Saturday, July 19, 2014

72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries


20 Jul 1942, Barbara Anslow's diary

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 05:25 AM PST

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Barbara Anslow's diary
Date of events described: 
Mon, 1942-07-20

Electricity still off in some quarters.

Mabel has pain in throat, Dr. Hackett said it might be an incipient quinzy, she has been given gargle.

We have acquired a camp bed for Mabel through one of the young RC priests.  ((Up to then, she'd still been sleeping on piled-up suitcases)).

Shanghai people are supposed to be leaving us for Shanghai if they can get the money for their fare from this end.

20 Jul 1942, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 02:08 AM PDT

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R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Date of events described: 
Mon, 1942-07-20

No news.

Rained.

13 ½ lb for 108 people (Pork).

People for Shanghai notified to be ready to leave on 22nd.

20 Jul 1942, Ella Buuck's wartime diary

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 02:26 AM PDT

Book / Document: 
Ella Buuck's wartime diary
Date of events described: 
Mon, 1942-07-20

Bobby had a terrible cold and both he and I slept very little last night. Dr. Lang ((Was he in Stanley?)) gave him medicine and I do hope he will soon be smiling again.

We packed some, as we expect to arrive at Africa tomorrow.

((They were heading for the port of Lourenço Marques in Mozambique, then under Portuguese rule. After independence, the city was renamed 'Maputo'.))

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