CO129-437 - Public Offices - 1916 — Page 260

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again arrested in the house of a Japanese in queen's

Road.

lie was sentenced by the court to eighteen months imprisonment with hard labour for escaping from custody, but the General officer Commanding remitted six months at the time of confirmation and a further six months was afterwarde remitted, that he was released on 30th November, 1915, after six months imprisonment only.

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In regard to the use of handcuffs, His Lajesty's Govern ent understand that owing to repeated attempts to escape, the Camp Commandant issued an order that visite to hongkong by prisoners of war must cease

Frior to unless they consented to go hand cuffed. the issue of this order prisoners were allowed to go to town from time to time to consult dentists with- out restriction beyond an escort, who had orders to proceed direct and to allow no conversation with It was found that this liberty was passers-by. abused and the prisoners were therefore given the option of proceeding handcuffed or not at all, no

Eventually, within a fort- compulsion being used.

night, arrangements were made for a dentist to

practise in camp thus doing away with the necessity

of sending the prisoners to Hongkong.

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wir E. Grey will be greatly obliged if the

foregoing can be brought to the knowledge of the

united -tates Ambassador at Berlin, for the infor-

mation of the German Goverment, and ne ventures

at the same time to invite His Excellency's atten-

tion to the report prepared by ar Consul-General

Anderson on the general conditions of the camp

hongkong, under date of the 26th August 1915.

FOREIGN OFFICE.

3 MAY 1916

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