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He (Kotewall) had made a great mistake in misunder- standing the Japanese before the war and in being hoodwinked by Chungking and he had come to explain the whole situation to the Volunteers. They must understand that Japan did not declare war on China but on Britain; Japan was helping them all to get their freedom; He urged them not to believe Chiang Kai Shek; he stated Nanking was their capital and Wang Ching Wai, their president. Chiang Kai Shek had cheated them all and he asked all those who thought he was correct and who were willing to follow his lead to raise their hands.
CHAN states that he is ashamed to say the presence of the Japanese forced all the Chinese to raise their hands but the British were very brave and did not do so. After the parade, Sgt. Leonard (Eurasian) gave them hell for being so frightened.
On another occasion Sir Robert Ho Tung came to the camp but he did not speak to any one.
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M.K. Lo has not been to the camp.
GENERAL
It is now extremely difficult to find out what is going on in other parts of the camp which is divided by barbed wire into three sections. The occupants of one section are not allowed to meet or talk to those in other sections; the sports ground is allotted to each section for a separate period each day.
Officers of the rank of Captain and above are quartered elsewhere, but the subalterns live with the men. Lt.McLellan was with his Battery in their section and one of the battery Captains visited them every Tuesday.
All the Volunteers were in one section, but CHAN has no idea how the rest of the units are split up.
The main gate to the camp at the bottom of LAI CHI KOK Road (189593 HONG KONG & NEW TERRITORIES 1/20,000) is now closed and a new gate has been made at the end of CHEUNG SHA WAN Road (191595 HONG KONG & NEW TERRITORIES 1/20,000). This gate is guarded by one Japanese behind sandbags outside the gate, and two armed Indians in front of the sandbags. The entrance is made by a number of
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