News on noticeboard is that supplies will be parachuted into Stanley.
Pigs came in ration.
Last night Olive was told to see Mr R. R. Todd (of Colonial Secretary's Office) today. Olive senior to me in the HK Govt, but she was ill, so I went instead. They want her to work at camp CSO instead of at hospital. I may go instead if Olive isn't better soon.
2 letters from Charles.
Mum and I went to Fr Hessler's talk on 'The Pope's Contribution to World Peace'.
Crowd of admin. staff going into town today.
Made birthday present for Peggy.
Mrs M. Hassard died yesterday. Mum & I went to her funeral this evening (Rev. Martin took service).
Mr H. Overy died this morning.
Annie and Ronald Rennie now have a room to themselves. ((Since their wedding they had lived in a corner of the verandah of the Van Der Lely family's room in the Dutch Block: the corner had been made private by piled suitcases etc.)) I smoked a cigarette with her and Abie, then Rennie wnt on Police duty.