10 Mar 1942, Harry Ching's wartime diary
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Submitted by Admin on Wed, 2013-03-13 21:11
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Tue, 10 Mar 1942
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The rice ration suspended off and on as supplies fail. By mid-March the ration reduced from eight taels per head daily to 6.4 taels. By then also box of matches costing 50 cents, salt $1.40 a pound, peanut oil for cooking $3 a catty.
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Other accounts of life 'in
Other accounts of life 'in town' during the occupation have the food situation as begin to worsen in June, so this is significant new information.
And thanks to Mr. Ching for making available the diary. It's a fascinating and illuminating document.