THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6,
KOWLOON BAY INTERNEES THREATEN HUNGER STRIKE ABOARD LI HONG
Samshui
Removal Ashore Schu Follows Rumpus
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INE HUNDRED CHINESE SOLDIERS IN- TERNED IN THE STEAMER LI HONG IN KOWLOON BAY WERE REMOVED TO A BARBED-WIRE CONCENTRATION CAMP ADJACENT TO THE KOWLOON RIDING SCHOOL THIS MORNING.
From authoritative sources the "Telegraph" was informed this morning that the removal was hastened by the fact that several hundred of the internees threatened to go on hunger strike.
Several internees, in fact, are reported to have already refused to accept the food offered them aboard the ship.
Official circles are reticent re-j garding the affair.
The Commissioner of Police, Hon. Mr. T. II. King, denies that there, has been any serious trouble of any kind aboard the Li Hong.
"There was
It is understood that the kitchen and domestic arrangements aboard the Li Hong, which has been laid up near Stonecutters' for over 18 months, have proved inadequate for the task imposed upon thent.
The caterer has, as a consequence, had to prepare all meals ashore and hit of a rumpus then take them out to the internees
It is not known whether the in-
shortly after Ular Rien werd placed in a lunch. aboard the ship last week, bat there i has been un serious trouble, and none; whatever since the me were internees will be kept personintly at: formed that they were to be taken, the adiore," he said.
Kowloon City concentration camp. The Colonial Secretary fold The Colonia Sceretary, Hon. Mr.The Telegraph" this morning N. L. Smith, said: "I do not knee Government could give
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if there has been a funger strikke formation at present on this subject. that is rather a bit word. Certainly there has been no violence aboard.
"There was grumbling from the start of the men's incarceration, be- cause the cooking arvingements were i not suitable, but the men quietened) down when they were told they were going ahure.“
WAR OFFICE APPOINTMENTS
London, Dev. 5.
REPORTER ORDERED OFF SHIP The following appointments A "Telegraph" repriter who visit-aanotinced by the War Office.
ti te I Len in 3dor Hay a noon to-day was stumardy urdered
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Lieut-General W. K. Venning to the Quartermaster-General the S
D. Forces, Lieut-General W.
to "get off the ship before you get wrigg to be Director-General into trouble yourself."
Lieut- of the Territorial Army, The reporter telephoned that In-General It. H. Hamming, the General dian soldiers and British police were leer Commanding in Palestine, to closely uding cry db 6.0.C.-in-Chief of the Western soldiers were armed with Command. Major-General M. G. H. Barker to be G.O.C. in Palestine and with the rank of
drip. rities and bayonets.
A large number of Chinese in Trans-Jordan. ternces were still aboard, although Lieut-General, and Major-General their evacuation to the new concen-G. J. Gifford to be Military Secretary tration camp in Kowloon City had to the Secretary of War, with rank commenced 10 o'clock. at
of Lieut-General. The Chinese troops are being taken The appointments of Lieut-General across to the new barbed-wire camp Haining and Major-General Barker in batches in a junk which is Being are to date from August, 1030- lowed by a police launch.
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No Chinese Official May Refuge in H.K.
Chungking, Dec. 6.
No Government oficial, civil or military, may seek refuge in Shanghai or Hongkong, according to a circular order issued by the Chungking Provisional Headquarters of the President of Military Affairs Commission,
This order does not apply in the ease of an offlelal "who has special Instructions from their superiors or special duties to perform" In the above-mentioned cities,
Any official found guilty of violating the order will be severely punished-kruter,
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JAPANESE TROOPS LAST NIGHT OCCUPIED KONGMOON, IM-
PORTANT TREATY PORT 35 MILES North-West Of MACAO. Kongmoon, which in normal times has a population of 98,000, is the twenty-first treaty port to be occupied since the commencement of hostilities between China and Japan. It was proclaimed a treaty port in March, 1904.
BRITISH SHIPS CAN'T COMPETE
Japanese Discrimination In North China
According to reliable Chinese į sources, the occupation
was
completed last night after bitter MANY DIE IN JAPANESE forces
AIR RAIDS
fighting between the opposing
Weight of Japanese artillery, sup- ported heavily by the air arm, finally forced the evacuation of the West River city by the defenders,
Sunwul, famous home town of tens of thousands of overseas Chinese in every part of the world. is now threatened by the invading forces.
With the fall, rapid succession, LONDON, Dec. 5. of Kowkong and Kongmoon, the
Kwangtang
MR. A. C. MOREING asked in Changshan district has been pr the House of Commons tocally isolated from the rest of day what steps were being taken to remove pressure which had been exercised by the Japanese authorities in North China upon Chinese firms to compel the latter to ship goods in Japanese or German ships instead of British ships.
Mr. R. A. Butler replied that the position was that a ban eshted at Chefoo and other ports in Shantung an exports to South China of certain articles, not being the property of Thurd Power nationals.
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West River Centres Are Bombed
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"Central News" reports that only about 500 out of 100,000 civilians in Kowkong were able to escape when the town was occupied by the Japanese.
Several other towns on the West River were also raided.
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Mr. Chm Quan-fai, chairman of the densely-populated arcus were the Kowkong ~ Chamber of Com-reduced to ru.ns, burying many merce, who arrived in Hongkong people alive. yesterday, makes this statement.
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It liet measures for the refuge:: Japanta raiders bombed Sain- in Kowkong are being contemplated yeungchun, Lockpu and Yurbing. by the Kowkong Child in Hongkong above Suhing on the West River, but as all commun.cat
catlons with the where they released a total of 30 town have been severed, it will be missiles. difficult to carry out these measures.
Shapinghu, on the south bank of informant another According to from Kowkong, the Chinese force the West River opposite Kowkong,
!4 the was also bombed by Japanese bir- which withdrew in Kanshan, k north-west, have started a counter-craft which dropped four bimbs set- offensive
on the Japanesaging in the
ting fire to scores of houses. la sald to be of Taitung, midway between Kowltong and Kunshan.
The Japanese in Kowltong, in the meantime, are erecting defences in anticipation of Chinese counter- atlacits.
A report from Shekki reveals that, following the fall of Kowkong, ten-j sion in Chungshan district has been j Increased. Exodus of civilians to Mucho via Shekkl is again under why,
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Nine Japanese bembers raided Luchow In Kwangal, where they dumped more than 105 high explosives and incendiary missiles."
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