Diary pages from this date

"Ship Ahoy" ((for cast list see 2nd Dec))

Notes:

4/12/43 "Mrs Guest for 3¢ ((Catties)) Lard (none)"
6/12/43 "Gas Bill for Nov. 9.78"
"30 catties flour (ration) 27.-"
Was this the flour rations for Eurasians to which Harry Ching refers in his wartime diary?
10/12/43 "Blk Mkt Rice ((Black Market Rice)) 5¢ @ 11.90  5¢ @ 11.75    23.65"
Was Tom buying black market rice as Eurasians were not able to have both rice and flour rations?

Supporting information:

• List of translations and abbreviations
• List of foods

Overcast & cold.

Only 1 Pkt.Cigs.

More rumours current re repatriation. 

Jap paper prints report by Domei via Tokyo re raid on 1st Dec. Tells of their interceptors downing 7 of our bombers the remainder dumping their bombs into the sea & fleeing. Obviously printed for consumption in other parts of Jap Occupied countries.

Saw Steve after concert.

Pendle [?] & door-knocking. ((Possibly referring to Mr Pemble.))