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Adored, Letter No.5 of 12/7/42 has at last turned up with one from Joy.  No sign of Nos. 1, 2 and 3 yet or any later ones.  Though it's so long ago - it's lovely to get it.

GOOD FRIDAY 3 hour service (Short)

Masefield's "Good Friday"

Cookhouse.

Fish.

Fine day. Pantellers [?] captured & Tunisian campaign almost over. ((A mix of fact and rumour. The Tunisian campaign was coming to end, and the Axis troops there would surrender in early May. However the attack on Pantelleria, an island off Sicily, wouldn't happen until June.))

((G.))

Today's date is given by some sources for the arrest of Thomas Monaghan, Patrick Joy and Gerald Casey. See May 24, 1943 for an account of these arrests - I believe the weight of evdience suggests that was the correct date.

My big news this week is that I have heard about you dearest. On Monday I received a letter from Walter dated 26th June 1942 in which he said they had been in regular and frequent communication with you. He said 'you have been a brave we wife so don't worry, she is keeping her end up' and for these words I am very grateful and greatly heartened. It is really cheery. All I hope now is that a letter will come from you soon.

Football - SS 'B' (Champs) v. The Rest

Presentation of shields

Issue of 4 May Blossom

Masefields's "Good Friday"

(Black-out-lights out 10pm)

Home. Weight 113 lb at month's end.

Fine hot day.

((G.))

Saw football match Champs v Rest.

Blackout from sunset.

I didn't write any more on Thursday - chow was a little early and then I had a meeting.  Yesterday was Good Friday and we had a holiday from Councils and Committees but I was lazy! -  I went to bed very early last night, had the light out at 10 and was soon asleep.  I haven't been sleeping well lately - it's funny I sleep so much better when it's cold weather. But last night I had a glorious sleep. I wakened - fully slept out - about 6.40 - 9.40pm on Good Friday with you and lay thinking of you till the kettle boiled for tea.

EASTER 7am. Sunrise Service (Sandbach)

10a.m. (Wittenbach(p), Martin, Brown, Short)

4pm, Carol service  (Martin)

ANZAC DAY - Wreaths laid by altar

Softball season 1943 opened

B.O.

Easter Sunday. Many church services.

Fine hot day.

Yam cha with Steve am.

((G.))

Walk with Steve pm.

Blackout.

Tunis finished. US Air Force bombing places in South China.

STANLEY INTERNMENT CAMP.

Group M report that about 10 Europeans including a barrister-at-law have been released from Stanley under guarantee of ROBER ((sic.)) KOTEWALL at whose house they are now staying. (Further particulars have been asked for).

B.O.

Fine & hot.

((G.))

B.C.C.meeting am. Another nominal list made out for Tokyo.

Blackout.

Dr. Harry Talbot, caught smuggling money into Stanley in early February but later released back into Camp, is re-arrested and sent to join Grayburn and Streatfield in Stanley Prison.

Source:

Frank H. H. King, The History of the Honkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Volume 111, 627

C.J. Norman refused to B.O. (Int'l Convention). Strict notice on board re black-outs

Martin "SS College 1903-1943"

Talbot in gaol

Exhibition opened by F C Gimson ((Not clear if this happened on 27th or 28th))

B.O.

Cookhouse.

Fish.

Toms to Bonnie.

Meeting re blackout enforcement. Apparently not very satisfactory.

((G.))

Saw softball on roof with Steve.

Dr Harry Talbot is re-arrested in Stanley for his role in trying to smuggle money into the camp.

Source:

M L. Bevan Diary, entry for April 29, 1943

Evans death inquiry. ((Probably Vi Evans, who died earlier in the month. See Barbara Anslow's diary entry for 6th April: http://gwulo.com/node/10975))

Ration coolies stopped from ????? ((unclear - "coming in" ?))

B.O.

Fine but muggy.

((G.))

Softball match with Steve. On roof.

Blackout.