1 tin corned beef (12.oz.) for 3 for evening meal.
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Rain all day
Departure of 59 people for Shanghai postponed
No electricity until 4 PM
Asama Maru arrives at L.M.
More $75 parcels collected
Rattan prams & cots brought in to Camp
Went swimming
B.C.C. Resigned – new constitution resolve by blocks 2/5.
Exchange – 1 Yen = $4 H.K. (Canteen postponed) Hong Kong News 20 cts per copy
Wedding – Mr. S.H. Marvin & Miss C. Fernandez
Excellent concert = Stalling Stanley “The Optimist” (produced and presented by Carol Bateman), Gimson spoke (Cast. Reed, Gomerall, Leslie, Duncan, Sir A. + Lady Blackburn, Mrs. Boyd, Miss Palmer, Hewitt, Hill, Hayes)
Silver wedding – Alexandre Edgard Garondal & Mary Robertson Jack, in London. ((Was this couple in Stanley?))
13 planes flew over camp (N.W. Direction)
AA fire reported observed
Typhoon weather (No. 9 signal reported up)
Doughnuts delivered to rooms for tea
Death of Christine M. Ross, widow of S.B.C. Ross, former P.M.G., HK.
Canteen (Yen prices).
Callum Macleod injured by “explosion”.
List closed for internees' decisions ((sp?)) of return to N. China other than Shanghai?
(Johnstone) / M. Dow ((Does anyone know who Johnstone refers to?))
Death of Mrs. Mary Williamson (75)
Report on dentures by Digby, Valentine, Lanchester, Shields
Suicide of Prof. R. Cecil Robertson at B.I.
14 people left camp (incl. Mrs. Proulx, 2 Proulxs ((her two sons Michael and Roger)), Gosling, Kynoch, Manning ((probably refers to E Manning. There was also an M B Manning in camp, but Barbara Anslow's diary shows he was still in camp in December 1942.)), Gingles, "Doc" Molthen, Miss Dorrer ((sp?. )), Mrs. Simmonds. ((most likely Mrs M D Simmons, mother of Mrs Proulx)) )
Issue of 4p. Royal Leaf $2.40
Twigs for firewood
More $75 parcels collected
Rice cooked like congee
”AMATEUR NITE” - D. Wilson, Gilchrist, Wilkinson (2) & Drewery won prizes
Cyril Brown, M.C.
((Possibly J Q Gilchrist, not sure about the others.))((Barbara Anslow: The "Wilkinson (2)" were probably Marjorie and Maureen Wilkinson aged about 11 and 12, the younger of the 3 Wilkinson girls in camp with their parents and brothers. They often sang, had very good voices. "Drewery" is probably Irene Drewery, then about 10 or 11.))
