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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.

  • 6 Nov 1942, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp

    Submitted by brian edgar on Thu, 2012-02-23 16:52
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    Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Fri, 6 Nov 1942

    All the internees are assembled and Yamashita reads out a list consisting of most of the men aged between 18 and 35: they are to sleep from now on in Stanley Prison as the Japanese believe there is a plan for a mass escape linked to the recently begun (October 25) American air raids. The system lasts about three weeks.

    Source:

    George Wright-Nooth, Prisoner of the Turnip Heads, 1994, 115-116

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  • 6 Nov 1942, Barbara Anslow's diary

    Submitted by Barbara Anslow on Mon, 2012-03-05 17:59
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    Barbara Anslow's diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Fri, 6 Nov 1942

    Amazing edict today - all men of military age whose wives aren't in camp (Police under 40, civilians under 35) have to go and sleep in the Gaol for about 3 weeks.  Supposed to be because there might be escapes attempted in the blackout, then the Japs would have to punish all of us.  Even the young doctors had to go - Dr Loan, Dr Y-E and Dr Alan Barwell, athough C.S.O. staff have been exempted.

    Had upper left 8 tooth filled temporarily today. If it doesn't ache after 3 days then dentist will fill it properly.  

    Finished typing story.

    Mum's block had herring today - lovely big ration, and seconds of them too.   We ((at hospital)) had ours in chow fan.

  • 6 Nov 1942, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

    Submitted by Admin on Wed, 2012-10-31 22:01
    Book / Document: 
    R. E. Jones Wartime diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Fri, 6 Nov 1942

    R. C. parcels taken over by us.

    Police under 40 & civvies under 35 to F. Hall in Gaol from 7P.M. to 7A.M.

    This is the day when things were supposed to happen but nothing did.

    ((G.))

  • 06 Nov 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

    Submitted by Old Man on Wed, 2014-10-29 21:17
    Book / Document: 
    Eric MacNider's wartime diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Fri, 6 Nov 1942

    Black-out, lights out 10pm, instead of 11 pm

    Spent night in Stanley Gaol cell. No. 56 top floor Hall F

    Details of R.C. parcels posted.


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