Diary pages from this date

Mum received $15 from the Relief Committee on account of herself and Mabel, principally to buy sugar.

Rumour that the troops from Shamshuipo are coming into the Prison; that the Germans on the Stalingrad front are in a chaotic state; that British (or Allies) have got into Caucausus via Iran.  

We did garden over in morning – Dorothy, her Martin nephew ((either John or Peter)) and I.  Then washed clothes and hair ((no shampoo or hot water, a sliver of Welfare poor soap)).

To Benediction in grotto in evening.  Finished writing Chapter 6.

The Japanese are sending a second 'draft' of POWs from Shamshuipo to work in Japan:

At four in the morning of 25 September, with the weather still warm and humid, the draftees hastily swallowed a rushed breakfast of rice and fish, and were issued with two small sugarloaves as emergency rations. Then they made their way to the Jubilee parade ground of Sham Shui Po camp for assembly.

After a long wait, about 1,865 men are marched to Bamboo Pier, sprayed with disinfectation and ferried out to the Lisbon Maru, a 'rusty old freighter' moored off Stonecutter's Island.

Source:

Tony Banham, The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru, 2010, Kindle Location 858-870

Bread issued in p.m.

Allies fighting in Caucasus. Guam attacked by U.S. All seems to be coming our way gradually.

Japs fortifying and preparing HK for attack.