72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries |
| 28 Mar 1942, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp Posted: 11 Jan 2012 06:53 AM PST Book / Document: Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp Date of events described: Sat, 1942-03-28 The defeat, the pre-war ARP scandal, and no doubt the generally hard time the internees have had since the surrender, have contibuted to making the Government unpopular. Franklin Gimson has found that many people are unwilling to accept his authority as former Colonial Secretary, and today he is forced to accept a compromise whereby he is given a vaguely-defined position as partner of L. R. Nielsen, the chair of the British Communal Council (BCC).
Source:
Philip Snow, The Fall of Hong Kong, 2003, 136 |
| 28 Mar 1942, R. E. Jones Wartime diary Posted: 10 Feb 2012 12:28 AM PST Book / Document: R. E. Jones Wartime diary Date of events described: Sat, 1942-03-28 Hill's campitis showed up re porridge this am. Dance in St Stephen's College. 70,000 Americans landed in Filipines & Russians now on German soil? |
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