R. E. Jones Wartime diary: View pages

Lovely day.

Cookhouse, beef.

((G.))

5 pkts cigs issued.

((G.))

Walk with Bonnie & Steve.

Drafting out my 200 word letter.

((G.))

Quiet day reading & sunbathing on the roof.

Beach opened by Hatori.

Walk with Steve pm.

Fell asleep on roof this afternoon & got rather more burnt that I intended.

Fine but cloudy. Went for swim AM. Bonnie couldn’t go because of blisters from yesterday’s sunburn.

((G))

Ruhr bombed, Tunis captured, 165,000 Japs cracked up in Burma. Chilian & US repatriation report in paper leads us to much conjecture.

St Georges Day & a lovely day too.

Swam pm

((G))

Walk with Steve pm.

St George’s Concert held in St Stephen’s Hall and very good too according to report. [Orthodox Church early May?]

Fine day.

Cookhouse. Fish.

((G))

Boxing pm. Very good too. Saw Steve after.

Dutch notified that allowance has been stopped by Tokyo.

Rumour that 6 ships on way for our repatriation.

Hosp people (18) to come in & occupy “D” bungalow. ((These were people coming in to camp from St. Pauls / "The French Hospital". See 7th May for details.))

Japs lost 13 from 21 planes over Canton.

Fine. New Moon.

((G))

Watched softball with Steve pm.

Brown harm [?] shop.

Fine.

People from French Hosp arrived 2 PM.

Drs Selwyn-Clark & Burgie/Bungie [?] detained in town in connection with money swindle?

((G))

Boxing pm.

((G))

Fine & hot.

((G))

Walk with Steve pm.

Blackout ordered.

Fine.

Cookhouse.

Fish.

((G))

Majima to Tokyo. ((Probably Meijima))

Tunisian Camp’n over except for mopping up.

Walk with Steve pm.

((G))

Blackout until further orders.

Swim am with Bonnie.

((G))

Fine.

Swim. pm.

Very quiet day.

Walk with Steve pm.

Hosp visit hours now 2.30 to 4pm

Fine, cloudy, hot.

To beach am with B & E. ((Probably Bonnie & Eve - not sure who Eve was))

((G))

Softball with Steve pm. Coffee.

Black-out cancelled.

Fine, cloudy.

Cookhouse.

Mutton.

((G))

Walk with Steve pm til 8pm.

To beach with Bonnie am.

((G))

Softball with Steve pm.

Hot & humid.

Fine, hot.

Took Bonnie to beach am.

((G))

To concert with Steve pm.

Fine. Hot.

With Bonnie on beach am.

Swim pm.

((G))

Steve on music.

Fine, hot.

Cookhouse.

Mutton.

((G))

Softball with Steve

Norwegian National Day.

Rained off roof 5.30am. Showery all day.

To beach am.

((G))

Steve to rehearsal.

Attu Island captured. Bocca Tigris raided twice.

((G))

Beach not opened today. Windy & wet.

((G))

Italy asked re separate peace & King V. Emm. abdicated. Aerial demonstration & leaflet raid over Rome.

Five more people arrived from French Hosp.

Full moon.

Wet & windy.

Asked to resign from kitchen. Apparently a series of complaints been made, quiet, “behind the back” ones of course. Don’t give two hoots so let it go.

((G))

Steve playing in “Taming of the Shrew” at St Stephens College.

I sincerely desire something to happen whereby I can settle my mind re G for good & all.