70 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries
24 May 1942, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2012-04-23 21:55Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Sun, 24 May 1942Cookhouse all day.
Fine.
Heard the complete review of the BBC news & it is all very heartening. ((Someone inside or outside of camp has a radio and is listening to the BBC.))
24 May 1942, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
Submitted by brian edgar on Tue, 2015-01-27 22:50Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Sun, 24 May 1942The Rev. Frank Short preaches against 'our insolent national arrogance'. He instances the use of insulting terms for black people and the Chinese.
Next Sunday the Rev. Mackenzie Dow will deplore the 'lack of moral fibre' in pre-war Hong Kong, and suggest that they were living on the 'submerged' nine tenths of the population. He will claim that the community has been brought low to be 'chastened' and call on his congregation to 'repent' - to adopt new ways of thinking, a different view.
It seems that new attitudes to race and social responsibility are being promoted by Stanley's clergy, pondering on the lessons of defeat and deprivation.
Source:
Sermon notes in the MacNider Papers, 'Sermons, Loans, Repatriation', 49
24 May 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2016-05-20 14:35Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Sun, 24 May 1942Short./ (Higgins 4p.m.)
Whit Sunday. – Very warm.
