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.
26 Oct - 2 Nov 1943, Tom Hutchinson's Wartime Diary
Submitted by barbaramerchant on Sun, 2013-09-15 11:57Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Tue, 26 Oct 1943 to Tue, 2 Nov 1943
Notes:
28/10/43 ""Dr Lum paid ¥12.50 for Yeast"
29/10/43 "Started new lot of yeast for Dr Lum today"
1/11/43 "Rec'd ¥15.00 from Chu for deposit".
This was loan interest from Tom's deposit in Chu's firm, see 30/9/43.
22/11/43 "James school fees for Nov. 4.-"
See main diary page for discussion on schooling during WWII.Supporting information:
26 Oct 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Sat, 2013-10-05 14:53Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Tue, 26 Oct 1943Fine, dry, cloudy.
Ground rice for D.M. ((Who/what is D.M.?)) & made needles for Mary.
No news, just another empty day.
Steve to practice. Choir practice 5-6pm.
At Steves pm. E there. Syb called. ((Who is "Syb"? Possibly Sybil Swift / Leiper?))
26 Oct 1943, Eric MacNider's wartime diary
Submitted by Old Man on Sat, 2015-06-06 22:51
