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tried to escape.
As he received the shot he fell into
the wire and the 2 Chinese dragged him inside the wire.
There was no one outside the fence looking in as the
shot was fired. During the time I was on duty I did
not see any European or others outside the fence. My
14' high and from where I am I can see
post is 12!
No. 1 post and No. 3 post.
anyone came near the fence.
I would be bound to see if
The man was in my opinion
crawling through the wire attempting to escape.
Everytime I go on duty I receive certain orders
which are read over to me and which I understand thoroughly.
(4) NARAIN SINGH. declared.
sa. QUZIN SINGH
11 ERIC HIMSWORTH, 19.1.39.
L.C. 11197. I was i/c of sentry duty from 10 a.m.
on 2/1/39 -
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10 a.m. on 3/1/39. I post the sentries to
their stations.
& 2 posts.
On 2/1/39 I posted sentries to Nos. 1
I explain the orders to the sentries and
they understood them.
The alarm is raised by a series of successive blasts
on a whistle and the alarm is taken up by the sentries
heard all round the camp. I has the alarm whistle. I heard
the alarm at 4.55 p.m. I also heard a rifle shot. I
ran out. Then I heard the alarm whistle. The alarm
whistle I heard from No. 1 post. I turned the guard
and with 6 men hurried to the spot. I saw a crowd of
people there. I then heard that a man had been shot:
I did not see the man. I am quite certain of the time.
OUT
Sa. MARAIN SINGH.
ERIC HIMSWORTH,
(5) SUBEDAR PURAN CHAND, declared.
On 2/1/39 a man tried to escape from Ma Tau Chung
internment camp. There is nothing unusual in a man
trying to escape from Ma Tau C ung internment camp.
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