70 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

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 Apr 1944, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp

    Submitted by brian edgar on Fri, 2012-12-21 17:23
    Book / Document: 
    Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Sun, 9 Apr 1944

    George Wright-Nooth records in his diary that he's now reduced to cleaning his teeth with ashes, and that four razor blades have lasted him a month, and will need to be used still longer - they're very expensive, and it's either blades or food.

    Source:

    George Wright-Nooth, Prisoner Of The Turnip Heads, 1994, 196

    • Log in or register to post comments

  • 9 Apr 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

    Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2014-03-07 22:14
    Book / Document: 
    R. E. Jones Wartime diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Sun, 9 Apr 1944

    Thick low mist all day. Dry.

    With Steve pm. Talked about food as usual.

    (Americans landed at Mirs Bay & local Japs seem very moody lately?)

    Temp. dropped a little.

    Oh! for some good news, real stuff that we can believe. Surely next E. Sun? I can look back to this entry in more comfortable & happier surroundings  & with a full tummy.

  • 09 Apr 1944, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

    Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2017-04-04 14:52
    Book / Document: 
    Eric MacNider's wartime diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Sun, 9 Apr 1944

    (Easter) (P.) Short / Sandbach / Martin

    Easter carol service (Rose, Short)

    Drown / Jenner

    B.O.

  • 09 Apr 1944, Diary of George Gerrard in Stanley Internment Camp Hong Kong

    Submitted by Alison Gerrard on Sat, 2019-06-08 11:43
    Book / Document: 
    Diary of George Gerrard in Stanley Internment Camp Hong Kong
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Sun, 9 Apr 1944

    I saw Dr Yasoogi on Wednesday 29th and he is keeping me on yeast daily and I had also to see Dr Talbot about my vocal cords on Tuesday 4th April when he has again as about this time last year proscribed the use of my voice, a very difficult matter. I have practically the same trouble as last year with laryngitis, glottitis, red spots in the throat and a small ulcer on the right cord. I have to have inhalations again.

    We received our monthly 25 yen on the 31st March and we were gasping for it but as prices have soared in many cases 100% our little allowance doesn't buy very much and the price of cigarettes are now treble what they were, 45 seen for them and a box of matches now costs 75 seen. Just imagine 3 Hong Kong $ for matches. Soya bean flour is now 7.25 Yen, bean curd 3.30 Yen, Wong Tong 3.25 per 1/4lb.

    We had a parade roll call in front of the block. The Japs seem to be very particular about us now and it is surprising so after getting us to sign an affidavit not to escape that they should have special roll calls now both night and morning and also a parade once a week.


Subscribe: If you'd like to receive future pages by email, just enter your email address below and click the 'subscribe' button:

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

Subscribe to 70 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries