70 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries
15 Jul 1944, Barbara Anslow's diary
Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2012-04-09 15:5215 Jul 1944, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
Submitted by brian edgar on Mon, 2012-11-19 18:52Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Sat, 15 Jul 1944Birth of Gerald Gwynne Ward.
Death of Isaac Chalmers, of sudden heart failure five days after a hernia operation.
Two extracts from letters bearing today's date, authors unknown:
Letter of May 43 received. All cheery here. Garden small yield, too lazy. Only beacon - reunion.
Received letters June 42, November December 43. Many thanks. Both well here. Thankful for abnormally cool summer weather. Christopher enjoying Sunday school.
Sources:
Birth: China Mail, September 15, 1945, 3
Death: Philip Cracknell, at http://battleforhongkong.blogspot.co.uk/
Letters: Hong Kong Fellowship Newsletter, April 1945, 6
15 Jul 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Wed, 2014-06-04 12:48Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Sat, 15 Jul 1944Squally, overcast all day.
4 cigs issued.
Palmer aged 70 died & buried today. ((Probably refers to I Chalmers.))
Mrs Brown to hosp. ((MW Brown?))
Russians doing fine, all other news either covered or absent.
11am meal extremely lousy, rice & beans, pm meal a little better. 2 fried sprats, 2 pot & 2 taro chips, fish sauce (described as doubtful) fish water & rice.
With Steve pm. Rained heavily all the evening so plenty got wet shirts getting home by 8pm.
According to Camp Bulletin letter & graph re camp conditions sent to Tokyo & the petition signed by 91% of the Camp sent to Jap Authorities in town. Nothing will come of either as usual.
Cigs & the few cents allocated to workers ceased & the supply of tea is exhausted. So it goes on, negative results & decrease of amenities such as they are.
15 Jul 1944, Eric MacNider's wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2016-07-03 12:37Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Sat, 15 Jul 1944Death – Capt. Issac Chalmers (70)
Birth – To Mr & Mrs R. G. Ward, a son, Gerald Gwynne
15 Jul 1944, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
Submitted by brian edgar on Fri, 2018-12-07 16:14Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Sat, 15 Jul 1944Birth of Gerald Gwynne Ward to Reginald Gywnne Ward of the Chinese Maritime Customs and Elfrida Maria Ward (née Xavier).
Death of Isaac Chalmers, a master mariner in the Merchant Navy.
Sources: as in links
