19 Jan 1944, Diary of George Gerrard in Stanley Internment Camp Hong Kong

I have had the stitches out last Saturday and a further examination on Monday and I'm to be allowed up to the lavatory which is a great blessing as bedpans are an anathema to me and yesterday after a dose of salts I feel better. We are also thankful that the blackout was lifted on Monday night for it was dreich lying in bed with no lights.

There is to be a change in administration of the Camp and --- of being a Civilian Camp it is now known as the Military Internment Camp with the Heads of the Jap Foreign Affairs, Hettoni ((probably Hattori)) and Mayina ((probably Meijima)) in charge also a Jap doctor Mayasaki ((probably Myasaka)) in charge of the hospital here.

Boy oh boy the news is great and both Germany and Japan are not very happy in their positions. Maybe the day is not so far distant when at least Germany will have packed up and when that happens the fur will fly in the Jap direction. Not ‘arf.