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1. FOOD.
Two meals a day are given to Prisoners-of-War, a bowl of congee at each meal per person mixed with yellow peas or beans.
In March the Volunteers appealed to a Newspaperman and Mr.Ogura (?) for bread in lieu of congee. He replied,
when your "You must be satisfied with what you have got; British supply our Japanese internees with rice, we will supply bread to you".
The food was reduced to 2 bowls of congee after the escape of a number of officers.
Parcels still continue to come into the camp, CHAN'S wife had sent him 12 and he had received but one.
but
2.
HEALTH.
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Swimming off the sea front was permitted for a time but was stopped after the escape of some soldiers by sampan. We were allowed one shower bath per week on Mondays, excepting when we had been on a working party when we were allowed to wash on our return.
Gnr. JOW BOWEN, 3rd Battery, H.K.V.D.C., died in
camp.
When asked about the gardens referred to by Egle in his report, CHAN states they were made to dig vegetable gardens for the Japanese in the camp, but had had no vegetables themselves up to the time he left.
3.
MORALE.
Many of the Chinese Volunteers would willingly get out if they could and fight again. Hatred of the Japanese is intense and grows daily.
4.
PROPAGANDA.
Every Wednesday at noon a Shanghai Chinese named CHING WENG CHEONG and a Japanese hold a compulsory class
for
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