29 Jan 1944, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp

Under the headline BARBARIANS the (London) Daily Mirror publishes an account of Foreign Secretary Eden's January 28 speech on Japanese treatment of POWs and internees (page 5). Talking about Stanley, Shamshuipo and the other camps in the ‘northern’ area, Eden said:

The British Government is reasonably satisfied conditions generally in this area are tolerable, although as the Secretary for War has said on more than one occasion the scale on which food is provided is not adequate for long periods to maintain the health of the prisoners.

I should add that the conditions in Hong Kong appear to be growing worse.

The whole story would appear very bad indeed, but I have worse to come.

We have a growing list (?) of cases of brutal outrage on individuals or groups of individuals.

There’s also an account of the Lisbon Maru sinking that puts the casualties at 800.

Grim reading for friends and relatives.