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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.

  • 17 Sep 1942, Barbara Anslow's diary

    Submitted by Barbara Anslow on Mon, 2012-02-27 12:30
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    Barbara Anslow's diary
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    Thu, 17 Sep 1942

    Dr. Y-E thinks Mabel is in a pretty bad condition, but so far responding well. He says an operation will be necessary at some time – preferably not in the camp.   He would like her to have a private room for rest, that she will need careful watching all her life, but that she MIGHT outgrow it.

    Such a surprise - Father Moore sent us a parcel from Bethany House, Pokfulam: a lovely big tin of cocoa, a catty of sugar, and a tin of bully, so kind and thoughtful and generous of him.  I'll NEVER forget it.

    Fried our sweet potatoes tonight, in oil from Mr Anslow ((my father-in-law to be 6 years later!!)) in exchange for some of our potatoes.

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  • 17 Sep 1942, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

    Submitted by Admin on Thu, 2012-08-30 22:15
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    R. E. Jones Wartime diary
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    Thu, 17 Sep 1942

    Mdme. Le Bon arrived but it seems that she had no news for us.

    Cloudy.

  • 17 Sep 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

    Submitted by Old Man on Tue, 2014-07-08 22:46
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    Eric MacNider's wartime diary
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    Thu, 17 Sep 1942

    124 Chinese, Malay & Annamite HKVDC men released from P.O.W. camp by Japs.

  • 17 Sep 1942, W J Carrie's wartime diary

    Submitted by Isochronous on Thu, 2019-09-12 17:03
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    W J Carrie's wartime diary
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    Thu, 17 Sep 1942

    I was weighed  again on the 15th - 134 lbs which is better but I have been terribly "down" the last little while and am also suffering  from what I had operated on in Vict. Hosp in Feb 1933.  I had a letter from Glover and he can't get in touch with Alice.  I'm trying again the International Red Cross. I get so depressed not knowing anything about you - some people here have had news so I hope to hear some time.  I'm having a "blood count" tomorrow and if I am really down I may go into hospital for a rest cure!  I had my second Cholera injection yesterday - it didn't trouble me.

    All my love.   Billie


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