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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.

  • 30 Jan 1942: RE Jones Diary

    Submitted by Admin on Sat, 2011-12-24 14:08
    Book / Document: 
    R. E. Jones Wartime diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Fri, 30 Jan 1942

    Nothing doing much today. A few more arrived from the Nethersole.

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  • 30 Jan 1942, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp

    Submitted by brian edgar on Thu, 2012-01-12 21:43
    Book / Document: 
    Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Fri, 30 Jan 1942

    There are ninety-six new arrivals in Camp, probably from St. Paul's Hospital in Causeway Bay.

    Source:

    G. B. Endacott and Alan Birch, Hong Kong Eclipse, 1978, 199

    Note:

    The source cited says from 'St Paul's College' - for the change, see discussion below.

     

  • 30 Jan 1942, W J Carrie's wartime diary

    Submitted by billagee on Thu, 2019-08-29 07:59
    Book / Document: 
    W J Carrie's wartime diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Fri, 30 Jan 1942

    Stanley 

    I couldn't write yesterday and today also I am exhausted - my feet are the worst part of me. We got out safely yesterday but there was no place to go to so we left with Fraser, Naismith and Batty Smith - in the C.S.O quarters       But we moved today to former Indian warders' quarters - all the best places have been pinched by the first comers as I knew would happen. But Glover and I have quite a nice wee room and Mr and Mrs Puckle (Steel Perkins successor) are next door. We hoped that that would be all but more came this afternoon and Major and Mrs Ponting (Salvation Army) are in next door also and a Mr Fisher (a funny little [?Pebbles] "body") also S.A. in with us. (not correct - he is a missionary) We had to hump everything over here and it is at least 1/4 mile from the C.S.O place - but we got it done and cleaned out this place too. So we are all settled in. Chow is pretty terrible - I could barely eat it last night but tonight was much better.    Well Darling, I'll write more in a day or so when we've settled down. I sent a p.c. to Goodwood yesterday - I wonder if it will reach you and when.
    All my love.      B


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