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it had again tego removed, Lottoring
powder.
16 comes with Chinese or Japanse core lying in the mouth of the tunnel and contained The boxes wore put into the tunnel and the round resuilt. In 2nd January 1940, the wall was found to have been dezolished again and the bosse had disappeared. Captain Ha don then decided to remove the explosivo and dum it in the seo. work commenced and all the loose and piled cordite in the first 'out' was refovcă sod draped in the seas The N.C.. in charge, reported to Japtain Iawdon that having cleared the first out, another, at right angles ses revealed and cas stacked with explosivose The N.C.
ordered to continue clearing the tunnel aå før as possible, but to use his own Jadgement as to how far be went bearing in mind the state of the roof and the falls of earth that were occurring.
after another fail of orth Captain Hamion suarended operations and intended to shorowy the first cut before resuing. the south of the tunnel we left open.
The
Chinose police were seen on guard at difrerat tiles since 22nd Deos ber, 195
olice Jub ina ectar said at the Court of Inquiry that as long agɔ as 5th Roverber, 1985, looters had Luen cought with containers of powder (exʊlosive) and had also been remarving tåber projâ. He posted Police in arg, le Street but not at the south of the tunnels. n 25th Novaber, he asked the "ilitary attorition to recove the explosives from the tunnel se he had seen children in the strecte with cordi te.
n 5th Deceüber be posted two special constables with orders to atop the looting of the tunnels. He says he had police on duży 24 hours a day until 1st January 1946, when he say that
6h military ware working again on the tunnel he withdrew the police, but did not inform the military authorities. He had no reporta of looting while the police wore on duty.
in a olice Re ort obtained later it waa atated when the military co. Lenced the work of sealing the tunsel on 27th
/Lecember,