1 Jun 1942, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp

Submitted by brian edgar on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 19:43

Early in the morning Chinese and Indian policemen, with Japanese supervisors, search the hill behind the Camp. George Wright-Nooth is told that one of the Indian policemen was mauled by a tiger at about 2 a.m.

 

Two Salesians, Father Haughey and Brother Bernard Tohill, are allowed to leave camp.

Sources:

Tiger: George Wright-Nooth, Prisoner of the Turnip Heads, 1994, 97

Salesians: Maryknoll Diary, June 1

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