CO129-422 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [5-6] — Page 287

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His Excellency

The Governor,

Hongkong.

I have read this carefully. I am not satisfied with the security generally of the Prisoners of War. As Your Excellency know I have addressed the wor Office on the subject of moving thei them (my 4677/17) to Your Excellency). Their reply is as follows:-

*4410 Cypher A.G.3. Your 144. It is hoped by the Army *Council that you can make arrangements locally to overcome the "difficulties which you mention without moving the prisoners of

"war from Hongkong".

If Your Excellency does not see your way to urging the desirability of the move, I can only suggest that the Hongkong Volunteer Corps and Reserve take over the duty of guarding them. I am not prepared to carry out this duty by Territorials. The troops are young, immature and unseasoned to the climate. My medical advisers do not recommend their employment at the Camp or that any more of them than the number at present located in HixtaxSİ Victoria Barracks furnishing the Magazine Guards, should be brought down to the lower levels. They are also quite untrained and their training must be carefully attended to.

I should be very glad if Your Excellency would have the approaches to the Prisoners of War Camp watched.

(8d.) F. H. Kelly,

Major-General,

Commanding H.B.M.'s Troops in China.

Hongkong.

5th. May,

1915.