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70 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

Shows diary entries from seventy-one years ago, using today's date in Hong Kong as the starting point. To see pages from earlier dates (they go back to 1 Dec 1941), choose the date below and click the 'Apply' button.

  • 10 Apr 1945, Barbara Anslow's diary

    Submitted by Barbara Anslow on Thu, 2012-05-10 10:13
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    Barbara Anslow's diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Tue, 10 Apr 1945

    Eye bad.

    Doreen came for shorthand.

    Went to see 'Housemaster', Kathleen Davis very good.

    Zusuki (78 yrs) is Premier of Japan.

    Cold, rainy, windy.

    Walked round with Alice Anderson, then Gladys and Peggy.

    Awa Maru missing.

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  • 10 Apr 1945, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

    Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2015-04-03 11:38
    Book / Document: 
    R. E. Jones Wartime diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Tue, 10 Apr 1945

    Overcast, warmer, SW wind.

    Rice for next period 17% cut. Water every 5 days.

    Workers sugar & oil.

    New baking oven.

    Russia will not re-new Russo-Japanese Non Aggression Pact. Awa Maru reported missing. Vienna captured by Russians. British 50 kms from Bremen (which direction). Allied & Russian troops expect to meet in 1 weeks time (report of 5th inst.)

    Brightened pm, wind to NE.

    Lorry in 7pm with parcels & cigs. 

    Canteen has been broken into ? recently & some stock missing. Looks like an inside job to me.

    Lecture on “The Convoy System” given in Block by Ingledew.

    Mary gave me Y60 for Canteen.

  • 10 Apr 1945, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

    Submitted by Admin on Wed, 2016-03-30 18:13
    Book / Document: 
    Eric MacNider's wartime diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Tue, 10 Apr 1945

    “Housemaster” ((for details see 9th))


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