22 Jul 1945, Barbara Anslow's diary
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The men were working all night, bringing in wood from lighter. They were given congee, and Margery Fortescue's band worked supplying tea until 3.00 am., but Mrs C. infuriated us all by growling at Margery this morning for the movement and noise - a noise outside the chlorinated water tap in the courtyard - because of Weir baby & Mrs. W had a temp.! Margery tired and very upset.
Clifton said Japs wouldn't let Mr Gimson carry wood but he spent the night among the men doing so.
News is supposed to have come in camp that someone called Mitchell in Macao has picked up a radio message from a Mrs Lockhart saying she's well in May 1945, and the message has been passsed to Mr Lockhart in here.
Just about 9 pm last night there was a sudden noise of a plane and machine-gunning: Mr. Ingram ((it must have been Mr. A. Ingram, as I didn't know the other Mr Ingram listed in camp)) saw plane,very low, having come down with engine off, and after he heard a little bombing.
Tony Sandberg's third banns called today.
Catholic Action meeting. Mr FitzGbbon gave talk on establishment of a Catholic newspaper in HK after the war. ((Such newspaper was established - the Sunday Examiner: when attending St Joseph's Church in 2008, I noticed the Sunday Examiner was still on sale there.))
