Date: District. Time. 9.12.41
Emergency Unit, Kow-
loon.
10.
Tsim Sha Tsui.
11.
Kowloon
Police H. Q.
12.
Shaukiwan.
a. m.
13.
Shaukiwan.
14.
Yaumati.
15.
Water
Police.
lö.
Water Police.
17.
Central.
a. m.
18.
Kowloon
10.00
City.
19.
Tsun Wan.
20.
K.13, Shing Mun Reservoir.
10.30
10.30
10.
9. 12.
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following days until the evacuation of Kowloon took place, to cope with crowds at rice shops. Agitators were at work trying to encourage the crowd to loot rice shops in Yaumati. To deal with this men were placed on duty outside the shops and in addition mobile picquets visit- ed as frequently as possible. (Mong Kok actually had some trouble with crowds at rice shops on the first day of the war 8th.).
Unit was called out to several districts in Kowloon to deal with rice riots during the day.
Picquets had to be sent to the Star Ferry to maintain order amongst the big crowd trying to cross over to Hong Kong in spite of not possessing the necessary pass.
Mr. Calthrop, Senior Superintendent of Police, Kowloon, finally managed to arrange with Major Manners of the Kowloon Godowns for him to supply labour for the erec- tion of the Star Ferry barricades. The Public Works
Department were able to put up the barriers at the Yaumati Vehicular Ferry. Work began and continued the following day.
A bomb dropped in Ah Kun Nam Village inflicting a number of casualties and damaging buildings.
Dynamite from stores on both sides of Kowloon Bay was collected to avoid improper use.
Trouble broke out at K.9, The King's Park Service Reser- voir Vital Post, amongst Police Reservists there. It was finally settled but as the men appeared nervy they were relieved the following day.
Two Harbour launches were engaged continually day and night guarding the north and south entrances of the Yaumati Typhoon shelter, stopping of native craft from leaving. All steam launches were made to proceed over to the Hong Kong praya. Native craft fitted with engines were made to place the latter out of commission. Officers in charge Police launches were given lists of private launches to be requisitioned if met, and if not already on duty with the Military or Naval Authorities.
No.3 Launch proceeded to Lan Tau and distinguished the Adamaster Rock Light.
On this day and also on the 10th and 11th several calls were made on police to provide assistance at the Food depots and A. R. P. shelters as well as the rice shops. A bomb concealed in a parcel exploded in a factory in Lo Lung Mei Village, killed one and wounded one civilian. Officer in charge Tsun Wan contacted a patrol of Royal Scots in ambush in the station compound and was informed that the patrol was the most forward one of the defence. The station was then under rifle fire. The Officer in charge reported to Senior Superintendent of Police, Kow-
He did so after warn- loon, who told him to evacuate. ing K.13, Shing Mun Reservoir Vital Post, and personally seeing to the evacuation of K. 13A, Shing Mun Conduit, and K.15 the Texas Oil Company, the latter under fire. Police reported to Sham Shui Po and remained there for duty.
Officer in charge Tsun Wan telephoned the Vital Post instructing personnel to evacuate. An Indian Police Constable took the message to the Officer in charge, L.S.E.35 Karpovitch, out on duty at the main dam, who. returned and rang up Mr. Book No.3 Sub Area Commander, for confirmation of the order. The latter confirmed it at 11.00 hours and evacuation was then carried out. Personnel from the Vital Post reported at Sham Shui Po.