tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811556140606524073.post7859280195450351740..comments2024-03-24T01:57:23.238+08:00Comments on 漁人碼頭的戰爭 - The Battle of Fisherman's Wharf: 1945Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811556140606524073.post-26486113891226767372010-01-25T09:13:50.765+08:002010-01-25T09:13:50.765+08:00I have read Mr Koh's account on the air raid a...I have read Mr Koh's account on the air raid again. It was Taipei not Hsin-chu that was bombed. With some more digging, the story is now posted.EyeDochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00406602265159523372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811556140606524073.post-58969232810725280932010-01-24T14:12:00.283+08:002010-01-24T14:12:00.283+08:00"南機場 later became a settlement for the KMT ai..."南機場 later became a settlement for the KMT air force personnel." And there are still barracks / a compound in the middle of the park. Most people walk by it without giving it a second thought.Patrick Cowsillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12904899672214340947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811556140606524073.post-65294746612522808122010-01-24T11:29:13.582+08:002010-01-24T11:29:13.582+08:00Yes, the 南機場, a tiny military airbase during the c...Yes, the 南機場, a tiny military airbase during the colonial time. The main target was 松山機場, though. 南機場 later became a settlement for the KMT air force personnel. The weather station group in Danshui was relocated here after their dormitory in 淡水公會堂 burned down (in the 50s).EyeDochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00406602265159523372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811556140606524073.post-32099118116097539052010-01-24T10:11:24.731+08:002010-01-24T10:11:24.731+08:00An old-timer in Wanhua told me that Youth Park use...An old-timer in Wanhua told me that Youth Park used to be an airport during colonial times: "The Taipei Airport was/is Song-shan (Matsuyama in Japanese) airport."Patrick Cowsillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12904899672214340947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811556140606524073.post-34288593901386153982010-01-24T10:08:09.835+08:002010-01-24T10:08:09.835+08:00"Very nice, Patrick. But they were not combat..."Very nice, Patrick. But they were not combatants. I thought you had evidence showing that the Taiwanese actually participated in the sacking of Nanking." Of course not. I have no evidence of them doing anything but logistics. The celebrations for the fall of Nanking were probably organized by the Japanese. Then they were witnessed by the British consul. <br /><br />BTW, Jarmon is just the editor of Taiwan: Political and Economic Reports - 1861-1960, Volume 7: 1924-1941. It is ten volumes of the letters written by the British consul in Danshui back to England. In fact, it's close to 10,000 pages of spying on Taiwan from Danshui, I'd say a must for anyone concerned about the history of Taiwan (and Danshui). <br /><br />I wonder if any of these early recruits to China are still alive. They have a fascinating story to tell; this is also a story that isn't written down.Patrick Cowsillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12904899672214340947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811556140606524073.post-51846620672426714962010-01-24T09:10:59.664+08:002010-01-24T09:10:59.664+08:00Very nice, Patrick. But they were not combatants. ...Very nice, Patrick. But they were not combatants. I thought you had evidence showing that the Taiwanese actually participated in the sacking of Nanking. The Japanese army divisions responsible are well-known, none from Taiwan.<br /><br />I am not sure the point of Jarmon's account on celebrating the fall of Nanking. The Taiwanese, colonial subjects at that time, had no say in which occasions to celebrate (even that for the Chinese New Year was banned). I have seen old newspapers with headlines declaring Japanese victories here and there, complete with photos. That would have been what the Taiwanese knew and also the other side of the story (vs, e.g., Archer's version).<br /><br />And "...on February 23, 1938, Chinese bombers appeared in Taiwan's skies, nailing both the Taipei Airport and Shinchiku Oil Fields..."<br /><br />David Koh, a friend of ours, witnessed the attack on Hsin-chu (Shinchiku). The Taipei Airport was/is Song-shan (Matsuyama in Japanese) airport.EyeDochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00406602265159523372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811556140606524073.post-60437183164767013322010-01-24T04:19:15.791+08:002010-01-24T04:19:15.791+08:00More dates:
