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 Apr 1942, Barbara Anslow's diary
Submitted by Barbara Anslow on Tue, 2012-01-24 20:59Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Sun, 26 Apr 1942Today Mum has had 3 eggs, hot cake, scone and ordinary food. Tony Cole will give us some apricot rings for her.
Outside news is good- English landings in various French coast towns, destructive bombng raids on specific German towns etc., and bombing of Tokyo.
26 Apr 1942, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2012-03-13 15:49Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Sun, 26 Apr 1942All news very good & if true should shorten our stay here quite a lot.
Cookhouse all day.
Rained, sticky.
26 Apr 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary
Submitted by Grace on Wed, 2015-04-29 11:16Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Sun, 26 Apr 1942Details (individual) handed in to Am.R.C. for British Consul
Heavy downpour in p.m. (Short/Higgins/4pm.)
