Date. 8.12.41
District.
Time.
65.
Stanley.
66.
Water
Police.
67.
Police H. Q.
68.
Hong Kong & Kowloon.
14.00
69.
Emergency
Unit, Hong
Kong.
70.
Hung Hom.•
14.00
71.
Sham Shui
14.00
Po.
to 16.00
72.
Tsun Wan.
p.m.
73.
Kowloon City.
74.
Bay View.
14.00
14.00
15.00
16.00
8.
8.12.41,
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Station of the Hong Kong Electric, Government Stores Depot and Taikoo Docks. Pill boxes on the water front of the Government Stores and Hong Kong Electric buildings were found untenabite and alternative positions had to be taken up by the Rajputs when they relieved the Middlesex. Japanese planes bombed forts at Stanley and Chung Hom Kok.
An Aldis lamp was installed at Tsim Sha Tsui for sig- nalling with the Harbour Office in case telephonic communication broke down.
Assistant Superintendent of Police, New Territories, reported safe arrival of New Territories North Police at Police Headquarters. They were sent to various stations and dispersal points. Mr. Wilson, Assistant Superintendent of Police, New Territories, from then onwards assisted Mr. Thompson, Superintendent of Polic in general charge of Hong Kong divisions,
Under Special Branch supervision divisional Police completed round up of about 22 Japanese males. They were assembled at Tsim Sha Tsui for Kowloon and the Gaol Clearing Station for Hong Kong and finally all transferred to Stanley Internment Camp.
Squads sent out to control crowds at rice shops in Hollywood Road, Des Voeux Road, Bonham Strand East and Queen's Road Central.
Air Raid on Kowloon Docks took place with slight damage and few casualties.
Further air raids on Sham Shui Po Camp, with no casualties, most of bombs falling into the sea.
Officer in charge destroyed 6000 gallons of kerosine at San Uk Ling. Senior Superintendent of Police Kowloon had previously consulted Col. Newhman, General deurity Officer I, who stated that special arrangements were in hand by the Military Authorities themselves to des- troy gasoline supplies at the Texas Oil Company, if and when necessary and that no Police action was re- quired.
Second air raid on Kowloon City occurred with some casualties.
Police evacuated to the Red Swastika Building, Dragon Terrace, under orders from the No.2 Sub Area Comman- der. (This move had been decided prior to the war to take place if hostilities broke out as the station was too near the A.P.C. tanks.)
Completion of evacuation of Tai O and Cheung Chau and arrival of personnel at Tsim Sha Tsui reported to Assistant Superintendent of Police Kowloon.
Police Sergeant A.32 Dowman went to Customs Pass to locate Police liaison party who had not reported to Military Authorities. About an hour later the Police car was crashed into by a lorry. The latter went over the side of the hill and passengers were only ex- tracted with difficulty. (Two killed). The Police liaison party was later found.
Night. Station posts were manned as follows:- One Lewis gun
and crew on first floor front verandah and two Thomp- son guns and crew on second floor rear verandah. Roof watchers posted at Royal Naval Institute and Imperial Tobacco Company building.
21.15
Called to Shaukiwan to deal with looters from Taikoo Docks or other ships' gangs. Two shops near Sai Wan
75.
Tai O and
19.30
Cheung
Chau.
76.
Kowloon City.
19.30
77.
Eastern.
78.
Emergency Unit, Hong Kong.
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