Date.
District,
3.
Time.
8.12.41. Kowloon Traf- 07.45
23.
24.
25.
fic Office.
Kowloon City 07.50 and Hung Ham
Sham Shui Po. 08.00
Police Head- 08.00 quarters.
26.
Deputy Com-
A. M.
missioner of Police.
27.
Police Head- quarters.
28. Police Head-
quarters.
29.
Yaumati.
30.
Hong Kong
Vital Posts.
31.
08.00
Emergency 08.15 Unit, Hong
Kong.
32.
Kowloon
Brigade Headquarters.
08.30
8.12.
41
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sometimes in a damaged condition, and had to be rounded up by police. Approximately 350 vehicles were collected and 350 to 400 drivers registered. Vehicles were supplied to Police Stations in accordance with the Internal Security Scheme. About 50 Japanese planes bombed Kowloon City and Hung Hom districts with Kai Tack Aerodrome, Kow- loon Docks and Bailey's shipyard as main objec- tives. The planes and hangars in the aerodrome were also machine gunned. Four C.N.A.C., 2 Eurasia 1 Clipper and 5 R.A.F. planes were destroyed. Bomb fell in Ta Ku Ling Road with casualties. An unex- ploded bomb fell in the Argyle Street Internment Camp. Fire Brigade turned out for burning planes. Some casualties were caused by shelling which commenced soon after.
Sham Shui Po Camp bombed with 3 British Royal. Engineers killed and 3 Chinese workmen. Jubilee Buildings, Yen Chau Street, with 41 fatal casual- ties and the Praya near Sham Shui Po ferry, with 30 fatal casualties, also bombed. Sham Shui Po Station suffered minor damage. District suffered numerous casualties.
Mr. Luscombe, Assistant Superintendent of Police, placed in charge of regular duty work on Island with office at Upper Levels.
Mr. Scott, Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police, took post at No.1 Po Shan Road together with Officer in Charge Traffic, Accounts and Corres- pondence Offices.
Mr. Heath, Assistant Superintendent of Police, attached to Deputy Commissioner of Police for odd jobs, such as feeding and billeting and general supervision over the Indian Contingent. This continued to the 13th. when he transferred to No. 2 Station.
Mr. Chesterwoods,, Acting Assistant Superintendent of Police, continued duty in charge Police Food Control under Senior Superintendent of Police, Defence, to which post he had been detailed since 9th May, 1941.
Chief Inspector Rogesky, Chief Inspector, Kowloon took post as Assistant Commander No.3 Sub Area. Remaining Hong Kong Vital Posts fully manned by Police Reserve.
Round up of enemy aliens commenced in Hong Kong. Searched Macau Steamers. On information supplied by Lance Sergeants A. 191 Donohue and 75 Jack, gained whilst searching Japanese premises in' Peking Road, arrested 5 Japanese males on the Macau Wharf.
Sub Inspector Brittain took up post at Kowloon Brigade Headquarters as Police Liaison Officer, Informing Brigadier of his duties and reminding him of his (the Brigadier's) responsibility to inform police in case of any evacuation of Kow- look. Brigadier Wallis assured Sub Insp. Brittain that there was not going to be any evacuation. Sub Insp. Brittain was not allowed to use any military telephone and had to find his own and 10 accommodation and food. During the 8th and 9th all he was asked by Military to do was to convey a request to the Senior Superintendent of Police Kowloon to arrange for the burial of the bodies
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