70 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries
26 Mar 1942, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2012-02-10 16:27Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Thu, 26 Mar 19421 egg & a jam fritter helped out the ration today.
Questionaire (sic) from Jap H.Q.s
26 Mar 1942, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
Submitted by brian edgar on Tue, 2012-11-20 17:06Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Thu, 26 Mar 1942The Daily Express (page 4) places the headline 'Remember Hongkong!' above a story about a sinking in the Singapore region.
This seems to be the first use of a slogan - repeated in an editorial of April 8, 1942 - that will be turned into a poster and displayed on the walls of some workplaces: http://gwulo.com/node/13783.
It seems that Eden's speech (http://gwulo.com/node/11079) has burnt the atrocities that took place during and shortly after the fighting into the public consciousness. They're one of the first things that come to the mind of family and friends when they think of their loved ones held in Hong Kong.
26 Mar 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2017-02-17 13:31Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Thu, 26 Mar 1942One tin Oxford Club sausages between 8 for 1 meal
1 egg per person
