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.
29 Jun 1945, Barbara Anslow's diary
Submitted by Admin on Sat, 2012-05-26 16:30Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Fri, 29 Jun 1945Rumour that sugar and oil will stop; and that Churchill is in Singapore.
Planes over most of night.
Made emergency biscuits.
29 Jun 1945, Eric MacNider's wartime diary
Submitted by chrisbartlett on Fri, 2014-07-04 21:10Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Fri, 29 Jun 1945Deputation saw J. authorities about food - J. said "what children want - raspberry tarts"? Another woman said raw rice went further - said bought it from workers' extra rice!
29 Jun 1945, Roland H J Brooks' War Diary - Stanley Internment Camp WWII
Submitted by Suziepie on Sun, 2014-07-06 09:57Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Fri, 29 Jun 1945Cashed a £400 cheque for Mrs Meredith, HK&S Bank at a good rate of 33 to 1.
29 Jun 1945, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Sat, 2015-06-13 11:33Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Fri, 29 Jun 1945More planes.
Heavy showers all day. SW wind.
Lep. window fitting.
Very fed up. No G no smokes.
Extract from Statement re Rations covering 1942 – May 1945 sent to Tokyo
Min. by L of Ns.
[League of Nations?]Supplied Protein 75 36.8 Fats 50 21.4 Carb.Hyd. 400 348.9 Calories 2,400 1738 V.A. 5000 610 V.B1 250-500 172 V.B2 400-800 94 V.C. 50-75 54 Calcium 0.8 0.287 Phosph. 1.2 0.591 Iron 0.012 0.0081 Average weight of fit man 129 lbs
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