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and 3000-, the former mostly in gold, which surely we will never see again. The exchange rate for gold here in the camp is 23-24/.- for a pound Sterling!
A good friend had skilfully sewn all his money into a belt which he carried directly on his body, but that too was discovered and emptied. Another had in his toiletry case empty cigar cylinders painstakingly filled with gold pieces, but he too could not get them past inspection because the large number of cylinders and their undue weight raised suspicion.
These inspections took up nearly 2 hours. Then we had to receive our prison gear, furnished by the government and consisting of:
1 palliasse with little straw
2 cotton [horse] blankets
1 tin plate, spoon, knife, fork, cup (mug)
1 pair of pants, 1 jumper and 1 pair of very heavy boots.
It was already 9pm when I, dead tired, hungry, thirsty and still bogged down with all the luggage, was finally admitted into the camp proper.
However, the surprise of the day was yet