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to the Formosan and Japanese Governments, usually from the

Overseas and Foreign Affairs Departments, two of whom were P

Parliamentary Vice-Ministers.

(11) A number of Japanese Naval and Military officers

also paid short visits to Hongkong from Canton at frequent

intervals throughout the quarter. of those, whom we know to

have been here, the majority quite openly stated that they

were Military or Faval officers, but two more cases have come

to light of these individuals visiting the Colony and posing

as ordinary businessmen. One of these Military officers

frequently travelling between Hong kong and Canton, is the former

Captain OHIRA, who was stationed in HongKong from August, 1935,

to March, 1937, ostensibly studying English. He is now

Lieutenant-Colonel of Infantry, attached to the General Staff,

Canton, and during the current quarter has paid four visits

to HongKong usually of 10 days' duration.

Although he has

been kept under observation, nothing definites as to the

purpose of these visits has been found out, but he, himself, has

stated that it is for the purpose of making contact with the local

Japanese as a whole and looking after their interests generally.

It is known however, that he makes contact with Clonel HOISINO

the present "Language study" officer, stationed in Hongkong, and,

aea rule, the latter/accompanied OHIRA on his return trips to

Macau and Canton.

has

(111) ISINO is also ostensibly here for the purpose of

studying English, but observation tends to show that this is

merely a "blind". A good deal of his time is spent in travelling

between Macau, Canton, Formosa and Japan. He lives in

large house in Conduit Road and employs three Japanese males

who have been described as "personal attendants", "man-servants"

and #chauffeurs". ISINO has had three "attendants" employed

and living with him since the evacuation of Canton at the start

of hostilities. The original three were formerly employed as

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