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Birth of Gerald Gwynne Ward.

 

Death of Isaac Chalmers, of sudden heart failure five days after a hernia operation.

 

Two extracts from letters bearing today's date, authors unknown:

Letter of May 43 received. All cheery here. Garden small yield, too lazy. Only beacon - reunion.

 

Received letters June 42, November December 43. Many thanks. Both well here. Thankful for abnormally cool summer weather. Christopher enjoying Sunday school.

Sources:

Birth: China Mail, September 15, 1945, 3

Death: Philip Cracknell, at http://battleforhongkong.blogspot.co.uk/

Letters: Hong Kong Fellowship Newsletter, April 1945, 6

Birth of Gerald Gwynne Ward to Reginald Gywnne Ward of the Chinese Maritime Customs and Elfrida Maria Ward (née Xavier).

 

Death of Isaac Chalmers, a master mariner in the Merchant Navy.

Sources: as in links

Squally, overcast all day.

4 cigs issued.

Palmer aged 70 died & buried today. ((Probably refers to I Chalmers.))

Mrs Brown to hosp. ((MW Brown?))

Russians doing fine, all other news either covered or absent.

11am meal extremely lousy, rice & beans, pm meal a little better. 2 fried sprats, 2 pot & 2 taro chips, fish sauce (described as doubtful) fish water & rice.

With Steve pm. Rained heavily all the evening so plenty got wet shirts getting home by 8pm.

According to Camp Bulletin letter & graph re camp conditions sent to Tokyo & the petition signed by 91% of the Camp sent to Jap Authorities in town. Nothing will come of either as usual.

Cigs & the few cents allocated to workers ceased & the supply of tea is exhausted. So it goes on, negative results & decrease of amenities such as they are.