1941-03-29 — Page 7

Second Section

Hongkong Telegraph.

Magazine Features

SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1941.

Internees enjoying a basket-ball game. There are over forty teams.

Helping men to help thùmselves—Interneos åt stretcher drill in connection with first aid work which may be of use in the future,

INTERNED

CHINESE SOLDIERS

These pictures are the first ever to be published of the Chinese soldiers who have been interned in Hongkong for the past two years. They were taken by the "Telegraph's" Staff Photographer, through the courtesy of the Direc- tor of Medical Services, at the Argyle Street Camp, the general management of which has for: several months past been in the hands of the Medical Department.

There are at the present time slightly more than 700 men at the Camp. They form part of the Chinese forces which crossed into the New Territories and lay down their arms at the end of November 1938, when the Japanese made their first incursion into Chinese territory immediately bordering on Hongkong.

The initial restlessness of the internees, and the occasional incidents that developed, posed' quite a problem for the Hongkong authorities. It is a point to the credit of those who are in direct charge of the Camp, however, that the atmosphere has now undergone a complete change. This has resulted largely from a policy which seeks to place the utmost reliance con-

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A game of chess in a quiet corner of the grounds.

Making straw bottle-covers, which are purchased in quantity by local industries.

Many of the men were farmers before they became soldiers. Here they are putting their knowledge to good use,

The dispensary at the Camp, operated by the internees themselves under the supervision of the Hongkong

Government Medical Department.