CO129-590-24 Situation in Hong Kong 25-4-1905 - 25-4-1905 — Page 59

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FAR EAST RADIO

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Ho Kong in Cantonese at 1910 Tokyo time on 31.50 metres:

The Cantonese song written by the South China Club was given before the news. "We are going through a difficult period pawning our clothes for food and yet our stomachs are still only half-full. When our clothes have been used up we had better find ourselves holes to hid in - (meaning death). We try to find jobs, but in vain. We are sure to die one way or another, so why not sleep it out? Why should we get up early and go to sleep early? Even if the sky falls we will use it as our cover."

The Japanese Emperor hopes that the people of Hong Kong will

become