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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 May 1942, Barbara Anslow's diary

    Submitted by Admin on Sat, 2012-02-04 11:38
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    Barbara Anslow's diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Sat, 9 May 1942

    Sent our $50 note into town via Miss Jeffery ((a young nursing sister with T.B., one of a few selected for x-ray in town as there were no x-ray facilities in camp.

    All 'lucky' patients were plied with money and lists from camp friends; they usually stayed overnight under Jap. supervision at the French Hospital; they got friendly staff there to shop frantically for them, and returned to camp loaded with goods.))

    ((David: Were there any restrictions on bringing cash into Stanley?

    Barbara: I never heard of any restrictions on bringing cash into Stanley, but I didn't have much with me anyway!  I forget where Olive got her $50 note from... her war billet was nearer the Bank than mine so maybe she got some out during the fighting.

    We didn't need much money then, as our meals were all paid for at the cafe where we were registered, so would only need a few dollars to get drinks of coke etc. to go with the meals.

    In my experience at least, there was nothing to spend our money on in the war! Can't remember any searches when we were sent to Stanley.))

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  • 9 May 1942, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

    Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2012-04-23 21:42
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    R. E. Jones Wartime diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Sat, 9 May 1942

    Japs lost 2 Aircraft C’s, 17 transports, 1 s/m, 16 planes 2 Heavy & 1 Light cruiser & other vessels in Coral Sea. Their paper reports our losses, “2 Battleships, 1 Aircraft C, 1 cruiser & 1 Battleship damaged.

    Italy finished?

    11oz flour. 1 egg. $75 goods being ordered.

    Dull & chilly.

  • 9 May 1942, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp

    Submitted by brian edgar on Tue, 2014-06-03 22:15
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    Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Sat, 9 May 1942

    It's announced in camp that an Informal Welfare Group/Committee has been set up in town. This is another initiative of Dr. Selwyn-Clarke, and it seems it alrready has  a scheme to get supplies into Stanley - but it's stipulated first there must be a survey to establish the needs of every internee, adult and child.

    John Stericker considers that this group did some 'very excellent work' but its activities were limited and it wasn't allowed to carry on for long.

    Source:

    John Stericker, Captive Colony, 1945, Chapter VII, page 3

  • 9 May 1942, Roland H J Brooks' War Diary - Stanley Internment Camp WWII

    Submitted by Suziepie on Sat, 2014-07-05 11:50
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    Roland H J Brooks' War Diary - Stanley Internment Camp WWII
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Sat, 9 May 1942

    Concert with ‘Antonio’, about to commence, but refused by gendarmes again.

    Tags: 
    Stanley camp concerts

  • 09 May 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

    Submitted by Grace on Wed, 2015-04-29 11:30
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    Eric MacNider's wartime diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Sat, 9 May 1942

    Concert at S.S. Hall cancelled 

    Purchase reps. went to town 

    Sloop left a.m.


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