1 Aug 1944, Harry Ching's wartime diary

Submitted by Admin on Wed, 07/02/2014 - 21:01

((Following text not dated:))

Relief no longer available for free enemy nationals. Alumni released Stanley recalled. Enemy nationals on relief like Guests called in to Ma Tau Chung Camp. Septic and dame ((probably Selwyn-Clarke's wife, Hilda)) there also. Fortunate we decided against.

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Selwyn-Clarke and Hilda were not sent to Ma Tau-wai until December 1944, so I think a later date for this entry is probable (although it DOES seem like it's written soon after the camp opened in mid-August, so it's also possible that Mr Ching had heard a false rumour that became true later).