70 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries
19 May 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2014-05-09 14:43Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Fri, 19 May 1944Fine.
Some plane activity.
Meetings am & pm re letters of apology for trading. People concerned much concerned as to what to do about it. Gimson wrote pm to Hattori explaining all details & apologizing for the whole. Developments awaited.
Rec. oil, tea, sugar, & curry powder.
Repaired grinder.
Steve to practice pm.
Pui cha [? cup tea in phonetic Cantonese?] before 8pm.
Ground rice for congee.
Roll-call 2pm
(Rome fallen?)
19 May 1944, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
Submitted by brian edgar on Wed, 2014-06-04 19:05Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Fri, 19 May 1944Two families of the Dutch bankers interned about a year ago get into a fight over space allocation in their room. One of the men will be summoned before the camp court on May 25 and accused of punching the other repeatedly in the face. But there are counter-claims of assault and the court's judgement has not been preserved.
Source:
Hong Kong PRO, HKRS163-1-303
19 May 1944, Eric MacNider's wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2017-04-17 11:28Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Fri, 19 May 1944X Only direct trading with camp guards &/or China Supervisors: ((shorthand)) - HEC is withheld"
