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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.

  • 28 Sep 1945, Barbara Anslow's diary

    Submitted by Barbara Anslow on Fri, 2012-06-08 15:02
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    Barbara Anslow's diary
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    Fri, 28 Sep 1945

    Wakey Wakey earlier this morning.  We had stopped at Sabang, on the northern tip of Sumatra. Water looked very deep - we were anchored quite close to land, and took on about 100 Marines who had only been there ten days ago from Penang. Low lying hills, luxuriant in trees, could see absolutely no sign of habitation at all. Stayed about a couple of hours.

    Pitching and rolling rather upsetting.

    The ginger steward said Empress of Australia had dumped her passengers in Madras.

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  • 28 Sep 1945, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp

    Submitted by brian edgar on Sun, 2012-11-18 21:18
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    Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
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    Fri, 28 Sep 1945

    Men of No. 44 (Royal Marine) Commando give an evening stage show for those left in Stanley. The show only features a few simple props and the performers use borrowed costumes and make-up but their material ranges from religious song to slapstick humour.

     

    Under the headline, 'Staney Shrinks', today's China Mail runs a story on page 2 stating that people are leaving the camp every day, and singling out John Stericker, who is returning to his tobacco factory in Kowloon. He was the only person never to miss a council meeting in camp.

     

    Postage has been free in Hong Kong until today when charges are introduced after the 10 a.m. collection. But the first day's trading in stamps yields a disppointing sum of less than HK$350. As an official points out, stamp collectors have missed the boat.

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    Stage Show: Hong Kong Sunday Herald, September 30, 1945, 6

    Postage: China Mail, September 29, 1945, 1

  • 28 Sep 1945, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

    Submitted by Admin on Sat, 2015-09-12 17:07
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    R. E. Jones Wartime diary
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    Fri, 28 Sep 1945

    Lovely day, calm.

    Minesweeper warned re floating mine 0900.

    A/c to Westw’d 5pm.


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