72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries |
- 31 Aug 1942, Barbara Anslow's diary
- 31 Aug 1942, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
- 31 Aug 1942, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
| 31 Aug 1942, Barbara Anslow's diary Posted: 22 Feb 2012 06:36 AM PST Book / Document: Barbara Anslow's diary Date of events described: Mon, 1942-08-31 Rain and typhoony. Electricity off for a while. French in am, some other girls have now joined. ((These classes were held in the upper gallery of St Stephen's Hall.)) Mary is down for a chest x-ray. Thought I was going to lose my fountain pen this morning((i.e. I was writing my diary with it beside the P.O. Club)): two Japs came along and had their eyes on it - but nothing happened. |
| 31 Aug 1942, R. E. Jones Wartime diary Posted: 09 Jul 2012 07:48 AM PDT Book / Document: R. E. Jones Wartime diary Date of events described: Mon, 1942-08-31 Reichtag having trouble re where-abouts of Hitler. Germans falling back in places on Russian Front. Repatriation in the air. Much cooler. |
| 31 Aug 1942, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp Posted: 31 Mar 2014 05:31 AM PDT Book / Document: Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp Date of events described: Mon, 1942-08-31 The Detroit News begins front page serialisation of Gwen Dew's 'I Was a Prisoner of the Japs.' It begins: I was hunting for war. I found it. I wanted to know what war looked like thorugh a woman's eyes. Now I know. Horror, destruction, torture, hunger, death. I want to tell you in Detroit what it means if war comes to your front door. Source: http://www.albionmich.com/history/histor_notebook/S_Dew.shtml |
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