1. Consul Archer reckons by the end o...More dates:<br /><br />1. Consul Archer reckons by the end of September 1937, 1,000 Taiwanese are in China, though their service has caused "some disquiet among the Formosans" (Jarmon, 533).<br />2. April 26th, 1938, 1000 Taiwanese farmers comprising the Patriotic Agricultural Corps" sent to Shanghai. Number of volunteers greatly outnumbers the final total taken (Jarmon, 599).Patrick Cowsillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12904899672214340947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811556140606524073.post-32820328172714740002010-01-24T04:02:28.642+08:002010-01-24T04:02:28.642+08:00Jarmon, Robert. Taiwan: Political and Economic Rep...Jarmon, Robert. Taiwan: Political and Economic Reports - 1861-1960, Volume 7: 1924-1941, page 512: In January, 1938 "monster celebrations were organized to [celebrate] the fall of Nanking, in which all classes loyally participated" (British consul at Danshui). On p. 510, I think, the consul described how either 500 or 1,000 (the book is not in my hand) Taiwanese volunteers were in Nanking as farming recruits. <br /><br />Important dates:<br />1. September 12, 1937 (five days after the Marco Polo Bridge Incident) the first steamer of Japanese recruits from Taiwan leaves for China via Keelung.<br />2. September 28, 1937, British consul Archer makes the following admission: "Formosans are not yet liable to military service, but a number have been called up to serve in labor corps, and have been sent away to the front (Jarmon, 533). Archer stresses the impetus for volunteering was financial. In addition to rations, recruits received 1.20 yen a day.<br />3. Late December, 1937, a Tainan-based regiment of Taiwanese recruits returns from China through Kaohsiung (Jarmon, p. 563)<br /><br />Around the same time as the "monster celebrations", 200 prominent Taiwanese businessmen gathered to pass a resolution supporting the provisional Japanese government in northern China. Interestingly, on February 23, 1938, Chinese bombers appeared in Taiwan's skies, nailing both the Taipei Airport and Shinchiku Oil Fields without fielding as much as a scratch. Damage to the country's infrastructure was minimal. Damage to Japan's prestige among the local population was great.Patrick Cowsillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12904899672214340947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811556140606524073.post-59067683715410261142010-01-24T02:56:18.624+08:002010-01-24T02:56:18.624+08:00She did not miss it. There wasn't any.
I'...She did not miss it. There wasn't any. <br /><br />I'd like to see you source(s) of Taiwanese soldiers at Nanking.EyeDochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00406602265159523372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811556140606524073.post-16317957290896014512010-01-24T02:33:24.172+08:002010-01-24T02:33:24.172+08:00Actually, I was curious about why Iris Chang, who&...Actually, I was curious about why Iris Chang, who's parents came to the US via Taiwan, did not point out that Taiwanese soldiers were also at Nanking in "The Rape of Nanking". I wonder how she missed this.Patrick Cowsillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12904899672214340947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811556140606524073.post-35502900277568801162010-01-24T02:30:27.662+08:002010-01-24T02:30:27.662+08:00"I remembered well, the day when the first Ta..."I remembered well, the day when the first Taiwanese was drafted to serve the emperor’s army, my Japanese elementary school teacher explained to us that emperor had finally granted the honor for Taiwanese to serve the country." Taiwanese people served on a voluntary basis in the Japanese Army dating back to 1932 (at this time it was strictly logistics). They also served at Nanking in 1937-38, when the massacre was taking place. As far as I know, they were working in agricultural works. The fall of Nanking was celebrated in Taiwan with, as the British consul in Danshui pointed out, "monster celebrations".Patrick Cowsillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12904899672214340947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811556140606524073.post-77977475507500875592010-01-19T04:33:58.206+08:002010-01-19T04:33:58.206+08:00Let me give it a try:
Perhaps the elementary sch...Let me give it a try: <br /><br />Perhaps the elementary school students were already regarded as (future) citizens, the three duties were therefore inseparable as one. Older people were still colonial subjects whose loyalty to the emperor, the pre-requisite to serving in the military, therefore must be demonstrated. Voluntary enlistment fit the bill quite well and participation in the kominka reform also worked. Once in the military, they then became full citizens.<br /><br />The backdrop was still the Japanese military was running low on manpower by 1942. And the recruitment of the Taiwanese turned out to be a huge success thanks to the pro-Japan educational system.EyeDochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00406602265159523372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811556140606524073.post-62412820278129548492010-01-19T02:59:45.349+08:002010-01-19T02:59:45.349+08:00The compulsory education, military service, and pa...The compulsory education, military service, and paying taxes are commonly known the citizen’s three duties though they may differ from country to country and time to time. <br />I remembered well, the day when the first Taiwanese was drafted to serve the emperor’s army, my Japanese elementary school teacher explained to us that emperor had finally granted the honor for Taiwanese to serve the country. He added that contrary to the common belief that serving the country was a duty, indeed it was a right that only available for those proud citizens of an independent country. <br />I was confused then and am still confused today.<br />ChoSanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com