5th Jan 1942. Barbara Anslow's Diary
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Most of us in Tai Koon sent to Murray Parade Ground by the Japs to register intenees. The idea seemed to be to compile some sort of register under such headings as women, children, men, ages, nationality, occupation etc. We were sat out in the open at trestle tables, and chairs, and each given a different category to record on printed forms. We hadn't been there very long when we were told to stop, as the job would take too long.
A stencilled edict was passed round giving plans for internees ('internists' the Japs called us), how much food (in ounces) we would be given, what we would be allowed to do, etc. etc. It dismayed us at first.
Returned to Tai Koon, and from then on weren't allowed out.
((We ARP people seemed to be the first group to be interned in these little Chinese hotels. In due course, most of the rest of Briish civilians were sent to similar hotels.))
