Birth of Alexander Ramsey.
Source:
China Mail, September15, 1945, 3
Note:
Judging by the age of the people named Ramsey/Ramsay on the Stanley Roll, his parents were probably Mr. A. and Mrs. M. Ramsey, both born in 1909, he a mariner and she a housewife.
Fine, little warmer.
Bread flour & beans.
2 ½ oz tea issued.
Mary unlucky in raffle.
“Elijah” choir practice pm.
Did not see Steve.
Damned hungry again.
(No.1 Wharf & two ships & Kai Tak hit in last air-raid)
New ration scheme still being worked out.
Issue of curry powder & oil
B.O.
Fine, cold wind.
Food carrying.
German lesson aft.
Ground rice for Mary.
4oz. oil & sugar issued.
Choir practice 5pm.
Saw Steve after & helped mend pram.
(Roosevelt’s statement re being here by Easter still prevalent so is the one re our landing on the Continent.)
Jap paper minimises Frid’s air-raid as usual saying we hit a Chinese hospital & some houses, driven off by fierce AA fire. Just the usual tripe.
No.2 P. of W camp Administrator arrived 8pm & left at 8.20pm.
Tonight in London an 'authoritative' statement is issued on the Japanese camps, which amplifies Anthony Eden's remarks in the Commons. Hong Kong is one of those places where occasional visits ((by Red Cross and other Swiss personnel)) have been allowed and conditions are on the whole tolerable, although well below acceptable 'European' standards with regards to food.
Source:
The Daily Worker, March 16, 1944, page 3
Fine, cloudy.
Rice grinding.
Pram repairs for Steve
New system of rice rationing causing some headaches & upsets.
With Steve pm.
Mary ill with tummy trouble.
Black-out off.
“A Bill of Divorcement” (Clemence Dane) (Norah Witchell, Raymond Hughes, Jim Moodie, Nina Valentine, Margaret McGuffog, Harold Bidwell, Betty Longbottom – P.
Fine, warm cloudy.
German lesson aft.
Much talk re new ration scheme.
With Steve pm.
No news.
OBJECTIVE: Bomb Tien Ho airfield at Canton
RESULTS: Aircraft fail to find target due to cloud cover and return to base without dropping any bombs
TIME OVER TARGET: ~8:15 to 8:45 a.m.
AMERICAN UNITS AND AIRCRAFT:
Heavy low clouds & rain. Warmer.
Ground bread rice & carried food.
No news no rumours.
Choir practice 6.30pm.
“A Bill of Divorcement” at St Stephen’s.
Some letters arrived from Canadian repatriates.
Kids–3 8ozs. 5-9 10ozs. General 13oz. Light Labour 17oz. H.L. 20ozs. ((These look like rations, graded according to the size / workload of the recipient. Does anyone know what was being measured? eg is it the total weight of food per day, or ...?
“A Bill of Divorcement” ((see 16th for details))
Anti-typhoid injection
Fine & warm.
Welfare soap & paper issued (soap Y2.38 paper 16sen per sheet)
Rehearsal for Welsh concert at St Stephens 10.30am.
Bit of sunbathing, washing & bath aft.
With Steve pm.
(All masts taken for junks?)
Typhoid inoculations causing some trouble.
Raffle No. 100.
Windbreaker.
Cloudy, cool.
Bread rice grinding.
Typhoid inoculation.
With Steve pm.
Rep. rumour re going to Vladivostock has gained ground.
Raffle for fur coat No.100 (No luck)
Fine, hazy.
Rumours re Continental landing & rep. still sticking it pretty well. Paper makes it obvious that the Russians are going ahead very well.
Black-out ordered & lights out at 9.30pm.
With Steve pm.
OBJECTIVE: Reconnaissance flight to determine weather conditions over Canton
RESULTS: Pilot reports light overcast at 7,000 feet and very heavy ground haze and fog.
TIME OVER TARGET: ~6:30 a.m.
AMERICAN UNITS AND AIRCRAFT: One P-40 from the 74th Fighter Squadron (23rd Fighter Group)
AMERICAN PILOTS AND AIRCREW: Lt. Thomas P. Bennett
ORDNANCE EXPENDED: None
JAPANESE UNITS, AIRCRAFT, AND PILOTS: None
AIRCRAFT LOSSES: None
Overcast & cooler.
Rice grinding.
German lesson aft.
Russian news excellent.
Thompson managed to get 1 extra ration for the block & we have arranged for its distribution. ((Possibly one of internees G E F Thompson or L O Thompson.))
Dress rehearsal for our Welsh Concert at St Stephen’s OK.
Cup of tea with Steve after. He has developed shingles.
