▁the ▁pe op les ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁he ▁wrote ▁the ▁book ▁" Gen et ics ▁and ▁the ▁C lin ician ", ▁published ▁in ▁Br istol , ▁England . ▁R ide ▁was ▁commission ed ▁in ▁the ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Vol unte er ▁Def ence ▁Corps ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁justice ▁of ▁the ▁peace . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁keen ▁ro wer ▁and ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Cr icket ▁Club . ▁R ide ▁became ▁an ▁elder ▁in ▁the ▁Union ▁Church . ▁Poss ess ing ▁the ▁voice ▁of ▁a ▁bar it one , ▁he ▁helped ▁to ▁found ▁the ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Sing ers ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁ ▁W W II ▁and ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁R ide ▁sent ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁children ▁to ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁in ▁anticip ation ▁of ▁a ▁Japanese ▁invasion ▁into ▁the ▁British ▁col ony . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁R ide ▁commanded ▁the ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Field ▁Am bul ance . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁P OW ▁and ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁prison ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁Japanese ▁at ▁the ▁Sh am ▁Sh ui ▁Po ▁Bar ra cks ▁after ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁capit ulated ▁on ▁Christmas ▁Day , ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁On ▁ 9 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁guer illa ▁forces , ▁he ▁managed ▁to ▁escape ▁to ▁un occup ied ▁Ch ung king , ▁a ▁fe at ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁O . ▁B