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.
8 Aug 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Wed, 2013-07-24 17:06Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Sun, 8 Aug 1943Squally rain & clouds. Hot & humid pm.
Did nothing all day.
Talk with Steve pm.
(Dutch rec’d telegrams re a few berths being available in case of repatriation. Much speculation in consequence)
8 - 9 Aug 1943, Tom Hutchinson's Wartime Diary
Submitted by barbaramerchant on Sat, 2013-09-14 14:37Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Sun, 8 Aug 1943 to Mon, 9 Aug 19438 Aug 1943, Eric MacNider's wartime diary
Submitted by Old Man on Tue, 2014-08-19 10:34Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Sun, 8 Aug 1943Brown / Spence(r)
Dutch cable from Tokyo says maybe room on evacuation ship
08 Aug 1943, W J Carrie's wartime diary
Submitted by kathrynsa on Fri, 2019-10-04 08:21Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Sun, 8 Aug 19434pm - just 7am with you - another week you will be saying. I am sorry if you were all buoyed with news of repatriation away back in January for these things take a very long time to settle. Weather has been very wet and dreary lately but we hope it is going to clear up now. Great news of the German retreat from Orel has cheered us. No other news however. Cheerio Honey. B.
