72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

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• 17 Mar 1942, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
• 17 Mar 1942, Barbara Anslow's diary
• 17 Mar 1942, Smuggled in and out of Stanley
• 17 Mar 1942, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp

17 Mar 1942, R. E. Jones Wartime diary Posted: 10 Feb 2012 12:23 AM PST Book / Document:  R. E. Jones Wartime diary Date of events described:  Tue, 1942-03-17 Bowls matches reminded me of old times. No beer to call for now though. Finished in kitchen 6.30PM. Concert in St Stephen's Hall.

17 Mar 1942, Barbara Anslow's diary Posted: 08 Mar 2012 06:26 AM PST Book / Document:  Barbara Anslow's diary Date of events described:  Tue, 1942-03-17 I'm now at stage where I could eat more rice than I get. Concert tonight, Irish history, grand: Eileen Grant is very clever.  Mum and Olive are staying on to dance.

17 Mar 1942, Smuggled in and out of Stanley Posted: 20 Apr 2012 12:23 AM PDT Book / Document:  Smuggled in and out of Stanley Date of events described:  Tue, 1942-03-17 On the 17th we still talked our plans over and thought it better to hang on for a bit for a better wind.

17 Mar 1942, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp Posted: 08 Dec 2012 04:47 AM PST Book / Document:  Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp Date of events described:  Tue, 1942-03-17 St. Patrick's Day, and it's a day of some importance in Camp history. There's a 'well-organised' concert in the evening. Father Charles Murphy seems to have been the man mainly responsible for the whole event, and he also directs Father Madison in a skit on Irish history. It's the start of what is to be an important programme of amateur dramatics.   Camp supervisor Mr. Cheng is reported seriously ill and leaves. Mr. Yamashita, a former barber at the Hong Kong Hotel, replaces him. Sources: St. Patrick's Day: http://www.sloba.org/Fr%20Tohill%20with%20notes.pdf; some details from Maryknoll Diary, March 17 Cheng and Yamashita: Maryknoll Diary, March 17 Note: To the best of my knowledge Father Charles Murphy is the only internee whose wartime exploits turned him into a comic book hero: http://capebretonsmagazine.com/modules/publisher/item.php?itemid=4328

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