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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.

  • 2 Jan 1945, Barbara Anslow's diary

    Submitted by Barbara Anslow on Thu, 2012-04-19 17:20
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    Barbara Anslow's diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Tue, 2 Jan 1945

    Went to see Mr Davis ((can't remember his initials)) to get date for our one-act plays. It might have to be after April.

    Worked in afternoon.

    Spent evening with Gladys Johnson in her corridor.

    Newspaper says 'Neissei Maru' sails 4th January from Kobe, first instalment (food parcels) for U.S. p.o.ws and internees in Japan and China; next shipment to go to Philippines and southern regions.  Father Meyer says we will all surely get some. Paper says Soviets refuse American military aircraft permission to land in Soviet territory.

    F. M. von Runsted's offensive said to be building up for second phase.

    United Press says American forces had pushed back German salient for 14 miles.

    I cooked for Dr Hargreaves in morning.  Visited Fleur (Cheape) in hospital.

    Kristine said she'd rather help with production of plays than act.

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  • 02 Jan 1945, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

    Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2015-01-02 11:08
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    R. E. Jones Wartime diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Tue, 2 Jan 1945

    Fine, dry. NE wind stronger.

    Finished Dentists window.

    Lost my knife somewhere.

    Lorry with parcels 6pm.

    Germans pushed back 14mls (refers to their salient made in recent push).

    Ship to leave Kobe 4th with parcels. 

    Local Japs celebrating.

  • 02 Jan 1945, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

    Submitted by David on Thu, 2016-12-29 16:13
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    Eric MacNider's wartime diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Tue, 2 Jan 1945

    X ((probably means a repeat of the show from the 1st))


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