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and the second to the Chinoge, st be of affairs which vaS natural to those who did not think about the Chineso. Dut the years she has spent in CFO hive Blown her that the Chinese
re now thinking about the Chinese, their position in the world and their rol tionslin witi. other people.
This fooling Vis more marked now that the Juanese had been defeated, and the
orld would have to take notice of it.
(vi) Another teacher t th 10 colle e , or dunte of LIV 001 University, is greatly concerned t the rise in the cost of ront. If no motion is t ken on t is rtter,
she soy or if landlords can do what they like, there is no hope for tho, idle olsses of which she is a men:ber. They will be crushed. During the occup tion the Japanese did not rise the rents and hors vs 25 yen a month. The landlord is now talking about 75 dollars a month, which is exnetly half her salary.
(vii) On October 19th, a Chinese-langw. (6 novap der in the Colony printed a short item which was a veiled criticism of the behaviour of the British milit ry in ONG LONG. after sunset- srid the item, not many people walk long fron CD Rond to MMCHDI. If a single women walks along there, she is often laughed at by unknown people". The road in question goes by
11 the barracks, and the implication is that the soldiers calling out et posing formler : re a nuisance. It is the Chinese fashion not to say pl: inly t is met.
(viii) well-informed Chinese opinion his bon expressed on the subject of ex-employees (Chinese) of British. firms in the Colony. These people, sone of onld been cployed for 20 or 30 yours, received yment for the riret 9 months only of the Jp nese occupation. They lefused to sork for the Japenose and wole eccordingly obliged to spind 11 their savin's and sell all their belongings This compared unfavour. bly uit. employees of tile the mor loans, tho, it is acid, paid their onployees during the whole period of occuption. If the British Government were now to be muncrow in its treticat of Clinose suffuZURS from the Jopuluso ocupation, such generosity would not be forgott.n. The solution to the problem wis to set up a Borrd to enquiro thoroughly into every case of 1....... hardship rumlting from the Occupation
nd to recoup faithful servants of British firns who
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d suffered.
(ix) 1. Chinego "russ item on October 20th remarked that the Jononese Tumoved 11 English sine from the Colony soon after their arrival. The Eli.1 levo boon hero soverri vocks and yet Jap nese signs can be seen even in the centre of HONG KONG city. (It is noted that the same point are boon nade in the inglish-langu go press). It is suggested tint the ronov 1 of these pigs would havn reellent psychological and political offect.
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EXAMINATION ID APORIFION OF -J PES VER ELS
A party ap ointed by the Chinese Military Delegation, led by Cept in LIN, C.., and Locom nied by a British I vel observer and assistant, s been actively engaged in inspecting and collecting ex-J. ponese vessels left behind by the Japanese in HONG KONG waters. Approval for the British officer to accompany
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