70 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries
30 Dec 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Sat, 2013-11-30 19:45Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Thu, 30 Dec 194330 Dec 1943, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
Submitted by brian edgar on Sun, 2016-05-08 17:30Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Thu, 30 Dec 1943Red Cross Delegate Rudolf Zindel makes his monthly visit to Stanley, interviewing 58 internees on 'various current subjects'. He notes that because of the timely arrival of fresh British funds he was able to pay the usual monthly allowance of M. Y. 25 to 2, 393 (British) internees just before Christmas, and that the camp authorities also approved a grant of M. Y. 3,000 to the Stanley Camp Nutritional Relief Fund.
Zindel also paid M. Y. 25 to the 13 Americans remaining in Stanley.
Source:
Zindel to ICRC, General Letter No. 8/44, January 21, 1944 in Archives of the International Committee of the Red Cross, BG017-07-066 (Geneva)
30 Dec 1943, Eric MacNider's wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2016-12-20 13:52Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Thu, 30 Dec 1943“Laburnum Grove” (Eileen Tinson, Yvonne Charter, Clitherow Margarett, Hubert Phillips, Colin Coles, George Frost, Betty Hyde-Lay, Richard Mills, Arthur Glanville, p.- John Charter)
((AJ Savitsky painted this portrait of Richard Mills in character:
RW Mills as Inspector Stack in Laburnum Grove - 19431230.jpg, by AJ Savitsky))
