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23rd Jan. 1942.
All internces from the hotels were taken to Stanley this afternoon. Lists came in during dinner of the men at 3.3.Po and the hospitals, the Jups want them by 4.0 tomrrow afternoon. Worked all night on them. We now have complete lists of all prisoners of war, all wounded in hospitals and all civilian internees, but regarding the dead we have very few names. This is due to the fact that all records have been destroyed and we have no way of checking up.
Lorries were outside Chase Bank this afternoon taking away all their stocks of food etc,. which were stored in the bank for safety.
25th Jan. 1942.
Lunch today with ?.
Suggested I go to Chungking with information to be giver to Tai Lee and S.K. Set for three hours memorising plans of and details of guerillas. Suggested if I cannot figure out a plan of getting away. that they will dye my hair and stain my skin and smuggle me out on a jurk as a Chinese. (The complete details of this scheme I cannot put on paper unless I am sure that it is under lock and key). He brought up the question of my former husband. and that gave me the idea of a plan of getting out. Discussed the whole project with Mr, North and he suggested I go. Says I am the only person who stande a chance of getting out and that he is all in agreement with my plan even to the last detail of changing nationality etc. Also discussed it with J.A.F. to be quite sure there will be no repurcussion later. Both agree that I should go if I can get through with a ny degree of certainty, but not to take the risk if I thought it was too dangerous, he feels I am not yet in a fit condition.
All people from the Peak were interned today. it seems now that we are the only people who are not interned.
26th Jan. 1942.
Five of our people went out to Stanely this morning to arrange for accommodation for us and to take out supplies etc,
Several escaped reported from S.S. Po and camp very heavily guarded. LMS today reports again that food conditions are bad. They a re getting no more than two bowls of rice per day with little vegetable, sometimes a little fish but no meat.
Heard today that the Macao steamer which left yesterday was turned back just outside H.K. waters by a submarine (not Jap) and sent back to H.K.
27th Jan. 1942.
Took a walk down to Wing Lok whari' this morning. Whilst en route saw dead bodies on Connaught Road, lying on the road. Witnessed several Chinese both men and women being thoroughly beaten and saw three men after having been given a severe beating with bamboo poles, being thrown into the harbour.
Spent the rest of the day perfecting plans to leave. Propose to leave tomorrow but have not told anybody just when and how.
28th Jan. 1942.
Left H.H. this morning. Cannot commit to paper at the moment how I left and by which route or any of the details involved.
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