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.
19 Jul 1942, Barbara Anslow's diary
Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2012-02-19 21:22Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Sun, 19 Jul 1942Electricity off in a.m. and hasn't been on since.
Swimming to start on Governor's beach ((in peacetime it was the Governor's)). Our turn was in the morning, but hitch occurred and we waited in vain ((for permission to go to beach)).
19 Jul 1942, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2012-06-26 17:07Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Sun, 19 Jul 1942Fine day. Typhoon warning. Rained PM.
Usual Sunday. No news. Paper looks bad for us.
Tinned meat.
19 Jul 1942, Ella Buuck's wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2012-07-03 17:14Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Sun, 19 Jul 194219 Jul 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2016-06-27 13:47Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Sun, 19 Jul 19421 tin corned beef (12.oz.) for 3 for 2 meals.
(Brown)/ T. Mullholland
Swimming ???? ((unclear)) began at 3. pm
