18 Aug 1943, Diary of George Gerrard in Stanley Internment Camp Hong Kong

Further repatriation news has been issued to the effect that in September the 'Teia Meru' will call here and take away any Americans and Canadians for exchange at Goa and it is expected that the ship will bring back Red Cross foodstuff to us and shall hope the women and children will be repatriated.

I do think and cannot see much hope of the men being repatriated so I am afraid we will have to resign ourselves to a longer stay of internment unless things in Europe and out here move quickly which as far as we can ascertain is evidently what is happening.

We have had another meatless day last week and generally speaking with poor chow it is not a day to look forward to.

I decided to allow my name to go forward for nomination to the committee again and the voting took place today and the results announced this evening which were as follows ((I'm not sure who the un-linked names refer to)) Bennet 180, Cooper 176, G.G. 170, Hillowes 161, Kean 156, Giffen 116 so I am in for another term which I hope will be a very short one. The weather is very broken at the moment but fortunately it is cool.