Diarist Eric MacNider tells us that 14 bankers arrived in Stanley today, and the same number is given by George Gerrard in his retrospective entry of July 7. R. E. Jones also notes the arrival of the 'rest of the bankers' while outside the borders of Hong Kong the British Army Aid Group will soon learn that most of the bankers have entered Stanley today.
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Worked in hosp. on alteration for fumigator.
Swim pm.
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Rest of bank people arrived to Bung.”E”. They say news is extraordinarily good.
Two Red Cross Letter forms arrived from you today of 23/12 & 20/1/43. I was so glad to get them. I was feeling very depressed and they cheered me up. I can't understand why you have never received the letter one of the American ladies took - she was to send it to Dacca but as she got home to USA in August I can't understand why the letter hadn't gone to Dacca and back to you by January. Perhaps all communication is difficult.
Fine.
Working at Hosp.
Passed Med. board.
7oz. marmalade issued.
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To A. Lays concert with Steve. ((Probably Arthur Lay, as Barbara's diary also mentions him on other days, playing piano.))
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Short / Martin
As usual, the first list of names of those who were summoned up the hill proved incorrect. It is possible that they were summoned, but not all were detained. Six, however, have not been allowed back, and enquiries from Gimson have received the reply that these men have been arrested on definite charges, the nature of which will be notified to the camp Commandant (Gimson) later – presumably when they are brought up for trial. In the mean time the probable charges held against them have been guessed at. These are that Reece (of Cable and Wireless) was in possession of a wireless set.
"Radiologist in Stockholm" (Dr Farr)
Another sensation has been caused by the further arrest today of more internees vis Waterton and J.L.Anderson (wireless), J.A.Fraser (Defence Secy) and F.Roberts (Police). Waterton was forced to dig a hole down at block 18 and from this a wireless set was recovered. The lads previously arrested are still away and it doesn't look well for them. We do hope they are not having too rough a time of it.
There has been a considerable amount of commotion up the hill this afternoon. Mr Lammert said there was a tremendous amount of shouting amongst the Chinese and (presumably) the Japanese for about half an hour, which finished up with the sound of blows.
OBJECTIVE: Bomb shipping at Whampoa docks in Canton. This is the first raid in a sustained anti-shipping campaign by the 14th Air Force that begins in July 1943.
TIME OVER TARGET: ~1:15 p.m.
AMERICAN UNITS AND AIRCRAFT: Seven B-25s from the 11th Bomb Squadron (341st Medium Bomb Group) and twenty-two P-40s from the 23rd Fighter Group
AMERICAN PILOTS AND AIRCREW: P-40s: Lt. Col. Clinton D. Vincent; Lt. Col. Samuel “Tex” Knowles
ORDNANCE EXPENDED: Forty-two 500-pound demolition bombs (B-25s)
The Kempeitai return to Stanley and there are four more arrests: senior Government official J. A. Fraser, policeman Sergeant F. Roberts, and wireless operators Douglas Waterton and James Anderson.
Waterton (?? ((unclear, maybe shorthand?)) ) F. Roberts, J.L . Anderson, JA Fraser taken.
Faure entered Hosp.
"Vaudeville" (Garton, Bateman, Brinkley, Azalea Reynolds, Ann & June Winklemann ((sp?)), Large & MacNider, Tony King, Eve Gray, Kirby, Tebbutt, Alan, Doris Millar)
((Suggestions welcome for the identity of the unlinked names.))
"Vaudeville" ((see 8th July for details))