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26/4/44 - To HK for Pass today
2/5/44 - Gas Bill 20.30
3/5/44 - Mend aluminium pot 1.-
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12/5/44 - New Water meter to replace the one stolen 50.-
- May rent 10.-
17/5/44 - Sold 15¢ ((Catties)) Australian Flour to P.......((?)) @ ¥12-00 = ¥180-00
22/5/44 - Took delivery of 50 Catties from Mr Lim's Shop ((of rice))
- Haircut. Jim 80¢ Self 1-00 1.80
23rd - 2 Elec Bills 3-22 + 14-88 18.10
- 5 boxes matches
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30/5/44 - Gas bill 20.70
6/6/44 - James - Picnic. K. Kastmann called. 43 Cumberland Rd.
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13/6/44 - Sarah sold 6 yds cloth ¥575.- ((?))
14/6/44 - Soap 4.50
15/6/44 - Newspaper 5.50
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22/6/44 - Haircuts 2 / 1.80
22nd - Wwork's ((Waterworks)) - Fixing Meter + Fine 8.40
24/6/44 - Took delivery from Lim of 50 Catties Rice
Cartage 1.50
26/6/44 - Monthly Lottery 1.-
- Repair pot + bucket 5.-
- Fred sent by Cable on 15/5/44 ¥200 rec'd thru Y.S.B. K'loon
27/6/44 - Bea's B'day. Baked bread.....+ Muffins with oily bran 6 pces....Also Girlie baked B a 2-layer cake, syrup filling + pink icing.
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1st - 2 pces Soap 6.00
2/7/44- Baked bread 7lbs 4 oz. Gave 1lb to Lim 1/2 lb to May ((May Guest?)). Sold "Flowering Flowers" as prints to Kastman for ¥7.50
3/7/44 - 30 bars Soap @2.75 82.50 3 toothbrushes 6.-
30/6 - 2 Bars Soap 6.-
7/7/44 - Took own Shoes to Jok Kee. He wants ¥9.00 for ((?)) Heels + Girlie's shoes 3-00 ¥12.-
12/7/44 - Repair umbrella 3.00 Repair 2 buckets + Enamel Pail 2.-
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14/7/44 - Newspaper 7.50
18/7/44- Repair Shoes 12-00
22/7/44 - 2 haircuts 1.80
24/7/44 - Electricity 12-48 - 5.65 6.93 ((?))
- 5 Chicks 22.50
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31st - Baked bread.....Put in @ 5.20 PM too late, as Gas went slow + off @ 6.20 P. Baked again.....next day but no good. Girlie also made cake for Ma's b'day + cookies for Colledge.
1/8/44 - Actually sent 29 Aug. ((July?)). Sent Colledge 1 tin Tuna Fish 1 tin Amoy ((?)) Jam, 1 Coffee tin Cookies, + Bea's 1 tin Brown Sugar.
5/8/44 - 5¢ ((Catties)) Rice from Lim @ ¥8-00 p ¢
((As before, expenditure on Lim's rice is not recorded))
((Colledge refers to Bill and Phyllis Colledge, interned at Stanley))
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14/8/44 - Newspaper 9.-
- Lim gave 6 bots each Tomato + Pineapple
16/8/44 - Collected TT ((Telegraphic Transfer)) from Fred YSBk ((Yokohama Specie Bank)) ¥410
- Bot 18 Cakes 10.80
- Girlie started work with Dr. Lum
19/8/44 - Mr Lim gave ¥500.-
23/8/44 - 2 Haircuts + Massage 2.50
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31/8/44 - To bring up Water meter 70.-
((Their water meters have been stolen or damaged several times))
5/9/44 - Ferry HK + Back 30¢ 2lbs Cotton ((wool?)) 24.-
- Left Panama Hat with Cora to sell @ ¥250-00
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7/9 - Repair rear ((?)) of James' Bike 35.-
8/9 - Sold 83 ft Film, 2 lb. Hypo 1/4 lb Sod((ium)) Sulphite + tin Kodalk for ¥257.50 ((Photographic film and darkroom chemicals))
9/9 - Doc. paid Girlie ¥100 - for 1/2 month
11/9/44 - Drew 50 ¢ ((Catties)) Rice from Lim
16th - To HK with Bea Tiffin Fuji ((??))
- Drew Oil (1 bot) from Lim
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19/9/44 - Tire patch 2-00
20/9/44 - Gas bill 16.20
21/9/44 - G posted letter to Fred. Gave to Chu 2 letters to Fred.
23/9/44 - Pd Chu 3-75 to Clear El((ectricity)) + water ((bills))
25/9/44 - Cashed TT ¥400 from Fred.
