17 Nov 1942, Barbara Anslow's diary
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Frieda Salmon has lent me a dictionary of girls' names. I've hurt my eyes starting to copy it.
There was a theft yesterday in Block 2 - Mrs E. Tollan and Mrs Simmons lost 25,000 prewar HK dollars' worth of jewellery.
Mum won an egg in a draw. Food came from godowns.
Rosaleen has moved to Mabel's ward. Rosaleen 's poorly.. other trouble as well as temperature and dysentery. ((The other trouble was TB which kept her out of action for the rest of internment. She didn't stay in hospital long, instead her mother and sisters looked after her in their flat in Block 2. She eventually recovered.))
Study club meeting this afternoon, Peggy Barton and I appointed to tell every one about the choir and social evening - we wandered everywhere tonight, to visit R.C's - Mrs Jack, the Mejia girls, Cullen girls, Anderson girls, Mrs P. Mace, Rozeskwy. ((This was the beginning of the 3 priests left in camp organising the Catholics , forming study groups, a choir, entertainments, helping others.
Peggy Barton was one of a family of 11 children in Stanley - an older boy was with Volunteers in Shamshuipo. Peggy became my dearest friend - and still is))
