70 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries
5 Aug 1945, Barbara Anslow's diary
Submitted by Barbara Anslow on Sat, 2012-05-26 16:47Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Sun, 5 Aug 1945Sheila Mackinlay's banns called today, to Searle (Police).
5 Aug 1945, Eric MacNider's wartime diary
Submitted by alexis on Tue, 2014-07-29 19:25Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Sun, 5 Aug 1945Children's service (l. M Koodiaroff ((sp?)) p. Rose) | Martin ((Not sure if this refers to the father or son surnamed Koodiaroff.))
Banns - L. A. Searle & S.M. Mackinlay
salt fish
05 Aug 1945, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2015-06-30 17:30Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Sun, 5 Aug 1945Overcast, E wind, cool.
(Adml. Mountbatten 1/c British Fleet, Manila)
Heavy showers pm.
Salt fish (lousy)
Awfully fed up all day. G noticed. ∴
05 Aug 1945, Diary of George Gerrard in Stanley Internment Camp Hong Kong
Submitted by Alison Gerrard on Sun, 2020-11-01 12:53Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Sun, 5 Aug 1945The people belonging to Block 8, bungalows A, B and C got permission to return to their own rooms on Thursday 2nd August. All nonsense and typical of the Japs mind to keep these people more or less street sleepers as the bombs? for want of another name were removed last Saturday several days after the actual bombing. How much longer we are going to be here I wonder.
The small news we hear is said to be good and there are good prospects for our early release I hope. Another new Prime Minister 31 years since 1st Great War.
