Eric MacNider's wartime diary: View pages

Very hot

12 people left camp (Mrs. Compton, Mrs. Jefford, Mr. ????? ((unclear, looks like Gunn” ?)),  Mrs. T. Bolt)

Issue of 19 Pirates, 19 Royal Leaf at $1.52

ZBW concert {Wynne-Jones, Talbot, A.T. Lay, A. Hirst, J. Graham-Burrow, T.V.N. Fortescue + others}

(Rose) / Brown

Am. baggage searched + sent on lorries.

Star Ferry arr. at Stanley to take Americans.

Not allowed to W. of Prison

Asama Maru sailed 6 P.M.

To Mr. and Mrs. R.A.J. Simpson, a son.

Police move to Am. Block

Move changed to Bl. 12+17 Indian quarters

233 $75 parcels arrived for Br. Community

????? ?????? ?????? ((Unclear, possibly “Bungalow murder attempt”)) (Clark/Rennie)

Silver wedding – Dr. G.W. Pope & Sarah Isabel Leland (At parish ch. St. Annes-on-Sea)

Issue of 4 pkts. Royal leaf $1.20

SS. Hall Dance cancelled 

(Wittenbach) / Short

Meeting to form club for children 6 to 11 years

Death of Oriana Elizabeth, 15 weeks’ old d. of Mr. + Mrs. John Barrow

Strong gale early A.M.

No. 5 signal up.

Junior school holiday activities commenced - a.m. P.T., handiwork, swimming.

p.m. country dancing, Club

(Mackenzie Dow – “Humble”) / Martin

Int’l  Welfare Ctte now principally engaged in distributing supplies sent into camp by Informal Welfare Group in H.K.

Main hall P.O.C. made Central Rec. Room – main ent. Bl. A4 for residents and friends only.

Chinese, br. to Stanley Prison, innoculated then sent to jetty – junks- Mirs Bay

Internees asked to clean own rice for p.m. meal

Rain all day

Rain

Collected $75 parcel

Death of Anton Munze (58)

Wedding – Joseph Donald Twidale and Beatrice Rose Cullen.

Letters for S’hai + Red Cross forms for Europe, etc., to be handed in.

1 tin corned beef (12.oz.) for 3 for 2 meals.

Issue of Royal leaf cigarettes 4 pkts. For $1.20

1 tin corned beef (12.oz.) for 3 for 2 meals.

(Brown)/ T. Mullholland

Swimming ???? ((unclear))  began at 3. pm