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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.

  • 9 Feb 1943, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp

    Submitted by brian edgar on Sat, 2012-03-17 18:42
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    Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Tue, 9 Feb 1943

    General Alexander Patch declares Guadalcanal, in the Solomon Islands, secure. A series of bitter combined-operations battles that began on August 7 1942 has ended in Allied victory.

    The Battle of Midway (June 1942)put paid to Japanese hopes of a quick military victort that would force the Americans to accept a negotiated peace, but the task of actually dislodging the Japanese from the territory they'd occupied during their 'six months of victories' was a mammoth one. The bitter fighting at Guadalcanal, which culminated in a major naval battle in November 1942, marked the first stage in the Allied offensive.

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  • 9 Feb 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

    Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2013-02-01 20:34
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    R. E. Jones Wartime diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Tue, 9 Feb 1943

    Canteen took Y8000 today.

    Fine crisp day.

    ((G.))

    Walk with Steve pm. 

    ((G.))

    Black-out.

  • 09 Feb 1943, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

    Submitted by Admin on Wed, 2017-02-08 14:31
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    Eric MacNider's wartime diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Tue, 9 Feb 1943

    Jap warning re - reduction in consumption of electricity

    Bl. out dusk; lights out 10 pm.

  • 09 Feb 1943, W J Carrie's wartime diary

    Submitted by billagee on Tue, 2019-09-17 09:52
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    W J Carrie's wartime diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Tue, 9 Feb 1943

    Dearest,

    Here's my new paper - I hope the ink doesn't show through too badly.

    I've been very busy since I last wrote.  At last we are getting an allowance and some 40,000 Yen came in.  The I.Q. are about one third of the Camp so I was responsible for paying out Y10,835.  I had an awful scare on Saturday night and went to bed rather unhappy as I thought I was 10 or perhaps 15 Yen out and as 1 Yen = H$4 - it was no mean sum, in fact the whole of my allowance.  However on Sunday I found the discrepancy and all was well.  I'll tell you the whole story some day.

    I'm on a big Discussion Group these days and on two Sub-Committees of it which is very interesting but take up a good deal of one's time.  News from Russia is still very good but elsewhere things seem to have slowed up a bit and we are so weary of waiting.

    I have been persuaded to stand for election to the Community Council - I'll tell you my reasons some day.  It will be a little feather in my cap if I do get in but I'm not worrying. It's another thing to interest one - that's all.

    No more letters yet - it is so mean of them to sit on them all this time - what good does it do them? - no parcels either.  Cigs are very scarce again too so I am a little cross!  But on the whole we keep fairly cheery and bright.  The weather is lovely - pretty cold but a lovely bright sun.          All my love always    B.


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