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Show - Vernal Prisoner itJap in its itsJap Jap Prison PrisonPraises PrisonPraises Praises Red CrestMonday Crest Cross CrossMonday Monday Mn Mra Mrs . . . E , . V Smith BmIUI te- te re- re received teI tecelved re received - I ceived celved a letter from h her r.on ron , ron ran . , , HoyleE HoYle Hoylia . E . E Chew Cnew . , , now nom in Sh a a Jap prison pr1.son pr1son . camp campIn Campin campin In Shanghai Mr , , Chew was one ODe ODef oneif onef if > ) f the Marines taken prisoner pr1aoner on onI onWake onWake onWake I Wake Island on ; December 24 24 2 . + , 1941 Mrs Smith received a tor- tor for- for tormer former for former - mer letter from her son last Sep 8ep- 8ep 8epember Sep-ember Sep ember . - - ember 15thIn 15thIn 15th 15thIn In his letter Hoyle 1Io'le 1Iole ) ' said "I'hJs IhJs 'This This " ' "I'hJsIs 'ThisIs ' ThisIs Is the second letter I have written writtento writtento to you I hope It finds 1lnds you as well weU weUs wells welleft wells s 'It It eft ' it leaves me We have had a avery avery very pleasant Christmas here due dueto dueto dueto to the very kind courtesy of ot thernatlonal the thenational . ' ' " - -national national 'natlonal natlonal -rnatlonal rnatlonal " ' ' - Red Cross Associ Associ- Association Association Association - - ation at Shanghai It was certaln- certaln certalny certain-y certain y - - , y a great Improvement lmprovement . , . over the the'hrlstmas thehrlstmas 1rlstmas 4ristmas ' of 1941 1941I I have received several letters lettersfrom lettersfrom lettersfrom from you and from the folks WUl Will WUlou WillOtt Willou ou Ott please acknowledge my lettersfrom letters lettersfrom lettersfrom ; from the folks tolks as IUI I cannot write writeto writeto writeto to them allI all allI I am sin still In good health andweigh and andweigh andweigh weigh 164 pounds Please write writeoften writeoften writeoften ; often and don t worry about meThe meThe me meThe The letter carried the signature3f signatureof signature , of : ) f Mr Chew |