893.77 Manchuria/155: Telegram
The Consul at Mukden (Krentz) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 25—10:30 a.m.]
28. Railway announces effective tomorrow sale of round trip, season, excursion, limited express (Asia), sleeping car and platform tickets is suspended “for the time being.” Stopovers, changes of route or destination, changes of class, and refunds for unused tickets will not be permitted. Luggage and express shipments are also drastically curtailed. Hand luggage will be limited to two pieces per passenger not exceeding one cubic meter and checked luggage to two pieces not exceeding 100 kilograms. We have been orally informed today that no tickets will be granted to foreigners destined to Rashin, [Page 418] Seishin, Fusan or Dairen whether or not they are destined to Japan and that foreigners may leave for North China only with special permission of the authorities. Travel to Fusan is also restricted for Japanese.
Sent to Peiping. Repeated to Tokyo, Harbin, Dairen.