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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 19, 1941.

FOUR MONTHS IN WANG "ONIONS" CONCENTRATION CAMP

A Sunderland of the Coastal Command, on convoy escort, pick- ed up its convoy far out to sea,

No sooner had the flying boat taken station than a ship at the tall of the steaming line began to

IMPRISONED, WHIPPED and put through the KING DOWN signal by lamp.

third degree in a concentration camp in Shanghai

well-known as the Seventy-Six organised by A SHELTER

The word "Onions" was spell out in morse several times-just that one word "Onions" and noth- ing more.

Everybody in the Sunderland wondered what was meant. The

Wang Ching-wei's Gestapo at No. 76, Jessfield Road, General Liu Te-ming, former. Commander of the

The King and Queen code book gave no possible ex- Chinese Volunteers in the North-western provinces walked through the long planation.

"Message not understood. Please in 1930-31, Counsellor of the Director-General's

But still the Sunderland. ter with crowds walking chant Headquarters in Mongolia in 1937, and former Com- tunnels of a public shel-repeat and expicin signailed the ship went on spelling: on either side of them "Onions, Onions. Onions" So the singing the National An-captain of the Sunderland gave it them.

mander of guerilla forces in Mongolia, arrived in Hong Kong over the week-end after serving four

months in the concentration camp.

Slightly deaf and lame, the result of the treat- ment in the camp. General Liu gave an exclusive interview to the "China Mail" at the St. Francis Hotel this morning.

"Chen's promises Western Shanghai, he stated, is

1 clear the

and the ¦ 'Budlands' are emply

will now virtually controlled by Japanese military, Pan San-sen, a Dever be carried out. for the man notorious gangster, and Li Szee-behind the vice organisations DE San- tehun, head of Wang Ching-wer's | western Shanghai is Gestapo.

sen, Japanese-protected gangster,' said General Liu.

Wils

Pan

It was the first time they had been down a deep shelter.

Two thousand people were still there when

the King and Queen arrived soon after "Raiders pass jed", had been sounded.

The King's first question was how many people could shelter there, and when he was told the number was between eight and nine thousand he commented on the excellent arrangements of the

shelter.

The King and Queen emerged In the course of the interview. General Liu said that $10

General Liu cited many instances from the sheiter some way from suspected of underground activi-shuwing that the Japanese do not where the royal cars were stand- ties and was arrested by Wang respect Chen Kung-po's authori-ing. Ching-wor's Secret Serve agentsy and that he is a mere figure-

in March last year.

He was thrown inte Wang's "Concentration Camp" at No 76. Jessfeld Road and was imprison. ed there for four month

They put him through the thin! degree. stripping him naked and whipping him on the back with his hands and feet tied

Hung By Legs

Later they bung m by the legs and poured water down has nostrils. As a result of this treat- ment he has become lane suffers from deafness.

and

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(At first, he was out into small room! containing between 40 and 50 other people.

mostly murderers, thieves and other criminals

Toom were

Failing to obtain the informa- tion they believed he possessed. they threw him into a cell where so-called political offenders were } Imprisoned. Conditions in this i

and slightly better, among those detained there were some of Wand's own people.

not Those in this

roon were

They allowed any newspapers.

un- were given copies of public nouncements and speeches made by Wang Ching-wei and had to memorise them all.

Many of the Inmates were tak- en from this camp to Chung Shan Road were they were shot, while others died as a result of ill-treat- ment.

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On promising to proceed Nanking and work for the Nan- Liu king Government, General was released in June last year. In Nanking he met most of the pup- pet leaders, including Chow Fu- hai, Chen Kung-po. and Chu Ming-i.

Escape To Soochow

On the pretext that he needed rest and medical treatment, Gen- eral Liu was granted sick leave and given a "Good Citizen Certi- ficate" which at first allowed him to move only within the city lim- its of Nanking. Later he was al- lowed to travel between Nanking and Shanghai, always, however, accompanied by agents for "pro- tection."

Apparently believing that Gen- eral Liu had been completely "re- formed," Wang's Gestapo relaxed their "protection" measures General Liu

was able to

and

move

more frcely in Shanghai though

his movements

watched.

Managing to get

were always

to Soochow,

however, General Llu looked up

a friend, and with his assistance, secured passage on a steamer to Hong Kong where he urrived during the week-end.

́ ́In · escaping from Shanghai, General Liu disguised himself as a merchant and with o borrowed sult and a Chinese quilt evaded. detection by Wang's agents on the wharf.

Chen Kung-po "Though Mayor of Shanghai,“ Chen Kung-po la virtually powerless, declared Gènerai Litt and explained that the adminis- tration is being controlled more than one independent or- ganisation.

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head

LOCAL SHARES

H.K GOVT. LOANS

4 Loan 97 sa.

36% Loan (1934) 9411⁄2 br 31%% Loan (1940) 941⁄4 b.

BANKS

Bank of East Asia $76 b.

INSURANCES tion los. $412 s. II.K. Fire Ins. $170 b.

SHIPPING

HK Steamboats $9 s.

Good Luck

They walked for a quarter of a mile along a street among the morning shopping crowds.

By the time they reached them there was an escort of several hundred shoppers and shop. keepers cheering,

A man in the crowd shouted, "Jolly good luck to you!" as the King walked to his ear.

The King stopped, amited, and answered. "The same to you and to all of you."

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