Date.
District.
Time.
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2.
Eastern.
3.
4.
Hong Kong.
Western.
5.
Aberdeen.
6.
Police H. Q.
7.
Hong Kong
Traffic
office.
8.
Gough Hill.
9.
Emergency Unit, Hong
Kong.
10.
Gough Hill.
11.
Stanley.
48.
22
24-1
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of fire. Accompanied by Lieut. Mackinley, Police entered the godown but found no one there. Lieut. MacKinley suggested reconnoitring enemy positions, particularly a pill box situated opposite the Bay View Hotel. On arrival at the pill box which was found deserted, the party was fired on from the French Hos- pital and retired to Percival Street picking up two stray Punjabis en route. The enemy were in occupation of the French Hospital and Leighton Hill.
07.30 A second report of looting at the Imperial Chemical Industries godowns was received. Mr. Luscombe again formed a volunteer party of Police consisting of him- self, P.S.A.53 Brown, P. S. A. 185 Galvin, and L. S. A. 34 Flaherty, L. S. A. 164 Mayor, L. S.A. 113 MacKenzie and L. S. A. 63 Woodhead. Col. Stewart detailed a party of Middlesex to accompany Police which Mr. Luscombe took to the sea front at Percival Street from where they advanced and opened fire from the rear of the compound of the godowns on the looters. He advanced with the Police party to the junction of Jardine's Bazaar and Ewo Street, again some 200 yards in front of our front line, where they opened fire on the looters running out of the gate of the Imperial Chemical Industries godowns across Great George Street into Pennington Street. The party then crossed over Jardine's Bazaar to take up a more advantageous position on the other side on a vacant plot of ground in order to cut off the line of the looters' retreat. Here they came under heavy enemy fire and Sergeants Galvin and Woodhead were wounded. Mr. Luscombe then withdrew his party to a more shelter- ed position and after the looters had dispersed return- ed to Station with the two wounded men.
10.00
1
11.00
Severe air raids continued.
Shelling and bombing continued, The Gas Works in Kennedy Town and Whitty Street were bombed without damage except to adjacent roads.
Shelling by trench mortars and guns of slightly larger calibre continued all day.
The water supply was cut off. tually obtained from wells.
Brackish water was even-
The Traffic Inspector Hong Kong reports that, during the last few days of the war, many drivers used their vehi- cles for their own purposes and strong action had to be taken to prevent it. Many cars were not properly immobilised before being left by legitimate drivers and were stolen.
After a visit paid by Mr. Searle, Assistant Superin- tendent of Police, and with the Commissioner of Police's approval, Police evacuated from Nos.183 and 184 Mount Kellett Road owing to direct hits by shell fire and the Station was moved to Nos. 16 and 17 Hill Crest.
Whilst on mobile patrol the Unit arrested some looters seized by householders in Jubilee Street.
Sub Inspector Smith's car in which he was returning from Central, was hit by an H.E. shell near Magazine Gap. He escaped unhurt, though a Weihaiwei Police Con- stable with him received slight shell shock and the ca itself was smashed. He assisted the Military in clear ing Magazine Gap Road of other damaged cars. After four days fighting, the enemy gained possession of Repulse Bay, Chung Hom Kok, and ridge of hills over. looking Stanley Peninsula.