers and
police under my command, I make known that if any firearm is
discharged or bombs thrown at them the most drastic reprisals will
instantly be made _against property surrounding the scene of the
outrage_. Therefore it behooves all loyal inhabitants to see to it
that no evil-disposed agitator is allowed on his premises.
4. During the period of Martial Law I prohibit all processions,
meetings or other gatherings of more than 10 persons without my
written authority, and any such meetings, gatherings or
processions held in disobedience of this order will be broken up
by force without warning.
5. I forbid any person to offer violence or cause obstruction to
any person desirous of opening his shop or conducting his business
or proceeding to his work or business. Any person contravening
this order will be arrested, tried by a summary court and be
liable to be shot.
6. At present the city of Lahore enjoys the advantage of electric
lights and a water-supply; but the continuance of these supplies
will depend on the good behaviour of the inhabitants and their
prompt obedience to my orders.