G 28 today. With her all forenoon shifting cot to Os etc. She left at 12.15pm & so ends a long period of friendship that ran the whole gamut of all feelings & emotions. Goodbye & God Bless you Girlie darling, good luck wherever you go. XX.
Weather improved a little & Canadians went on board at 5pm. Talk with Steve pm. G going has left a big blank in the Camp for me now. Tei-a Maru left at 9.30pm.
Well the Canadians got away yesterday - a horrid wet day and all their hand luggage lay on the jetty for an hour or more in heavy rain so it would be sodden. I'll only have 2 rattan baskets and my attache case when I go on board - ALL the rest will go in the hold. I have the camphor wood box with your fur coat etc; my big leather suitcase and my dirty linen bag with blankets. The ship now called the Teia Maru is the old Messagerie Maritime "Aramis" (or Felix Roussell) - with squat square funnels - latest additions to the M.M.
The repatriation ship Teia Maru of 17530 tons ex 'Aramis' (French Mail) arrived off Stanley on Wednesday evening 22nd inst. amidst very heavy rain. The Canadians had instructions to board her next day, first to be outside the prison at 12.30 for inspection of luggage. Actually the tender from the pier took them on board at 5pm and the vessel sailed at 9.20pm bound for Goa for exchange with the 'Gripsholm', 62 Canadians and 2 Americans left.
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Rose / Alton / Special service of thanksgiving for recognition of church in Russia (H.C. sung ((sp?)), Brown, Short, Swin?, Upskell)
They have gone! Everything went according to schedule. On the 22nd the weather turned really dirty and we had another severe gale – another typhoon somewhere about: we have had typhoon weather three times now during the last 3 weeks which is exceptional, for the typhoon season is generally over by the end of August and if, by chance, a belated typhoon does come along, it generally comes unattended by others.
Fine, hot.
Did nothing all day.
Talk with Steve pm.
Talk by Brown. “Astronomy without a telescope” 8.30pm. ((There were lots of Browns in camp - any ideas which one gave the lecture?))
Germans evacuated Kuban bridgehead.
I had a lovely long lie this morning - till 7.30am - the hot water for tea was late.
Hot.
Many Canteen tabs returned, owners had no money.
Painting for O.
12oz marmalade issued free.
Bulletin rather gloomy re no food on return of Teia Maru.
Choir practice 5-6pm. Down at Steve’s after. E.P. there too. ((Who is E.P.?))
Windy but fine.
Saw R re painting case. ((Who is R?)) Willcocks re cleaning bathroom.
Played softball I.Qs & lost 18-8. Started late but got in 5 innings. Saw Steve after. E there. ((Who is E?))
Bit of an argument re yesterdays paper contents & 5 landings being reported.
Rations came by ferry today.
The British Army Aid Group receives a message from internee Geoffrey Wilson, the former Assistant Superintendent of Police for the New Territories. Wilson is replying to a letter sent on June 21 to Walter Scott ('S.') who's been arrested, and his message was sent out of camp through the Indian guards:
There's a party of six of us here, all of similar qualifications to writer, ready and determined to get away as soon as we hear from you.
Talbot & Streatfield released from gaol
Light music (Heath, Jenner, P. & M. Beck, Anderson, Whyte, R?, Dollshop, (p. by Peggy Hunter)
((Following text not dated:))
Several days alarms at end of month, but no excitement.
