21 August 1945
No entry.
20 August 1945
No entry.
19 August 1945
Had bowl and half of pap with stew for breakfast, this, with a little butter and milk was quite satisfactory. No bread as the yeast has given out again. Rumour has it that a cow has come into the Camp for slaughter also that they are killing two pigs. Rumour
18 August 1945
Roll Call last night with the following announcement: "There will probably be a fire drill some time during the night. If the siren outside the camp sounds then the bell in the camp will be rung, in which case everybody will fall in as quickly as possible carrying three
17 August 1945
Roll Call at 6:30 instead of 6 o/clock. Got 1 1/2 bowls of pap with a fair stew for breakfast. The latest rumour is that all of the Japanese Staff will leave the day after tomorrow and the Military Police will take over. It is expected that
16 August 1945
No Alarms during the night. Another story comes that the Japanese Interpreter told the Dutch Officer who used to act in that capacity that Japan had submitted a White Paper to the Allies asking for an Armistice and something definite would be known within a week. The miners had an
15 August 1945
The sirens started before we left Roll Call last night. We saw about 24 searchlights pick up and hold a plane and saw the bursts of a few ack ack shells, it was quite fascinating. Back on the Farm again today. Great news, or shall we say colossal rumours -
14 August 1945
Food as usual today.
13 August 1945
Food as yesterday. Plenty of plane activity all day, the sirens coming on and going off, sometimes as quickly as 1/4 hour intervals. While at work two planes passed right over our heads at only about 200 ft up, they were American. The Mine was deserted as we stopped
12 August 1945
The Emperor is supposed to broadcast to the Nation today, this is another of the small rumours from the other day. Blackout last night. Food as yesterday, vegetable stew a little better. The 15th is supposed to be a day of prayer and Yasume. Owing to a change in Japanese
11 August 1945
Breakfast and mid-day meals rather small. The Sgt Major has been damnable again today; this is no doubt due to the rumour about Russia being confirmed and that hostilities have commenced. Quite a fair meal this evening: a bowl of pap, 1/2 bread and a portion of soup with
10 August 1945
The rice ration for breakfast and mid-day meals was fairly good. As we had no bread for the evening meal we got two bowls of pap. This is made up with flour and water in the same consistency as the mixture for making pancakes, but two bowls were as much