26/9/44 - 14/16 ¢ ((Catties)) Toilet Paper 10-00
- a/c Amy de Sust y Lam
1/2 ¢ Peanuts 16-00 )
Cooked small fish 10.- ) 36.-
1 ¢ Slab Sugar 10.- )
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28/9/44 - 2 Small Moon Cakes 8.00
3/10/44 - Drew 50¢ ((Catties)) Rice from Lim
4/10/44 - To Amy deSust
3¢ Bananas 10.20
1¢ Slab Sugar 10.40
5/10/44 - 4 Moon cakes 11.20
6/10/44 - Senn Cheong ((?)) sold 2 of Amy's sheets ((?)) for ¥500. ¥250.00 to Griselda
- ((Total)) 143.20 5¢ ((Catties)) Slab Sugar for Amy ¥60-00 excluded
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7/10/44 - 20 Tins Mushroom Sauce 160.-
(10 tins for Amy) Our a/c 80.-
10/10/44 - Drew 1 bot Peanut Oil (15/16¢) ((Catties)) from Lim.
13/10/44 - 2¢ ((Catties)) Dried Small Fish for Gris.((elda)) + Amy ¥26.-
16/10/44 - Sold B. ((Bea)) 3 eggs @ 3-60 ea ¥10.80
17/10/44 - Bt ((?)) for by James for Guests' ((May Guest?)) - 1/8¢ ((Catties)) Ginger 1.-
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21/10/44 - 50¢ ((Catties)) Rice from Lim (11-00)
22/10/44 - Our Electric Wires Stolen again.
- Lim called - Can get Sticky Rice from Jeng
- 2 Haircuts 3-00
24/10/44 - Drew 6¢ ((Catties)) Lor-Mai from Lim
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28/10/44 - Rec'd TT ((Telegraphic Transfer)) ¥400 from Fred
31/10/44 - Paid Chiu for 10 pces Paris Soap 70.-
4/11/44 - Girlie gave ¥150-00 of her salary Order pair shoes with own leather ¥180-00 + crepe soles.
5/11/44 - Chan paid ¥1500-00 from ((?)) Gram ((Gramophone?)) - Gave receipt 1800
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7/11/44 - Soundbox Screw for Columbia ((Gramophone)) 5.-
- 1 Pce Paris Savon Soap 7.-
10/11/44 - Brot to Lim 3 Jerseys + 6 paqs Cigs. ((to be sold))
14/11/44 - Lamp 4.50
15/11/44 - Repair G's Slipper Heels 10.-
- 3 Rolls Toilet Paper 19.50
16/11/44 - 8 Rolls Toilet P. 52.00
- Mrs Lim sold 6 pkts Cigs ¥15-00
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18/11/44 - 5 Bowls + 1 Spoon 10-00
20/11/44 - Took 60¢ ((Catties)) Rice from Lim (@ 16.80)
22/11/44 - 2 H'cuts 3.-
- (Gave Gris.((elda)) ¥150-00 for Tinned Fish)
25/11/44 - Water Bill 7.60
16/11/44 - 2 Torch Batteries 16-00
29/11/44 - 10 tins fish 140-00
- Dover Stove 100-00 Transportation 8.00
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2/12/44 - 1¢ ((Cattie)) Oil from Lim (99.20) ((Not paid for))
- 24" Stove Pipe 20.-
4/12/44 - Jeng came with 5¢ ((Catties)) Peanuts worth @ ¥80-00 p. ¢ = ¥400.- ((Not paid for))
6/12/44 - Rec'd Fred's Remitt TT ((Telegraphic Transfer)) to Sarah of Oct. ¥200.- only rec'd today.
11/12/44 - Baked Biscuits for Bea with Dover Stove, using 5¢ Coal. Worked fast well also roasted 4 lots peanuts one lot peas + boiled stew, rice, 6 pots water for bath
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18/12/44 - Rent 10-00
- Race Tic. 5-00
- St. Teresa Poor 5-00
19/12/44 - Fix pot 7-00
- ((Shorthand is not decipherable))
20/12/44 - Took delivery from Lim 60¢ ((Catties)) Rice (¥24-50 p. ¢)
21/12/44 - Lamp Chimney 1.00
- Shoe Horn for Girlie 2-00
23/12/44 - Wong's Sister gave ¥50-00 to buy Sugar for Amy
- To HK with 1 tin Fish, 1 tin P'apple, 1 tin Cookies + 1 carton home made sweets for Colledge. Ferry to HK + back 1.-
- Girlie's salary for this month from Dr Lum ¥300. Gave me ¥200.-
24/12/44 - Bot for Amy 1 1/2 ¢ ((Catties)) Slab sugar 45-00
- 2 Haircuts 5-00
25/12/44 - Between Saturday 23rd + today (25th) Xmas. Lim gave me ¥570. - Had Lim + 4 kids to Tea, also Doc. Y.C. + Bea
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