August 23, 1945
Gutter, Spoor, George, Seymour, Wilson return to work in galley. Watch reduced to 2 men.
Gutter, Spoor, George, Seymour, Wilson return to work in galley. Watch reduced to 2 men.
Today I went walking by the imperial palace. It was almost evening and one week after the promulgation of the rescript on peace, but there… Read More »22nd August, 1945
This is really a malaria-ridden region. Already over 30 of us are suffering from this terrible illness, among them Dean Bocobo and Mr. Abello. Some… Read More »August 22, 1945, Wednesday
Camp C. O. told us at 4 PM that the war has ended. What a birthday – my 41st but I try to rationalize that… Read More »August 22, 1945
The situation continues well in hand. The War and Navy Offices have had to warn the armed forces against listening to such exacerbating rumors as… Read More »21st August, 1945
7:30 a.m. The market was almost dead. There were no quotations for buyers. Sellers were getting sleepy as there was no movement. Don Vicente Madrigal,… Read More »August 21, 1945, Tuesday
Further moves on the peace popularization campaign: the banks have been kept open and no restrictions placed on withdrawals, new 100-yen bills have been printed… Read More »20th August, 1945
As usual, we woke up early in the morning, about 5:30. We used to go to the Mess for breakfast at 6:00 o’clock, but this… Read More »August 20, 1945, Monday
We went to church and heard Mass. I went to confession and received communion for the second time here, the first time only a week… Read More »August 19, 1945, Sunday