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Da te.
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District.
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Emergency Unit 07.00 Hong Kong.
Western.
Eastern.
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Gough Hill.
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Shaukiwan.
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Hong Kong.
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Guards Office.
Eastern.
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Eastern.
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Stanley.
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Western.
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14.
Aberdeen.
07.30
Special Police Constabulary.
13.12 41
On patrol the Unit found the Victoria Recreation Club broken into. The premises were made secure.
Bombing and shelling recommenced and continued through out the day with heavy damage down to area above and below Hill Road. The Gas Works were under heavy fire. Service of gas was therefore discontinued. Attempted looting of godowns in the Hill Road area was checked by Police.
The shelling of Wanchai District from Kowloon began. A house about one hundred yards east of the station was hit and occupants killed. Pill boxes east of the station were shelled and put out of action one after another. A bomb hit the old No.2 Station trapping firemen's families who were however released later by Police and helpers. Other hits were made on houses in Hennessey Road, Arsenal Street and the sea front. Several unexploded shells were found. Two were measured and found to be 5.9 inches in cali- bre,
On this and following three days the-sandbag- ging of the station was considerably reinforced. Bombing and shelling continued.
Heavy shelling of district commenced.
Mr. Chesterwoods, Acting Assistant Superintendent of Police, Officer in Charge Police Food Control, in- structed all Police Supply officers to indent for 25% over requirements for non-perishable goods in order to build up a reserve.
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The Chinese Watchmen had complained during the pre- vious two days of difficulty in obtaining food. Acting Assistant Superintendent of Police, Mr. Ches- terwoods, was instructed to include them in his Ration indents. Two Europeans L. S.A.129 Farquhar and L. S. A. 178 Jackson were, transferred to the Guards' Office, to replace two Europeans taken away on the 10th, to carry out actual distribution of rations to the watchmen posted all over the Island and to help the Officer in Charge, P. S.A.41 Hemesley, with super- vision work by patrols and visits as often as pos- sible.
No.10 Hennessey Road, a Dispersal Roun, was evacuated and Police moved to Nos. 29 and 31 Hennessey Road. From the 13th to the 17th the Emergency Unit Kowloon, who were stationed at No.2 Station, supplied men for rice centres and guards on A.R. P. Tunnels. (On the 18th the Unit was disbanded and merged with regular duties.)
P.S. A.69 Simpson and L. S. A. 13 Whitley from this day onwards took turns to man a Lewis Gun Post establish- ed by Police at No.1 Bungalow together with four Machine Guns of the Middlesex Regiment.
Nos. 19 and 20 Godowns in Connaught Road West were still ablaze. The Food Control tried to remove food but failed owing to large crowds trying to loot. Extra Police were sent out and crowd was dispersed. The Food was then removed by the Police themselves. The Officer in Charge supervised the digging of cemeteries at Aplichau Refuge Dump and the hill side behind Aberdeen temple for burial of unclaimed bo- dies.
Spasmodic bombing of No.3 Battery, Aplichau, the Naval Dockyard and craft in harbour took place during the day.
Mr. Booker, Assistant Superintendent of Police, to ok charge of the Special Constabulary and control of the A.R.P. Tunnels, with Headquarters at St. Margarets