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Fine, warm, dry.
Odd jobs Hosp.
More questioning & beatings of Black-marketers.
Gave talk on s/ms. Well received I think although I felt I’d let myself down somewhat. ((He had served on submarines when he was in the Navy.))
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German with June in am.
Mabel not well.
Went to see Annie, then to hospital visiting Maria Connolly and Mr MacFaden.
To Benediction, then Catholic Action junior meeting where I recited 'Sunday Afternoon' poem.
Glad to say I am much improved in health and getting better every day, tho' still very weak. On the 3rd the doctor changed me onto Sulphadiquid which is a branch of streptocide group (Pyelitis).
On Thursday 7th I received your loving letter of 28/2/43 from Inverness and I was very thrilled with it and so glad of all your glorious encouragement. Thanks a lot.
Wittenbach (Social service centre of church) / Sewell
No more raw rice issue
p.m. Raid warning
Quite a number of unpleasant things have happened so far this month. First of all, Col Tanaka has forbidden any more papers to be sent into camp. This is simply awful, for news is about as important to us as food. Thank God we know the war is over in Europe. Anything may be happening outside and we know nothing about it. This is a flagrant violation of the International Code in relation to the treatment of POW. All prisoners should be provided with the principal paper or papers that are printed and issued to and by the civil population of their captors.
Bright & warm, NE.
New scale of rations is a flop. No oil available & the issued [sic] of raw rice to individuals not allowed from now on.
A/r alarm 11.30-noon.
Sunbathe on roof.
Lorry with small amount of veg 6pm.
G∴x.
((No entries. I was in hospital for some days with a suspected 'stone'.))
Birth of Joanna Margaret Kennard to Dorothy (née Deakin) and Eric J. Kennard.
Joanna's parents had married in camp on May 1, 1942.
During the last few days there has been an awful to-do amongst the black market dealers. It started last Wednesday and apparently has quietened down now. Mrs Flaherty, the Chinese wife of the late Mr Flaherty (who died in camp about a year ago) was the beginning of the trouble. She is a born gambler. Some time ago she spent a few months in prison here because of her black market dealings with the Formosans and Indians.
Overcast, wind shifted back to SW.
Hosp. kitchen grate & Dutch oven frame.
1 ½ “ soap issued.
C diff today.
Sunbathe aft.
∴C
New Moon
Doctors Gustav and Helen Canaval are re-interned, this time in Ma Tau-wai Camp, Kowloon.
a.m. Heavy bombers over
Canteen draw for S.G. fl., salt, peas
Quiet broken by daylight raid. Jelly bombs. Hit Wanchai coffin shop, mah jong school and Happy Life Clinic. People pick up for vaseline. Jelly bursts into flame after few minutes. Next day three B24s brought down. Total 59 raiders. Central hit. Hospitals short of bandages, gauze and other requirements.
Fine, hot.
Oven frame.
Made 10cts ring for Betty. ((Not sure who Betty refers to))
A/r 10.45-12.15pm. Many large 4 engined bombers over. Photography?
∴C
The raid was reported in the next day's Hongkong News:
Yesterday morning we had an air raid by some 30 big planes: but it was a most peculiar raid in that the planes (which came in, as they usually do, over Lamma) seemed to cruise around at a considerable height over HK, in formations of 6, 7 and 10, without appearing to drop any bombs. There was some Japanese Ak Ak fire but not a great deal. They were, I think the big 4 engined American Flying Fortress land based planes, and they looked beautiful in the blue sky with its huge white clouds. When they caught the sun they looked as if they were made of crystal.
Bright & clear, hot. No wind. Rained early am.
Plane over early am.
Odd jobs.
A/r alarm.
1 plane over 10.15-10.45am.
Made trowel & fork for V. & repair thermos flask.
Birth of Gary Ian Howard Heath to Mr and Mrs Ian Heath.
The Heath family (which included Gary and one other child) are to be amongst the technicians sent out of camp on August 10th. Ian Heath was a ship's officer, presumably with mechanical expertise.