CO129-579-9 Sino-Japanese War- release of interned Chinese soldiers 27-1-1939 - 7-12-1939 — Page 50

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I am permanently on duty at the Prisoners of War Camp.

about December 23rd (I am not sure of the date) I went with a

Chinese Inspector, an Indian Officer of the Kumaon Rifles and

two soldiers into the camp to warn all the Chinese that after

dark nobody is allowed to go near the wire, and to tell them

that if any one attempted to escape he would be shot.

This

notice was read out in all the prisoners huts in Chinese by

the Chinese Inspector in my hearing.

On

On January 2nd I was on duty. About 4 p.m. on hearing a

short I turned out and met Subadar Puran Chand with some soldiers

in the camp. The Chinese had collected in a crowd of about 400

and stoned us heavily.

Subadar Puran Chand and I told them to disperse. They did

not do so.

I saw some blood about 20 from the gate The blood was

inside the wire. I was hit on the arm by a stone.

In my opinion, if the troops had not advanced with fixed

bayonets order would not have been restored.

On December 30th on his coming on duty Subadar Puran Chand asked me if the warning about attempting to escape had been announced to the prisoners.

I assured him that it had.

10th Witness.

sd. Santa Singh P.S. B18.

Sub Inspector Si Wai Ming, Hong Kong Police states:-

I am permanently on duty at the Prisoners of War Camp.

Shortly after the camp was formed on 6th December, 1938, I went round all the huts and announced in Chinese that nobody was to go near the wire and that anyone attempting to escape would be shot and that the troops had instructions to that effect.

sd. Si Wai Ming,

P.S.I.

H.K.P.

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