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.
18 - 25 Oct 1943, Tom Hutchinson's Wartime Diary
Submitted by barbaramerchant on Sun, 2013-09-15 11:55Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Mon, 18 Oct 1943 to Mon, 25 Oct 1943
Notes:
Daughter Bea had moved out of the family home upon her marriage to Y.C. On 20/10/43 "Bea paid ¥3.00 for Yeast"; on 23/10/43 "Bea paid ¥32.00 for Buffalo ((a chicken)); on 25/10/43 "Bea p((ai))d ¥1.65 for Electricity, 8.35 for Marketing".
24/10/43 "Mrs Banker says "cook sh((ark)) liver as grill, with made nam-yuu, soy, ginger, sugar, salt, pepper, garlic, baat-kok, with flour in a paste & grill."Supporting information:
18 Oct 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Sat, 2013-10-05 14:25Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Mon, 18 Oct 1943Dull, no smokes.
Rations by launch.
Crete recaptured. Germans surrounded in Pripetares [?], & Burma campaign coming our way.
Talk with Steve pm. Wrote music for him.
4oz inferior peanuts issued. Food poor, inferior dirty semi-red rice. No Jap paper today.
Allson to hosp 10pm. ((Not sure who this is. Possibly Mr Allison?))
