72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

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29 May 1942, Barbara Anslow's diary Posted: 03 Feb 2012 07:56 PM PST Book / Document:  Barbara Anslow's diary Date of events described:  Fri, 1942-05-29 Mum came home yest. Frightfully hot. Went with Mum to Welfare, she got milk powder and apricots. Mrs. Grant has lost 70lbs. ((This is the neighbour and friend who, when we were shipped to Stanley, cried that she couldn't jump from our ship into the junk to take us ashore.   Mum too had lost a tremendous amount of weight, she weighed 133 lbs. when she came out of hospital, having been about 170 pre-Jap attack.)) We may be swimming next month!

29 May 1942, R. E. Jones Wartime diary Posted: 23 Apr 2012 07:00 AM PDT Book / Document:  R. E. Jones Wartime diary Date of events described:  Fri, 1942-05-29 Hot, sticky & showery. Sat on Cemetery wall. Canton surrounded? Rommell ((sic)) surrendered? 6 mths pay due? $2250

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