B.O.
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Dull, damp & depressing. Nothing happened whatever.
Choir practice 5-6pm. With Steve after.
Black-out.
Fine. Warmer. Uneventful.
With Steve pm.
Black-out.
Franklin Gimson sees Florence Eileen Hyde in the evening and finds that she's taking the death of her husband 'very philosophically':
She feels however, that it was lack of foresight on the part of others that was responsible for the Japanese discovering what he was doing. Actually what he was doing I refrained from enquiring just as she refrained from giving information.
Early alarm got us out of bed and another at dusk with four high flying.
Fine. Uneventful.
With Steve pm.
Black-out. Black-out apparently connected with Jap local practice manoeuvers.
Selwyn Selwyn-Clarke is still being held in a Kempeitai cell in the Supreme Court:
Fine.
Uneventful. A real period of doldrums this time.
Cig ends & lavatory paper for smokes.
Choir practice 5.30-7pm & the cup of tea with Steve.
Posted card to Marj.
Black-out.
Douglas Ford, Hector Gray and Lanceray Newnham are together in a condemned cell at Stanley Prison. Ford is doing his best to care for the other two, who are seriously ill.
B.O. (Drown & Bicheno & Woods) B.O.
Marj 32. M H Rs sweetheart. [Many Happy Returns?] Next time I’ll say it.
4oz Peanut Oil issued. 2 Pkts cigs.
No news.
With Steve pm.
Flash’s to N 10pm.
Black-out.
Last night when D.B.B. and I were at J.F.'s he gave me Yen to pay out to the staff at the rate of 15Yen each. I knew of course about this a little time ago but we kept it a secret from the staff that is as best we could but C.C.R. had to talk and spoil things. However everyone was very grateful and I was joyfully received and a welcome visitor.
Sandbach / Sewell
B.O.
Fine, cold.
No news.
Changed oil for lamp.
With Steve pm.
More executions. Jap & 1 Euro?
Aerial activity all day too high to identify.
Ex tennis court staked off for gardens.
Black-out.
B.O. off
Issue of ¼ 1b. peanut oil
Lovely day but cold wind.
2 Pkts Cigs.
Jap paper despite propaganda makes us feel more optimistic, New Britain being attacked & progress being made by us in Italy.
Rumour re cancellation of Repat. denied by circular from Committee.
Rehearsal for Nativity Play at St. Stephens 5.20pm. To Steve’s after.
Black-out cancelled.
Ground pea-nut butter.