During the early days of internment, Keesre. Blumead, Pay and Korrison of the Police Force, and Randall of Chinese Maritime Custome, attempted to escape but were captured near Shaukisan. It is alleged that after arrest they were very badly treated and in addition, often taxen bound with chains to restaurants by high ranking Japanese Officers when entertaining, and there shown as exhibits," This information was gleaned from Chinese superintendenta whose knowledge of local events was usually quite reliable. Certainly, when the prisoners were driven through the camp in an open truck on their way to the gaol, they wore extremely emaciated and in a state of collapse. These men are still in Stanley daol and can be seen from a cortain part of the cany when they are working in the prison garden. Some months ago,
I intercepted a signalled message from andall to a certain person in camp and when delivering this was sworn to secrecy. 60ssages and food are, I believo, smuggled in at regular intervals, which is a splendid effort on the part of those taking the risk
Towards the end of July 1943, the Comissioner of Police, Mr. w. Scott, D.C.P., Inspector is Thant, Crown Sergeant Roberts, Mr. J.A. raser, Defence Gecurity officer, Messrs. Anderson of Gov't. Wireless, and Anderson Govermussat stores Zeeser, and many others were taken into custody by the Gendarmerie without warning. The Commissioner and Inspector @hant were released about four weeks later on oath not to divulge the nature of treatment received whilst in prison.
Karly in 1942, members of the Hasonic Order had been interrogated on several occasions but without results.
The civilian japanese authorities do not know who is in the hands of the Gendernevie and repeated requests by Hon. Mr. 2.0. Gimeon, Colonial Secretary, for news of prisoners have been in vain. There would appear to be
no co-operation between the civilian officials and the Gendarmeric who are a lew unto themBØJVOB,
Stanley camp is administered by Nagasawa ox-liong Kong b:siness man, who is chief Superintendent, and his assistant, Yamashita ex-barber Hong Kong Hotel. camp guard is comprised of Indians, most of whom were originally members of the Hong Kong Police Force. Their superintendent is an ex-constable interpreter, No. 16, who was formerly sttached to the Police Training spot. Thera ie reason to believe that he was actively assisting the Japanese with information before the outbreak of war.
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Although a certain few members of the Indian contingent were anti-ritish immediately after surrender, all the Indians with whom I a oke in the can, including men who had served under me, were definitely antagonistic towards the Japanese. They were very keen about "real newe", stating that the locally printed newspaper was "all lies.' All were compelled to enrol as active members of the Indian National Independence kovement in order to obtain ration cards, with the ever present threst of the Gendarmerie dealing with them should they show any reluctance in supporting this society.
They are forbidden
to speak to internees under severe penalties, but will generally break this order. I was informed by one that Queen kary Hospital and Repulse Bay Hotel were being used exclusively for convalescent Japanese troops.
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