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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.

  • 25 Jun 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

    Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2013-06-02 15:50
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    R. E. Jones Wartime diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Fri, 25 Jun 1943

    Cloudy & showery.

    Do little but think of G, thoughts good, bad & indifferent.

    Initials for Webber am. ((Probably W E Webber, also in Prisons Dept.))

    • 5 boxes matches 2/6.
    • ¼ bar soap 4/-
    • ¼ lb Margarine 12/9.
    • Small tin boot polish 1/6.

    To classical concert pm with Steve.

    (Civilian vessel called with parcels?)

    Very fed up all day. Eyes bad & losing weight.

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  • 25 Jun 1943, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

    Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2016-06-21 14:37
    Book / Document: 
    Eric MacNider's wartime diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Fri, 25 Jun 1943

    Classical concert (Beethoven) (Corra, Heasman, Bickert, Drown, Pudney(c) ) 

  • 25 Jun 1943, W J Carrie's wartime diary

    Submitted by kathrynsa on Sat, 2019-09-28 12:57
    Book / Document: 
    W J Carrie's wartime diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Fri, 25 Jun 1943

    Lots of letters have come in but none for me yet.  They are dated October last year and letters we were allowed to send, which went by the Asama Maru to Lourenco Marques, (taking also the Americans) had arrived home.  Dora had replies from Ethel Loudon and Ernie Spence. The latter had seen you and I gathered you were disappointed that nothing had reached you but of course, Honey, I had no idea where you were and I think I sent that letter to Dacca.  But I also sent a letter out on the q.t. - it would go to Dacca too but I asked the lady to write to Edith also. I suppose these letters will turn up someday but you would have a long wait for them.

    When Glover went to Shanghai at the beginning of August last year he tried to find out where you were but failed.  So the next thing we sent - an I.R.C. message form on 20/10/42 went to Dacca also.  My letter of 30/4/43 is the first thing to go right home.  Now we've got a p.c. to send by 29/6/43 though we've to date it May!  I hope I'm home before it but hope is faint these days.     Cheero Darling.  B.


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