were not favorably received by the prisoners; many of them had been at for three years and had had enough of war. The total with an improvised pulpit. _ time for morning Mass. chapel for week days. reational hall was used part Later, 4 An empty barrack was utilised as a regular Ae more prisoner of war were brought in, the ser~ vices were transferred to the old Compound Number One Headquarter si. which became the main chapel, accomodating about 30¢ | Compound Humber ‘two was activated, one of its pecreational halle was provided for chapel funefi 700. Of the 4,000 prisoners, 1,300 sould attend service at one tine. Since all of these prisonere are Catholic, eager te go te church on Sunday. In both Compound Number One and Com pound Number Two, Wags wae held twice on Sunday. mitted, service. Mages was held outdoors. they are generally On such n the westher per~ o In Compound One, after the permanent chapel was established “Ee Yess Wae held every morning, and in the “tetion Hospital, each Sunday. md @n orchestra. The band, with « organized in May 1943, for the entertainment of the prisoners, and gave concerts once a week. A number of the instrunents were contributed by y of the Catholic Churehs others were loaned by the Depot The orchestra played for the stage shows in each of the / . Domenico Mizzi, 29 May 1944. athe — —