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.
3 May 1942, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
Submitted by brian edgar on Mon, 2012-04-09 18:07Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Sun, 3 May 1942Birth of Arthur Groves.
The Reverend Wittenbach in today's sermon says that there are three things wrong with Stanley Camp: too little food, too little space, and too much talking and quarrelling. He urges a strong Christian campaign against rumour-mongering. If any such campaign was indeed launched, it can be judged a total failure.
Sources:
Birth: China Mail, September 15, 1945, page 3
Sermon: MacNider Papers, 'Repatriation', 29
3 May 1942, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2012-04-23 21:38Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Sun, 3 May 1942Showery.
Belgians interned. Why?
Japs captured Mandalay.
03 May 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary
Submitted by Grace on Wed, 2015-04-29 11:22Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Sun, 3 May 1942(Wittenbach/M. Dow.)
To Mr. & Mrs. A.G. Groves, a son.
