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.
25 Feb - 10 Mar 1944, Tom Hutchinson's Wartime Diary
Submitted by barbaramerchant on Sun, 2013-09-15 15:43Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Fri, 25 Feb 1944 to Fri, 10 Mar 1944
Notes:
29th - Toilet paper 5.50 + 4.80 Small tacks 20¢ Stamp 5¢
4th - Gas - Feb. 9.78 James Hair ((cut)) 70¢
7th - 2 Hydrators 25.-
Note at bottom of page: Bot. 2 Hydrators for ¥25.00 Sold 1 to AM for ¥60.00Supporting information:
25 Feb 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2014-02-11 21:28Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Fri, 25 Feb 1944Cold wind but fine sunny day.
Watered Steve’s garden.
Food carrying.
Election of District Reps. Barry & Neilson [? Nelson?] get in. ((Probably F C Barry and L R Nielson.)) Wittenbach, Minshall & Stops outvoted.
Choir practice 5-6pm but hardly any of the choir turned up.
With Steve pm.
Onion splitting.
New moon.
25 Feb 1944, Eric MacNider's wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Sat, 2016-01-30 11:43Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Fri, 25 Feb 1944Midsummer Night’s Dream. ((See 24th for details))
