Diary pages from this date

Medical Dept (?) have started to send bread daily - one slice each with butter or jam ((this was in addition to our simple basic rations)).  Also porridge.

Finished reading 'Human Being' ((a birthday present a week before Jap attack)) and passed it to Jack Fancey as he had nothing to read.  ((Jack - about my age - had TB which had prevented him from going fighting with the others.  His mother (also in Tai Koon) told me he might as well have gone to war with his colleagues and risk being killed, as he was obviously going to die soon.))

We are due for Stanley within the next week.   Very cold.

Wrote to Mum. ((Still at Queen Mary Hospital, there were occasional opportunities of contact through some one in the Tai Koon Hotel getting permission to go to the hospital for some medical reason.))

Wedding – Dr Dean Abbott Smith / Catherine Purves – Q.M.Hospital (Mackenzie Dow)

Hongkong notes have been legal tender only up to $10 denomination. To-day permitted to use larger denominations as temporary measure. Shops accept at half value. 

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Sanitary Department truck appears with two Europeans. Their crew removed one great heap of garbage. With reduction of garbage, flies seemed fewer, but relief temporary. Neighbours continued dump in streets, and large heap forming at our front gate. 

Nothing doing today. Shared out Club Funds $15 per member. How much longer Marj darling. ($210 left)