married soldiers and their families.
The bafiding..
situated on high ground, known as Gun Hill, overlooking the
Kowloon recreation ground on one aide and, at perhape 300
yards dietanoe, the men's camp and the sea on the other side. The houses are permanent government buildings, 226 constructed with the usual care for government buildings,
are convenient, comfortable, and suited the purpose for
which they are now used. The women are allowed a limited
number of servants, their food is furnished by the leading
hotel of Hongkong under a catering contract, they have the
attention of the British army medical authorities as well
as their own medical service if they wish it, careful
attention is given the matter of exercise for themetlyce
and children, and in all things, so far as I could see,
their condition is satisfactory. The internment is
voluntary in that these women and children can leave the
There are 15 women
ovleny at any time if they so wish.
and 16 children now interned.
Conclusion.
As to the camp in general it must be under-
stood that after all it is a prisoners' camp and is not
conducted for recreation or for the entertainment of
guests. itestraint is irksome to meet of the prie
and is especially so for men of the standing in the
business world some of them occupy. To men accustr
to comfortable not to say luxurious living the chan
camp life in war times is not acceptable and it iạ
easy to bear with patience. Then the camp was fi
established conditions were not satisfactory but
through the impossibility of doing everything!
at once and it endured for a few days only.
every reason to believe that the British ¡ut)
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