for Volunteer Chinese. In these classes CHAN states "they attempt to disturb our minds and our enemy action towards the Japanese". It is explained to them that their present condition is merely to teach them the right way to think, and to make them realize the faults they committed and their unworthy sacrifices in going to war with Japan. If they realise this, sometime in 1943 they will be given an opportunity to swear allegiance to the Japanese and will be given more freedom.
They are warned that trying to escape is equal
to committing suicide.
The Indian Volunteers receive their lecture on Fridays and Mr. Ruttonjee Senior has been seen at these meetings.
The Eurasians also receive enlightenment, but separately.
So far NOT ONE VOLUNTEER of any race has been converted. CHAN does not know what they tell the others; they do not discuss it amongst themselves; one day he asked an Indian friend what they had been having and the reply he got was "Oh just the usual b. Ꭹ
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Privates and Gunners are paid 3 M. Y. a month;
M.Y.
Sgts
5 M.Y.
When the money is paid Indians invariably come around and offer cigarettes and take the money. CHAN says they daren't refuse or they would be beaten. Indians often purposely drop the cigarettes and beat the prisoners when they bend down to pick them up.
One Chinese festival day in April or May all the Volunteers, British, Chinese and Portuguese, Officers and men were taken on to the parade ground and formed up just as they used to be for the General's inspection
hollow square formation). A man whom we call "Big Bull" this is LO KUK-WO Sir Robert Kotewall) came with some Japanese Officers. We were each given two Ruby Queen cigarettes and he addressed us in Mandarin. The gist of his speech was as follows:-
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