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I received $15 from A. J. C. Taylor ((prewar HK Treasury, this must have been a Govt. handout)). So did Olive - a great help for canteen.

Death of John Webster McNaught in the French Hospital.

Greg Leck gives his age as 83, Tony Banham as 80 and the Red Cross as 84. The last of these states that ''Mr. McNaught apparently  died of old age' and tells us that his possessions included Masonic Lodge papers and a pocket book of engineering formulae.. He was probably one of the aged or sick internees moved from Stanley in February.

Sources:

Greg Leck, Captives of Empire, 2006

http://www.hongkongwardiary.com/searchgarrison/nonuniformedcivilians.html

It was a hot night. The fans stopped working in the dining room while we were eating and we just about passed out.

Many planes flew over us, 61 in all, Lorenz said, also claims they dropped bombs near Singapore. We are anchored 30 miles out. Don’t know whose planes they were.

Still plenty of rain knocking about.

The rebilletting is still in a mess.

(Lybian & Russian situations OK. We are using a new improved anti-tank weapon?)