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No B.O.

Fine, warm.

Dr. Hargreaves prescribed 1.25 glasses for me through the Welfare.

Choir practice 5pm.

Steve to Cinderella rehearsal. Talk with Mary till he returned.

Paper OK.

Notes:

Ellen Field organises a concert in Rosary Hill Red Cross Home.

She sings 'There'll Always Be An England' to an appreciative audience. The Japanese officers present applaud politely and show no sign of understanding.  Nevertheless there are no more concerts.

Source:

Tony Banham, We Shall Suffer There, 2009, entry for today

I have had the stitches out last Saturday and a further examination on Monday and I'm to be allowed up to the lavatory which is a great blessing as bedpans are an anathema to me and yesterday after a dose of salts I feel better. We are also thankful that the blackout was lifted on Monday night for it was dreich lying in bed with no lights.

“Cinderella” (p. R.E. Olive & Carol Bateman / Mills, Chattey, Olive, Betty Mills, Nora Witchell, Ray Mabb, Pilkington, ??

Wrote music for “Elijah” (“Yet doth the Lord see not”)

Fine, warm.

Good paper news.

“Cinderella” at St. Stephens.

Earthquake 12.10-12.20pm?

With Steve pm.

Meijima living at G.Qs now.

“Cinderella” ((see 19th for details))

Fine, warm.

Quiet day. Nothing doing.

German lesson aft.

With Steve pm.

“Cinderella” ((see 19th for details)) 

Fine, warm. Bit of sunbathing on the roof aft.

Choir practice 5.30. With Steve after.

Getting damned hungry again. Sans food, sans smokes, sans hope, nearly.

“Cinderella” ((see 19th for details))

Heath

& my little girl is 3 yrs old. Hope she is having a nice time bless her.

Fine, warm.

Paper news very hopeful.

Cigs issued.

With Steve pm. Talking of Devonport & the wonderful food that was procurable there. ((Devonport is a Royal Navy base. Jones served on submarines with the RN before becoming a prison officer in Hong Kong. Perhaps Stevens - 'Steve' - did too?))

Posted monthly card.

Today shortly after one o'clock I left the Tweed Bay Hospital. N.M. and H.S. came down and carried most of my stuff as of course one has to take blankets and pillows and mintoy as well as personal things including tea, bread and any other eatables. In other words the hospital provides a bed only.

Short / Rose (Anniversary Service)

P.M. Raid.

Drown / Jenner

Alert 4.30 p.m. One low over Kai Tak. Big explosions and smoke.

Fine, cloudy, colder.

Meatless day.

High altitude raid by our chaps this afternoon.  No opposition. Heavy stuff dropped. Shook our buildings.

With Steve pm.

(More Jap naval officers visited camp, indicates that some warship or other is in the harbour. Accounts for today’s raid perhaps)

OBJECTIVE: Air strike against Kai Tak airfield

RESULTS: B-25s bomb buildings on the east edge of Kai Tak; American and Chinese fighter pilots dogfight with defending Japanese fighter pilots

TIME OVER TARGET: ~2:45 p.m.

AMERICAN UNITS AND AIRCRAFT:

Edith Hamson writes to her sister:

Dearest Alice,

Christmas over and we are into the new year still keeping cheerful and hopeful. [The rest was censored]

Love to all of you.

Edith

Source:

Allana Corbin, Prisoners of the East, 2002, 237

Issue of Y20

Issue of 1/4 lb. peanut butter

M.Q. baking making yeast for whole Camp