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Eric MacNider's wartime diary: View pages

Dolo (don't meddle; don't try to improve other people; live your own life well first)

Short


Sandberg (dutch block) attempted suicide incident

Operated on by Digby & Loan in O.T., TBH ((probably "Operating Theatre, Tweed Bay Hospital". It's not clear if he's talking about Sandberg or himself getting operated on.))


Charcoal brought by internee from Bowen Rd. Hosp (vacant) (last orderly officer - Dr Duncan)


Free issue of 1/2lb Wongtong & soy sauce

"Housemaster" by Ian Hay (Prod. W.H.E. Colleridge)

Outdoor am. roll-call

My Weight 134lbs.

"a decision has been reached in European war" (bulletin) "Issue of the European war is no longer in doubt"


EASTER  Martin / Dow

“Paracels shelled”


Wedding  - Ronald Rennie, HKP & Annie Van der Lely

12.15 pm carpet bombing of HK.

1.30 pm. again


Heavy raids at 11.40 am. & 12.40 pm.

Controversy ((?)) between ) ((looks like a closed bracket or a curvy ‘I” , possibly with a small ‘z’ underneath it but doesn’t make sense - mybe shorthand?)) re. urine in hosp. wards


Raid 11.45 am. Thick black smoke over HK.

French Hosp., Sikh Temple hit (4 nuns, 100 children killed)


Y 2,000 robbery from Canteen at night

My weight 132 lbs.

Koiso Cabinet resigned 


adm. Baron Kantaro Suzuki (77) new Premier of Japan

Wedding – W. Keith MacKie & Jacqueline Anderson

“Housemaster” ((for details see 9th))


“Housemaster” ((for details see 9th))


Death – President E.D. Roosevelt (63)

Harry Truman (61) new President of U.S.A. former Senator of Missouri

Issue of 3 ½ packets cigarettes Y 5.25

Concert I.Q. mosque stopped by Formosans (Goldie, Pegg??, ???? ((unclear, could be “dancing” or “Laing”?)) )


Weight 134 lbs

Raid 1.15 pm.


Water now once in five days – washing in stream


Sandbach / Myhil

New air-raid warning notice – No food or water queues – Chairmen not allowed to go about with armbands. Instrs. for serving of food must come from Jap. authorities.


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