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Olive to hospital with dysentery.

So for a few days Mabel and I had the room to ourselves  ((Mrs K had by now moved out as she and her husband had got a billet together)).  One night we had gramophone (always on loan around the camp by its generous owners); Fortescues came in for recital, and we had a candle.  Adrian looked so nice by candle-light.  ((The Fortescues lived in the kitchen next to our room, basin and draining board having been removed, even then it was tiny for 2 adults and a small child, but they valued their privacy more than space.))

Issue of 12 “R.L.” cigarettes 80 sen. ((Royal Leaf cigarettes, see 26th for details.)) 

Cloudy, muggy. NE wind.

Cookhouse construction.

Workers oil & sugar issued. ½ lb W.T. residue Y6 (7/-) & 12 cigs issued.

Paper tries its best to make Taiwan & Phillipine Battles o’erwhelming wins for them, but they cannot help but indicate the true trend of events. The Yanks may be having a rough time but they are winning. Euro news very scanty.

With Steve pm.

Mary gave me Y20.

Air-raid alarm 9.15pm. Planes around but nothing dropped, reconnaissance perhaps.