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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.

  • 14 Mar 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

    Submitted by Admin on Wed, 2014-03-05 23:44
    Book / Document: 
    R. E. Jones Wartime diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Tue, 14 Mar 1944

    Fine, cold wind.

    Food carrying.

    German lesson aft.

    Ground rice for Mary.

    4oz. oil & sugar issued.

    Choir practice 5pm.

    Saw Steve after & helped mend pram.

    (Roosevelt’s statement re being here by Easter still prevalent so is the one re our landing on the Continent.)

    Jap paper minimises Frid’s air-raid as usual saying we hit a Chinese hospital & some houses, driven off by fierce AA fire. Just the usual tripe.

    No.2 P. of W camp Administrator arrived 8pm & left at 8.20pm.

    Some inspection.

    Black-out.

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  • 14 Mar 1944, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

    Submitted by David on Sun, 2017-03-05 17:25
    Book / Document: 
    Eric MacNider's wartime diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Tue, 14 Mar 1944

    Issue of curry powder & oil

    B.O.


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