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.
13 Mar 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Wed, 2014-03-05 23:42Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Mon, 13 Mar 1944Fine, little warmer.
Bread flour & beans.
2 ½ oz tea issued.
Mary unlucky in raffle.
“Elijah” choir practice pm.
Did not see Steve.
Damned hungry again.
(No.1 Wharf & two ships & Kai Tak hit in last air-raid)
New ration scheme still being worked out.
13 Mar 1944, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
Submitted by brian edgar on Sun, 2015-12-06 19:25Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Mon, 13 Mar 1944Birth of Alexander Ramsey.
Source:
China Mail, September15, 1945, 3
Note:
Judging by the age of the people named Ramsey/Ramsay on the Stanley Roll, his parents were probably Mr. A. and Mrs. M. Ramsey, both born in 1909, he a mariner and she a housewife.
13 Mar 1944, Eric MacNider's wartime diary
Submitted by David on Sun, 2017-03-05 17:22Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Mon, 13 Mar 1944
