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[Left page] Went into hospital on April 23rd with dysentry where I remained for 5 weeks

June 13th Tigers appeared

July 1st still in hospital, another bout of fever

[Right page] “This is My Life” by Agnes Hunt

9th July 1942 Left the hospital for new billet in the American block. Typhoon blowing

A special notice is posted in camp about the '$300,000 loan': every internee is to submit a list of requirements to the value of $75 to their block representative.

 

Dr. Nicol C. Macleod also posts a notice: notes on the prevention of dysentery.

Source:

MacNider Papers: 'Roll Call, Church 13', '$300,000 Dollar Loan', untitled

Prosecution of C.W. Younger notified

Janet Broadbridge left. More parcels arr

Mem. service for Col. Black & others who lost lives in Jap. attack on Stanley. (Martin)

News pretty good: Nagasaki bombed, 8 ships sunk. Aircraft carrier sunk by US s/m. Japs falling back in Burma 1,500 pris. captured by Indian troops.

German Army authorities in charge of German affairs due to defection of German troops. Towns in Italy & Germany bombed.

Marvin off the handle.