((Admin: I've set the date for this entry to 17 Jun 1942, to match the other diaries' mentions of the nurses transfer.))
back a couple of days. Quite suddenly we were being told that 3 people were to be exchanged from Stanley – Ms Greaves, Ms K Stark ((probably Mrs Alys Greaves and Mrs Dorothy Kelvin-Stark, who were both VAD nurses)) & Mabel Redwood left in afternoon – Marion Lee ((Margaret Marianne Lee is listed as a Nursing Sister in the list of Stanley internees)), Mrs MacKenzie & Jester arrived. Much chattering, as this was the first time we had really had any body from Stanley or outside anywhere – into our place. We learnt that 10 had been exchanged from Theresa’s ((St Teresa's Hospital)) & the ones from there were all ill – some more than others - Miss Thompson has complete paralysis of left arm! We are all agitating to go over to Theresa’s to help but it is no good. They have an epidemic of Diphtheria in Shamshuipo