In addition they were able to take in what money they had – they were still able to draw on their banking accounts – and could make arrangements for the monthly dispatch of parcels to camp through third nationals. They were allowed only one parcel per month, but this could contain goods up to 20 lbs in weight! Of course, the Shanghai region is a big food producing district and food, especially fresh foods like fruit and eggs, were still fairly plentiful.
Official rubbish emptier.
Choir practice at St Stephen’s 11-noon.
With Steve pm.
Home with E.
Plenty of Jap air activity.
Classical concert arr. by Lay (Drown, Bicheno, Heasman, Rev. & Mrs DM Richards, Esther Barton, Welsh Choir)
Issue of 1/4 lb. Lard
Fine, cool & dry.
Boring day, no news.
Sang at Concert at St Stephens pm.
We are all waiting anxiously now for the expected list of those to be repatriated to arrive. Any day now.
Full moon.
Classical concert ((see 14th for details))
Fine & dry.
Canteen for Stone/Store [?]
Concert at St Stephen’s pm well received.
¼ lb lard issued free. Very welcome, so was the mutton pasty.
Plenty people going sick from St Stephens.
A Mrs Potts came in from town, said Hatori told her of repatriation at beginning of Dec. also that Jap paper news is at least 2 wks old.
((Brian Edgar: This was Suzie Potts, wife of A. H. Potts.
There is not much news available tho' repatriation has reared its head again and there are great hopes when the Teia Meru does her next exchange voyage which should be about early December.
The latest information is mysterious being that the next exchange will be entirely different from that which was expected. Now what that means I Dinnae ken, tho' it is being interpreted in many ways, one being that the women that didn't go in 1940 wont get this time either and accordingly more men will get away. Well we'll see in due course.
Classical concert ((see 14th for details))
No cigs arrived.
Nothing further re repatriation.
Final night of Concert. Everyone very pleased with our effort.
Chinese tobacco now 5/- per ounce.
Electricity allowance totally inadequate.
Touch of Beri-beri.
Hospital Sunday - Dr Uttley / Alton
Fine & dry.
Paper news very late.
Japs seem to be getting it hot in Solomons & Burma. Paper still full of Phil. Independence. What is Portugal doing re Azores etc?
With Steve pm. Home with E.
Still no cigs.
Still no news - blood count was O.K. 4,200,000 with "redness" 80% but I've to have another injection on Tuesday - my 21st since 29th March - they keep me going - I do so hope we get something when the ship gets back from Goa - one of these Red Cross parcels would be a godsend - this time however they would be from the Canadian Red Cross.
Dull, no smokes.
Rations by launch.
Crete recaptured. Germans surrounded in Pripetares [?], & Burma campaign coming our way.
Talk with Steve pm. Wrote music for him.
4oz inferior peanuts issued. Food poor, inferior dirty semi-red rice. No Jap paper today.
Allson to hosp 10pm. ((Not sure who this is. Possibly Mr Allison?))
Two very different events involving former internees are taking place today.
Close by in Stanley Prison two large trials of those accused of resistance activity in camp and in town are taking place. The centre of the morning trial - which has 27 prisoners, 15 of them Chinese- is the proceedings against John Fraser, who the Japanese - rightly - regard as the lynchpin of the Stanley resistance.
"S.waters cruise" (JC Fitzhenry)
Issue of 1/4 lb. peanuts
Death Sentence on F.W. Bradley, F.I. Hall, HS Rees, WR Scott, JA Fraser, DW Waterton & CF Hyde. 15 years - WJ Anderson, JL Anderson, DC Edmonstone <-10 years (Edmonstone died 30.8.44) F. Roberts
Showery.
No cigs. Rations by lighter. Picking up cig ends for a smoke.
Choir practice 5-6pm.
With Steve pm. Home with E.
Good news re German Army getting it hot? via New Delhi. Local Indians optimistic.
The following document is courtesy of Elizabeth Ride. It is the post-war translation of the Japanese court's summary of their proceedings on 19th October, 1943, when they sentenced several people to death. The text "T.N." appears, which I believe means "Translator's note".
SECRET
EXTRACTS FROM WEEKLY INTELLIGENCE REPORT NO.4
FROM
STAFF OFFICER (INTELLIGENCE) HONGKONG
TRANSLATION OF CAPTURED JAPANESE DOCUMENTS, ITEM 29
Judgement
Regina sick ((Sp?))
