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central distriot whore the large foreign (British) hotels and the more expensive shops are located was left in comparative peace. The hotels destroyed their stocks of wines to the extent of several hundreds of thousands of dollars and the roads outside wore flowing with alcholic liquor of every desa iption. this procuding, I understand was at the suggestion of one lone wise some... "here are few things onearth; except it be the sober German soldier, more ugly and dangerous than a drunken Japanese soldier. His boustliness knowa no bounds. Personally I think that the U.S.S.R. are perfectly justi- fied in giving the widest publicity to the terrible
The atroci ies committed and being committed in pset has proved that people afar need such publicity to waken them to the full realization of what might well bu their fate. However, and as Churchill says, it is not time for recriminations. And now to go on with my story - I should not have used that word because it is far from being a story. On the other side of liongkong island there is a beautiful bay known as Repulse Bay. Facing the bay
It stands the world-widely known Repulse Bay Hotel. caspares favourably with the best hotels of any plaeo. The ground 'loor was taken over by our military and our soldiers guarded its entrances. The guests, mahhhy women, were accomodated on the upper floors. Japanese arrived, our soldiers had no choice but to surrender. They were forced to knuel before the Japanese and sub t to interrogation. One of the questions asked by the Japanese was "don't you know that you should have evacuated your women?" I understand that those of our
those soldiers who did not make a suitable reply as well as
It seems that who refused to go on their knees were shot. the women in the hotel one of this woll-known to re personally were hed off each carrying a few of their personal belonings, slothing, i imazine ami, be it known to all, they stuck out their chins and burat forth into song as they marched away to God knows what inte. certainly be proud of our brave women of Hongkong above accounts are considered reliable and come from well- known Chinese who escaped in diszuise as recently as Jan 20. I never let an opportunity escape me of getting information about Hongkong and the different people who are reaching
I have had no Chungking give about the same accounts.
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definite news of Kitty and Peggy, of course, but am anxiously on the look-out for an escapee among our own nationals. Chinese of the lower classes are being permitted
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