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The Temporary Committee elects a four member canteen sub-committee, and a canteen is opened within the week. It's a small shop with high prices located at Japanese Headquarters and run by the Chinese superintendent, Mr. Cheng Kwokleung. The internees suspect Mr. Cheng of being interested only in makiing money, so they propose to the Japanese the formation of a proper canteen

Phyllis Harrop gets up at 7 a.m., boards a boat for Macao at the Wing Lok wharf and sets sail at about 8.45 a.m.  At  2 p.m. a Japanese motor patrol vessel appears, but doesn't board them.  She arrives safely and, after various meetings, including one with the Governor , Gabriel Mauricio Teixeira, she returns to her hotel, The Riviera, to have her first bath since December 7. She ends the day having dinner at the British Consulate.

Sources:

Canteen: Geoffrey Emerson, Hong Kong Internment, 1973, 109-110

Harrop: Phyllis Harrop, Hong Kong Incident, 1944, 133-140

Well I'm nearly all packed up and go into "jug" tomorrow - Glover comes with me of course. I really think it is wisest. There is rather a shindy out there - everyone has gone "bolshy" - they are all agin the Govt. So it may be difficult to do anything there. But I'll try and do my stuff. We both hope to get in with Greaves and the hospital staff. But we can just see how things are when we get there. I won't try and write much today but this is my last scrap from the B.I.. My new address will probably be the Leprosarium at Stanley!

Cheero Darling - how I wish I knew where you are and how you are. I got a p.c. today and sent it to Dacca for I feel sure you must have left Singapore.      All my love always       Billie

Commenced organized working parties today. Got bread for two days and it is as much as we had for one day yesterday. Cards left the camp. Outside news very good if true.