70 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries
08 Oct 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Thu, 2014-11-20 21:30Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Sun, 8 Oct 1944Warm, light N wind, veered to E and strengthened pm.
Cleared some rubble away am.
No lorry.
Poor meals.
With Steve pm. Mary had managed to get some tobacco so we had a couple of smokes, very pleasant.
Large convoy arrived am.
Guards more open in their trading. 1 catty tob. = Y200.
08 Oct 1944, Eric MacNider's wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2016-09-05 12:24Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Sun, 8 Oct 1944Wittenbach / Johnston
08 Oct 1944, Diary of George Gerrard in Stanley Internment Camp Hong Kong
Submitted by Alison Gerrard on Sun, 2020-06-14 16:20Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Sun, 8 Oct 1944Saw Dr. Grooge ((maybe Dr Yaroogsky-Erooga?)) on Wednesday at the clinic and then Prof Digby on Thursday morning with the result that I am now in Tweed Bay Hospital expecting to go through an operation for my piles. I came in on Saturday evening and was put in ward 3 temporarily. This afternoon I transferred to ward 1, the surgical ward. I've had castor oil, salts, my bottom shaved and so on, but as I still have wet beriberi and am anaemic tho' I don't look it, but I Have lost a lot of blood, the operation has been postponed for another week to enable me to pick up a bit and recover from the beri-beri.
