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On 3rd November a Chinese-language newspaper in the
Colony carried an item from its special correspondent at CANTON, stating that the people of PING SHAN had sent two representatives to ask the Chinese Government ("our Government") for help. The two emissaries were stated to have gone to CANTON on 29th October and to have seen General CHAN FA KWAI, who promised to submit the matter to the Chinese Central Covernment, At the same time, Ceneral O SAI LAI was requested to negotiate with the HONG KONG Government. It is noted that on 4th November KUMMING radio comment e that the prices being offered the land-owners as compensation for the loss of their land were based on the cost of land in 1890, and also reported the despatch of the two enissaries to CNTON.
The aree affected by the building scheme is 690 acres of paddy, and the population to be evicted from their houses approximately 1,400. The experimental air strip will be 100 feet by 900 feet.
(iii) Successor to Mr. SHAM CHIT SON as head of the HONG KONG branch of the KUOMITANO, Mr. CHAN SU has reported to the Chief Civil Affairs Officer and will be accepted at Government House as the oficially accredited representative of the Chinese Central Government. Matters which it was previously anticipated would be referred to emissaries from CANTOH will now be handled instead by Mr. CHAN SU, who is empowered to deal with them. is official position should help to a great extent to clarify and put on a satisfactory basis the affairs of the KUO INT. G in the Colony
(iv) In the belief that the Commando guards at TAI HO SHAN had already been removed, a party of 30 looters paid a visit to that place on 31st October, only to find that they had arrived 24 hours too soon. As a result, 15 of them were arrested after a brush with the Comic.ndos.
(v) An advance party of Commandos have established them- selves at PAK-A on LUNG SHUN VAN CHAU (HIGH Ísland). They report all houses to be in a filthy condition and the water supply poor.
(vi) Two Chinese constables have been convicted and sentenced for accepting bribes from two Chinese women who attempted to enter ITFIELD Barracks to give food and clothing to Japanese internees. No political motive appears to have been involved in the case.
(vii) Another case has occurred of a Japanese male being harboured by two Chinese females in the Colony. The story behind the headlines in this instance is that the two women were acting on the instructions of a Chinese named HUNG YUN, formerly employed by the Japanese as a detective, and whose whereabouts are known to the Civil Police. The latter are taking appropriate action in regard to HUNG YUN. Keanwhile, NISHI KORA (the harboured Japanese) reposes safely behind bars.
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FIRACY.
On 31st October it was reported that a junk manned by 15 pirates had been seen in the area of TAP NUN (GRASS Island ) robbing passenger boats running between TAI PO and Chinese territories. On 28th October the pirates had captured some civilians and nailed them in the hold of a junk, afterwards throwing dynamite into the hold and thus killing the occupants.
At the same time, information was received that a further attack by the same band of pirates might be made on the village of LAI CHE CONG and other inadequately-garrisoned villages. A Commando patrol was accordingly despatched to LAI CHEE CHONG and no incidents have so far been reported.