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Death of Kenneth Sinclair Morrison, 56, Chieftain  S. And. Soc.

Wedding: Osmund F. Bower (HKP) & Sarah K. Polson, widow.

(Rose)

Heath's show.

Fine, colder.

Still no cigs.

Saw Dr. Am OK again. Off Diet Kitchen.

((G.))

Rehearsal. 

Walk with S pm.

((G.))

I haven't written for a week but have been very busy with lots of things.  The election for the Camp Council was today and I topped the poll with 169 votes. Terry 131, Ian Fleming 129, a man Barker 111 and Miss Ward (Matron of Nethersole) 96.  I'll write more fully again. My back is sore a little again tonight.    B

The second British Community Council has its first meeting. Mrs A. Raymond, the representative of the Married Quarters, is the only woman to serve on any of the governing councils.

Former internee Alfred James Hall, 56, who'd been a goods inspector with Jardine Matheson, dies in the French Hospital.

Sources:

BCC: John Stericker, Captive Colony, 1945, Chapter IX, page 1

Hall: Greg Leck, Captives of Empire, 2006, 629

Issue of 5 pkts. Red Lion $3.00.

Smith "Aeroplanes"

((G.))

Rehearsal 11 AM.

((G.))

Dress rehearsal 6PM.

((G.))

Dancing to 10PM.

Cloudy & cold.

((Harry Ching was arrested by the Japanese on 17th February and incarcerated in the cells of the Gendarmerie located in the Le Calvaire Convent in Happy Valley. He was released on 17th April. Faure and Omar were also there, and Grayburn was briefly a cell-mate.

Obviously Ching had no chance to keep a diary while in prison, but as his son explains:

((G.))

1st Aid 2PM.

Practice with Moring 6PM.

((G.))

ESCAPES:

The following escapees arrived WAICHOW on 14 Feb.43:-

Arrest of Hong Kong News staff member C. M. Faure.

He's taken to Happy Valley Gendarmerie and held in a filthy 'cage'.

He's not charged for 6 months, but then is accused of being a spy and threatened with death. Eventually he's sent into Stanley.

Today or about this date two other former members of staff of the South China Morning Post, editor Henry Ching and A. M. Omar were also arrested on charges of spying.

Mrs. de Witt's show.  (Rees North, Beck, Gilchrist, Rennie, Hardion ((sp)), Thirlwell, Houghland, Bendall, Webb.) ((Many names have several possible matches, so have not been linked))

Cookhouse.

((G.))

Made my debut with guitar.

((G.))

Mass rebilleting.  (Norwegians due in).

Cloudy & colder.

((G.))

Washer on tap.

((G.))

On or about this date, Dr. Harry Talbot is arrested while trying to smuggle 4000 Military Yen into Stanley.

Talbot had been receiving treatment from Dr. Selwyn-Clarke at the French Hospital and Sir Vandeleur Grayburn had asked him to smuggle the money back into Camp - Grayburn later told the Japanese it was to be divided amongst the government nurses.

The marriage above mentioned ((Polson/Bowers)) really took place, the Chalmers and the Stalkers being invited and the couple got a spare room for 2 nights but are now back again living in their own previous quarters.

4 pkts R.L. $2.40.

de Witt's show.

Better day but chilly.

Rec. 1lb Sugar Y1.05 & ¾ lb lard.Y2.55 ($10-20 = 12/9d).

((G.))

N.F. 117.

Concert again 6PM.

((G.))

Wittenbach / Ream

Mrs. James' goods moved on lorry from (A) bl, to I.Q. (lost husband on Lisbon Maru).

Bright but chilly.

Persons refusing to change quarters forcibly removed. (Mrs James). ((Probably Mrs J M J James, as she's the only Mrs James I see on the list of internees.))

((G.))

Walk with Steve pm.

((G.))