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.
20 Jul 1945, Barbara Anslow's diary
Submitted by Barbara Anslow on Fri, 2012-06-01 13:33Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Fri, 20 Jul 1945Outside roll call, after which Mr Burnett came in and ran over my 'roll call' exercise, criticising and suggesting.
Some folk said they heard shelling and bombing last night, and some claim to have SEEN machine-guning at 9pm last night.
Peggy and I went swimming in afternoon, later I visited Tom Cashman and Mr Nicolson in hospital.
20 Jul 1945, Eric MacNider's wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2015-06-30 16:34Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Fri, 20 Jul 1945Outdoor am roll-call
80 lbs shark’s liver oil delivered by I.R.C.
20 Jul 1945, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2015-06-30 17:07Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Fri, 20 Jul 1945Fine, hot, cool wind gone.
Outside roll-call.
No work today. Stood by for arrival of wood but none came.
Rings for Tom & Mary.
Very muggy pm.
To I.Q. with G & back. ∴
