Item 59: Internment camp diary, November 1917-August 1918 - Page 92

<p>[Page 92]</p><p>separated from the main camp by a double barbed-wire fence, on the other we regretted not being able to share the amenities and entertainments of the big camp.&nbsp; Our camp, which can probably accommodate about 600 people, was originally built for the Germans who are still living in China. England made repeated attempts to effect the deportation of those Germans and might even have succeeded eventually if we hadn&#39;t protested vigorously against this fresh effrontery by the Allies at The Hague, where negotiations over the exchange of prisoners are currently being held. It shows that this mob will indeed yield to strong determination and we should have shown the same strength right at the start of the war with regards to the civilian prisoners.&nbsp;</p><p>The camp is arranged in a similar way to the main camp, but the barracks are divided into 8 units, instead of 10, and there is considerably more space between the buildings. Apart from bunk beds that are stacked atop each other against the back wall, the barracks are completely empty. We have brought our government blankets from Trial Bay; straw</p>