9 Oct 1942, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp

Extract from letter:

Morale here is excellent. The Chinese have no doubt of the ultimate result. The only thing we wait longingly for is the advent of some American planes on a bombing trip. Despite the risk, the more the merrier. I have an odd bottle in reserve to celebrate...

Source:

The Hong Kong Fellowship Newsletter, No. 2, June 1943, 7-8

Note:

Understandably the Newsletter does not say anything about the provenance of this letter. It obviously wasn't sent through official channels, and I suspect it was smuggled out either by a repatriated American or through one of the BAAG routes that began to be established in July 1942. See the entry for July 2.

The writer didn't have to wait long - the bottle was probably drunk on October 25, 1942 when the internees saw the first American raid.