CO129-579-10 Sino-Japanese War- quarterly reports of Japanese activities 25-1-1939 - 1-2-1940 — Page 46

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foreigners in Hong Kong to obtain their views." The Japanese

Military pseudo language study officer in Hong Kong still

retains his staff of "personal attendants" and all are doing

much travelling to Canton and Macau.

An espionage agent, formerly stationed in Hong Kong as a

newspaperman, returned for a short while during the quarter

and was seen to study Japanese trade in local shops. Bank

of Japan officials visited the Colony in November to inspect

economic conditions in Hong Kong and Macau, and a man who

calls himself manager of the Young Men's Diplomatic

Association has come to investigate diplomatic affairs.

Local firms are still importing Japanese goods and there

are reports of Indian dealers applying their own names

to goods of Japanese manufacture. The Peace Pledge Union's

local branch held a peace week in November, but received

no serious support.

The MANCHUKUO Goodwill Mission to Europe passed

through the Colony 16.12.38 on its way home and was

entertained by the local Japanese community. Japanese

shipping companies and officials are now referring to

Manchuria natives as MANCHESE.

A Japanese CULTURAL Mission to Germany headed

by MARQUIS INOUYE passed through Hong Kong 29.12.38 on its

way to Berlin to stage art exhibitions there in furtherance

of the German-Japanese CULTURAL FACT.

The Japanese Boy Scouts' Mission to Germany

passed through Hong Kong 5.11.38 on its way home and toured

the Colony led by a local Japanese suspect. The boy scouts

appeared to be aged between 20 - 30 and wore military

uniform.

There were no anti-Japanese incidents during the quarter

and no violent anti-Japanese propaganda, and in these

respects the Colony is now strangely quiet.

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