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Monday, 15th December, 1941.
Noon.
(1). The scuttling of all small craft, etc., being completed, I re-organised the Department after detailing various officers for duty with Civil Defence Units for which they had been ear- marked.
(2). Waglan Light House was shelled by Military Authorities and the Fixed Light extinguished.
Tuesday, 16th December, 1941.
(1). We were now feeding between five and six hundred seamen at the Harbour Office.
(2). Messrs. C. Cairns, Edwards and Inspector Whant assisted by volunteers were employed dismasting junks in the Causeway Bay area which might ultimately interfere with the fire from the machine gun posts.
Wednesday, 17th December, 1941.
(1). The Harbour Office was shelled, but there were no casual- ties either among the officers sunervising or the seamen assembled for rations. (2).
The dismasting of junks was completed during the afternoon. I was informed that the Swedish vessel "Ningpo" and also the Russian vessels "Kretchet" and "Sergei Lazori" nad been sunk
by enemy gunfire the Master of the "Ningpo" later confirmed the report concerning the vessel under his command. (4). Various attempts were made by Messrs. Moss and Moodie, sup- ervising labour from Messrs. Wang Kee, to discharge rice from the Norwegian vessel "Halldor" which had been berthed in the Taikoo Graving Dock. The party were repeatedly under fire, and the 2nd Engineer of the vessel was killed and tile Master died of his wounds.
18th, 19th, 20th, 21st and 22nd December. 1941.
(1).
The
Nothing of outstanding interest to comment upon. Harbour Office was shelled, bombed and machine gunned at frequent intervals but there were no casualties. (2). The number of seamen receiving rations was now well over
six hundred.
Tuesday, 23rd December, 1941.
A.M.
(1). As the water supply had failed, Mr. Smith was despatched
to Aberdeen to arrange the transfer of water boats from the Naval Authorities to the Central District in order to provide fresh water for the Feeding Centres in that area.
(2). The number receiving rations from the Harbour Office was steadily increasing.
24th and 25th December, 1941.
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I received word at 1615 hours that we had surrendered.
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