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.
17 - 19 Oct 1945, Barbara Anslow's diary
Submitted by Barbara Anslow on Mon, 2012-06-11 15:42Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Wed, 17 Oct 1945 to Fri, 19 Oct 1945Eyes bad.
Hair curled fairly well (used pipe cleaners which I bought in Adibaya.)
Bridge.
Lifeboat drill.
Dance at 7.30pm. Tony Sanh and I danced all the time, we won the spot Waltz – he a pipe and tobacco, me, eau de cologne. Then danced with Charles Rosselet.
Painted our names on our newly acquired grips.
17 Oct 1945, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Wed, 2015-10-21 14:43Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Wed, 17 Oct 1945Underway at 9.30am for home.
Fine.
Boat drill 4.30pm.
Clocks back 1hr.
