Fine.
Swim.
$14.
No news. Will the Russians pack in?
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Russians to demand passage of fleet from Black Sea?
Fine.
No authentic Allied news although all seems to be in our favour.
Sugar 5/- per lb. Soap 6/- per bar. Condensed milk £1.0.0. per tin.
No news.
Four people’s estimation of duration of internment: 2yrs, 6 to 12mths, 2mths & one who is certain of repatriation. ((They would remain interned for another three years.))
1lb sugar, ½ bar of washing soap & 3 small boxes of inferior matches cost me the equivalent of 8/6d. today.
Swim A.M.
Jap paper full of Axis victories etc.
Solomon Isles in our favour & India has signed a pact with Britain in conjunction with America re her independence after the war?
Miss Ellis, Jew, V.A.D. buried tonight.
Wind backed to NE brought clouds.
No news.
Chinese believe that we shall soon be released.
Makings of a typhoon knocking about.
Heavy rain.
Churchill returned home from Moscow.
Base in Solomons that was being prepared as a jumping off place by the Jap for an invasion of Australia captured?
Drizzly & cloudy.
Jap paper reports failure of Allied landings at Dieppe.
Lovely day.
Swim P.M.
Nice day.
Swim P.M.
Concert 7.30 to 9.30 PM.
Some good news arrived.
Aired my clothing.
Rommell pushed back 30ml. Russia OK. Stalin satisfied with talks. All Sol. Isles in our hands. Japs lost 41 ships. We lost “Eagle” & “Manchester” in Med.
Swim a.m.
Good news about.
Tramlines being taken up & other iron being collected by Japs?
Rice being removed from godowns by lighter. ((Possibly the south and north godowns near Stanley Camp))
Russians advancing on all fronts. Rommell sent to France, Solomons in hands of U.S.?
Special Roll Call being made by Japs.
No news.
European news very good.
Battle going on 70 mls away.
No news.
Shifted to Er ((?)) boy’s room.
Swim.
Curfew orders re-inforced.
Swim P.M.
Chinese advancing through Wai-Chow. Germans unable to advance against Russians. 2nd Solomon Battle much in our favour.
Repatriation routine progressing?
News OK in general.
Concert P.M.
Reichtag having trouble re where-abouts of Hitler. Germans falling back in places on Russian Front.
Repatriation in the air.
Much cooler.
No news of importance. High wind, rain.