Eric MacNider's wartime diary: View pages | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

Eric MacNider's wartime diary: View pages

Draw for eggs Y18 each

Issue 3 pkts. cigarettes Y1.50 per pkt.


Order against trading in Camp, not allowed to sing lyrics or songs in open air

O.T. (teeth)


WHIT SUNDAY - Sandbach / Wittenbach


Two days' mourning for the late H.I.H. Prince Kanin.

Left hospital.


TRINITY SUNDAY. Brown ("diff. between Catholic & Protestant") / Short


Carol & Viv's "1945 Optimists"(Garton, Luke, Gilchrist, Curtis, D.G. Wilson, Brenchley, Colledge, Scanten((sp?)), Goldie & Peggy Hunter, Dorothy Morley, J. Cheape, E. Grant, O. Campbell ((maybe A O S Campbell?)), Marie Morrison, N. Witchell, V. Beaumont, Johansen, M. Beck) (Song "Some Day Soon" by Betty Drown; played by Betty Twydale, Pauline Beck & orchestra.)


Carol & Viv's "1945 Optimists" ((see 28th for details))


Carol & Viv's "1945 Optimists" ((see 28th for details))

Operation - Black. (ulcer)

U.S. $100 note worth Y12,000


Last day of newspapers for Camp

Wt. 134 lbs.


a.m. outdoor roll-call (internees stand to attention, bow, stand at ease). Told to go easy with rice ((sp?)) until ???((unclear)) returns from town with new ration quota.


Not to approach guards regarding rumours.


Banns - G.C.F. Crofton & G.T. Jex

Dow ("Impatience; anxiety") / Myhill ("Church & Kingdom")

New scale of rations announced


("Two brothels in I.Q. for Formosans")

B.M. stuff dumped off lorry (3 sacks)


B.M. Wong tong Y95; bacon Y620/lb.  Y75 each handed in for canteen


'Radio'play "There's always Juliet" (R.W. Mills, Mrs. Mills, Fortescue, E.M. Gray)

Mrs. Flaherty taken to hosp. ( ((?shorthand)) )


B.M. round-up (apparently in ????((unclear)) with Govt:- owned egg white & egg yolk)


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