Dr. Clinton Nevius Laird or better known as Clinton N. Laird was Professor of Chemistry and Vice Provost at Lingnan University in Canton (Guangzhou). He had a long tenure at Lingnan from 1905 to 1942.
In December 1941, Clinton N. Laird and his wife, Mary were present in Hong Kong during the Japanese invasion. They were interned at Stanley Camp and later repatriated to the United States in 1942.
Upon his return to the U. S., he wrote and participated in talks about conditions and food supplies in Stanley Camp. "Food Supplies in a Japanese Internment Camp" by Clinton N. Laird :https://doko.tips/article/food-supplies-in-a-japanese-internment-camp-2t6nil5cv4o0 (a better pdf copy is not available)
In 1945, Laird accepted a temporary appointment in the department of chemistry at Robert College, Istanbul. Turkey
He died in 1959.
Source
1. https://www.chinafamilies.net/internees/8669-laird-clinton-n/
2. The Shanghai Evening Post and Mercury