ABSTRACT
Endless streams of wretched Coolies from Malaya are plodding their slippery way to the jungle road. Those who speak English frequently have sad words to say about the recruiting methods of Nipponese used to secure their services. A powerful factor seems to be starvation in Malaya since the rice ration is reduced from the normal 8 katis a week to 3. These poor wretches are dying up here in countless thousands. A number of Nipponese soldiers have also passed through recently, plodding resolutely through the mud in single file.1
