70 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries
19 Aug 1942, Barbara Anslow's diary
Submitted by Barbara Anslow on Wed, 2012-02-22 21:55Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Wed, 19 Aug 1942Am annoyed because the camp voting hours ((for Council)) don't let me vote ((because of my hospital office shift)).
HK News (paper) rather depressing - about Germans pressing through the Caucasus. Rather ominous that we haven't had any news of the usual good sort lately.
Extra potato at dinner.
Mary (Taylor) is in hospital just now, she looks so pale.
19 Aug 1942, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2012-07-09 21:37Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Wed, 19 Aug 1942Makings of a typhoon knocking about.
Heavy rain.
Churchill returned home from Moscow.
19 Aug 1942, Ella Buuck's wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2012-07-20 20:08Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Wed, 19 Aug 1942It’s a bit rougher and cooler. Bobby still isn’t feeling well.
19 Aug 1942, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
Submitted by brian edgar on Sun, 2014-03-30 23:27Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Wed, 19 Aug 1942In pouring rain from a typhoon, Doug Ferguson and Les Howarth cut through the barbed-wire at Shamshuipo.
Villagers and guerrillas help them into the hands of the British Army Aid Group, who lead them to safety.
Source:
The Hunter News, Souvenir Edition, November 2004
19 Aug 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary
Submitted by Richard Iwan Jones on Thu, 2014-07-17 15:16Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Wed, 19 Aug 1942Typhoon weather in afternoon
