Mum said – please yourself, (about Mabel volunteering to go to Military Hospital) but I know she was hurt that we should want to take steps from her. As it turned out they are trying to get 3 from Military Hosp. without exchange, but have names ready in case there has to be an exchange. Volunteers for Military Hosp haven't come forward in any numbers. Mum says Mabel can put her name down to go back if she wants to – tho I blush to think what Selwyn-Clarke will think about it. Mabel says, why don't I try to come back with her?. I would like to go with Mabel, but feel afraid lest I couldn't do all the jobs there. Mum would be happier if I went with Mabel than if she went alone.
Americans were to have gone tomorrow, but now postponed till Saturday.
Today some women (including Mrs G and Mrs Macklin) got an allotment from their husbands ((in Kowloon camps. Although these money allotments were very small, the wonderful part was that these ladies saw their husbands' handwriting sanctioning the allotment so knew they were still alive.))
News isn't good. Tobruk has surrendeed, it's said we have lost 25,000 prisoners there; also glum news of attack on a convoy in the Med.
We have heard guns these past few days, it was suggested that the Japs are re-enacting the capture of Hong Kong.