70 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries
28 May 1945, Barbara Anslow's diary
Submitted by Barbara Anslow on Wed, 2012-05-23 18:29Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Mon, 28 May 1945To church study club meeting in Veronica Willey's room.
Bridge in afternoon, against Miss Nora Bascombe and Mrs Lily Caer-Clarke; we won.
Concert, very good in parts; new song 'Some Day Soon.
((The song was composed in camp, and started:
'When the carrier plane comes to carry us Home
Some.. day.. soon..'))28 May 1945, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Thu, 2015-05-07 15:57Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Mon, 28 May 1945Cloudy, hot, humid.
Odd jobs. Making tins watertight with pitch.
Have noticed M very offhand lately when I’ve been to see Steve, one would think I’d done something wrong.
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28 May 1945, Eric MacNider's wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2015-05-10 15:19Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Mon, 28 May 1945Carol & Viv's "1945 Optimists"(Garton, Luke, Gilchrist, Curtis, D.G. Wilson, Brenchley, Colledge, Scanten((sp?)), Goldie & Peggy Hunter, Dorothy Morley, J. Cheape, E. Grant, O. Campbell ((maybe A O S Campbell?)), Marie Morrison, N. Witchell, V. Beaumont, Johansen, M. Beck) (Song "Some Day Soon" by Betty Drown; played by Betty Twydale, Pauline Beck & orchestra.)
