70 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

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.

  • 11 Dec 1942, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

    Submitted by Admin on Sat, 2012-12-01 14:40
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    R. E. Jones Wartime diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Fri, 11 Dec 1942

    Nice day but cold.

    Jap fighters over Kai Tak area gyrations of which were mistaken for dogfight.

    Steve & cake fight.

    ((G.))

    New moon. I wonder if my wish will come true this time.

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  • 11 Dec 1942, Barbara Anslow's diary

    Submitted by Barbara Anslow on Fri, 2016-05-06 14:30
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    Barbara Anslow's diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Fri, 11 Dec 1942

    Sore place under nose, eyes and forehead aching.  More Government money pending, on strength of which we had eggs and bacon tonight.  ((Bacon from Red Cross tin I think – bacon was occasionally available on black market but far too dear for us to buy)


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