Friday, September 19, 2014

72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries


20 Sep 1942, Barbara Anslow's diary

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 08:40 PM PST

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Barbara Anslow's diary
Date of events described: 
Sun, 1942-09-20

Rumours that bread ration is going down, that money we sent to Shamshuipo has been returned.

Started Patients' Card Index system at office.

20 Sep 1942, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 07:17 AM PDT

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R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Date of events described: 
Sun, 1942-09-20

Lovely day weather.

Went for swim.

Japs have taken turbines from Kowloon power station so they have no lights over there.

20 Sep 1942, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp

Posted: 02 Jan 2014 01:48 PM PST

Date of events described: 
Sun, 1942-09-20

Since coming into Stanley, Matron E.M. Dyson has arranged to receive smuggled messages keeping her in touch with conditions at Bowen Road Military Hospital. Today she gets one telling her that after a long 'lean' period, things are improving. They'd been short of drugs but now they have a supply - Dyson thinks this is due to Rudolf Zindel of the Swiss Red Ctoss.

Source:

Report by Miss Anna May Waters Nurse with the Canadian Forces at Hong Kong, as given on board the MS Gripsholm, November 1943,  point 63.

 

 

20 Sep 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 07:49 AM PDT

Book / Document: 
Eric MacNider's wartime diary
Date of events described: 
Sun, 1942-09-20

(Prof. GW Sewell)

Spence

Dinsdale

Mrs Raymond

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