CO129-590-22 Situation in enemy occupied Hong Kong 19-1-1943 - 20-11-1943 — Page 164

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He acted as the

Gus de Rosa is the bad hat of Macao, intermediary when the Japanese wanted to purchase a Dutch ship in Macao; first buying it himself and then selling it to the Japanese. He also spoke against the British in Macao, and Levkovitch said that on one occasion it was said that he gave information to the Japanese Consul when the British Consul was sending a party out of Macao. As a result the expedition had to be cancelled.

The British Consul in Macao has now moved to the Pria Grande. His servants are checked up every three months by the Chungking people.

Dr. Arthur au now drives around Hong Kong in a car.

rive 18 15 Yen a gallon:

Petrol

Kotewall is reported to have the tobacco monopoly in Hong Kong. When Jr. Fohily was cricising Kotewall, Selwyn-Clarke said that "we are in no position and should not judge him". Kotewall and other Chinese members have given many broadcast talks, boosting the Japanese regine and making suggestions as to how the Chungking government should act. He now has plenty of money and is buying up all kinds of silver, crystal, etc.

Owen vans: Selwyn-Clarke did a dirty trick on him, taking away his official position, because he was doing some really good work thr zugh his connections with the uakers.

Richards in the French Hospital is said by Reeves, H.B.N. Consul, Lacao, to be a Japanese agent. Pehilj so_informed Sloss in

August,

James, alias kulligan, is a deserter and a bad hat. Went about with an Irish flag on. Known to all footballers (soccer). At one time he was thought to be a Firth Columist, but Fehily does not think this is true. le waɛ given money by the Irish · Committee to leave long Kong.

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Arthur Groves: of the Dairy Farm, formerly one of the butchers in the Kowloon branch, went round with the Gendarmes looting the mid-level houses, especially in Robinson, Conduit and kay Roads. This, however, was just a private enterprise of a small gang of gendarmee, and when it was discovered they were all sent out of the Colony away beyond Canton. He went to Aigburth Hall and tried to dispossess people. He told them that all their furniture now belonged to the Japanese and boasted that after the war he was going to be given a big post in Japan and become a Japanese citizen.

Kennedy-skipton is working in the Investigation Branch of the Gendarmerie as an adviser with 50 Yen a month payment. He helped the Japanese to get information on tung oil. He stayed out of internment partly because of his family and partly because of his two concubines. (incorrect. Tung Wah Hospitals etc. J.F.P)

Selwyn-Clarke raised the point about medicines.

Stanley

people are now getting Vitamin B in their soup'unknown to the Japanese. Selwyn-Clarke is now running short of this. Selwyn- Clarke said that if it was more convenient to send medicines to Meeno he could get them into Hong Kong. Selwyn-Clarke instructed Dr. Fehily not to tell any single person about the condition of diphtheria in Sham Shuipo except the British Ambassador. He said that if this became known it would upset all his work and contacta with the Camp. The latest report was that there were 240 cases. Number of deaths unknown; but many had also died from dysentery.

Zindel has not been able to go to Sham Shui Po for months. 8108s and Selwyn-Clarke maintain that the Japanese are not inflicting cruelties intentionally; but Dr. Fehily says that a certain Dr. Saito is blocking everything very systematically. A man called Dda is also a snake. In fact a very bad crowd of Japanese are now running the Foreign Affairs and Civil Affairs. A Formerly Consul and now Head of Foreign Affairs Dept. He is an bstructionist and hates foreigners, although he has shown, "espirit de corps" in the onset of Consuls' wives. J.P.".

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