Taken from photo album of captured Japanese soldier in Hong Kong. Set includes a number of postcards from Japanese cities - also untranslated Japanese script. wonder who sent him the postcards? <Read more ...>
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Famously attacked by the PLA in 1949 while on the Yangtze, before being captured. As wikipedia has it: On 30 July 1949 Amethyst slipped her chain and headed downriver in the dark, beginning a 104-mile (167 km) dash for freedom running the gauntlet of Communist guns on both banks of the river. She followed the merchant ship Kiang Ling Liberation, which showed the way through the shoals and distracted the PLA. At 0500 hours on 31 July, Amethyst approached the PLA forts at Par Shan (Baoshan) and Woosung (Wusong) with their searchlights sweeping the river. <Read more ...>
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This picture can be accurately dated to 3 June 1920. From the book Wings Over Hong Kong. An "Air Day" is in progress. Several aircraft attended brought over from Macau. The Governor attended and had his first flight. The pier can be seen. Other pictures show a number of steam launches using it. <Read more ...>
