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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.

  • 24 Jun 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

    Submitted by Admin on Wed, 2014-05-21 15:56
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    R. E. Jones Wartime diary
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    Sat, 24 Jun 1944

    Showery, much warmer.

    Ground rice & chopped wood.

    Finns retreating rapidly. (Cabinet have had emergency meeting) Installations at Cherbourg being demolished by Germans. We are advancing in Italy (N of Perugia) Naval action W of Marianas (how near to Formosa?) Churchill has said war will be over this Summer. Everything on the up & up for us.

    Locally not so good re food. Firewood difficulties in town, among other things of course.

    With Steve pm.

    Neilson & wood for coffin. Mrs Flaherty offered Y500 for a coffin. Neilson procures the wood on false pretenses & takes the money.

    (Camp. Japs surrendering in Burma)

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  • 24 Jun 1944, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

    Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2014-06-24 20:42
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    Eric MacNider's wartime diary
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    Sat, 24 Jun 1944

    Rec’d Y 1.29

    “Vaudeville” ((for details see 21st)) 


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