robbers had stoned him too."
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HOTE: This island is about 3 miles 3.W. of Hong Kong, normally connected with a good ferry service. It was a summer resort for missionaries from the interior. Capt, LOSSIUS was a Norwegian retired Sea Captain, agei about 30. Miss FOTZER, British, his sister-in-law was about 70. Mackenzie was a retired missionary and a little eccentric. These three had lived there for years. The robbers sound more like pirates who abound in those waters or local bad hats, than Japs.
SMUGGLING OF FILMS FROM HONG KONG.
ANTISE DO NOT RECOGNISE NATURALISATION
1) Letter from C.GOLDIN, United Artists Corporation, Kwang Chow Wan, dated 20.2.42.
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27153 "When the Japanese attacked Hong Kong U.A.Manager removed
ten pictures from the vaults of the Queen's Theatre and put them in the garage of his house at Pokfulun. 01 22nd, Doc,, he was wounded and removed to hospital where I visited him. After the surrender the Jap soldiers occupied the garage and started to open the filus and throw then about, I suconeded in noving the fidus, with great danger and difficulty, from the garage to the basement of the house where they were safe for a time.... Artor the surrender the Japs confiscated all the films in H.Krith 6th exception, foreign and Chinese, and permitted the theatres to show only Japanese and Chinese films,..All film companies'
icon had to close down and the vaults were sealed. Any person having films in his possession and not reporting them was threatened with mrial law. Odell, being in hospital is unable to do anything and when he recovers will be interned. I although a British subject am Eussien by birth, and the Japs les me go free because they do not recognise naturalisation. Know- Ang me for many years, Odell acked me to take over U.A. interests in China for the duration and I decided to save the ten pictures that were hidden by me. By bribing the driver of a Japanese military car, I was able to remove the films from Pokfulum to the Central District where I placed them with a man who was not connected with films before and would not be suspect. Then I made arrangements with the staff of a Japanore bout which is having regular runs between Hong Kong and Kwang Chow Wen..to chuggle the films our. After this I went myself to Kwang Chow
The boys Wan to take delivery of the films when they arrive, succeeded to bring me one film, South. of the Pago Fego, when suddenly the Japs became suspicious and tightened up the control, Now for three consecutive trips the boys have not been able to bring anything and I am trying to get the films out on fishing finks. There will be no difficulty in sending films from here
This So the interior if the local conditions remain unchanged. place belongs to Vichy French but the Japs have their military representatives here who are keeping an eye on everything, but so faz are not tightening up yet. There is no postal or cable communication from here to Hong Kong.
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COMPUTER'S NOTE:- In course of conversation in Calcutta with Mr. ODELL (son of the ODELL mentioned in this letter), he told me that his father was NOT INTERNED AS HE WAS FRENCH BY EXTRACTION and only naturalised British. Mr ODELL Junior was in communication with his father through Kwang Chow Wan, in a secret manner.
TWO FIRMAL EXPERIENCES OF THE AFTERMATH. EVACUARION OF PORTUGUESE SUBJECTS TO MACAO,
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Letter from Henry T.WONG, United States Rubber Export Co., written from Kunming on 23.4.42. Report to his Chief, CABLUM, in New York,
"I am quite sure you will be glad to know that after going through the hardships in liong Kong and on the long trek overland I have finally reached Funming
What I want to tell you is that ROCHA who alone knew the