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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.

  • 11 Mar 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

    Submitted by Admin on Thu, 2013-02-28 23:50
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    R. E. Jones Wartime diary
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    Thu, 11 Mar 1943

    Better day.

    Zindel’s visit revealed little of use to us.

    No more allowances yet.

    Plenty of rumours re repatriation.

    ((G.))

    Walk with Steve pm.

    ((G.))

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  • 11 Mar 1943, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

    Submitted by Admin on Wed, 2016-03-09 14:30
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    Eric MacNider's wartime diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Thu, 11 Mar 1943

    “If I were you” (PG Wodehouse) (Play by WHE Colledge – W Kirlen/Ripley ((unclear name, maybe W Kirby?)) R Dormer ((sp?)), R Bates,  V Blackburn, Colledge, E M Gray, Cole, Curtis, N Moodie) (Dr.Valentine)

  • 11 Mar 1943, W J Carrie's wartime diary

    Submitted by billagee on Thu, 2019-09-19 22:54
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    W J Carrie's wartime diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Thu, 11 Mar 1943

    I haven't tried to write for sometime. The last few days the Camp has been buzzing with rumours of repatriation. The Japs have asked for a list of Canadians and also those with near relatives in Canada and so it is thought that possibly a boat is going to Canada. I hope others will be allowed to go as well - some perhaps to Australia and some home. We might yet be together for our Silver wedding - I have been building castles in the air! We must get some food soon - they have cut our rations again. We used to get 6oz of flour daily - that is now down to 2. We have a small reserve which enables us to have 3 1/2 oz but that will only last a couple of months. We are getting no meat - only a little fish, so if it wasn't for our Red Cross store of bully we'd be in a very bad way. And while we got through a period of serious starvation in Feb and March last year we haven't made up for what we lost in 9 months of low fare last year. - with our "Comfort" parcels and the Red Cross bulk goods we have made up something but we are all less able to stand privation now than we were a year ago. We hope relief will come - I am sure it will - or else repatriation. So we keep cheerful. No money just now.  B.


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