72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries |
- 24 Dec 1942, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
- 24 Dec 1942, Barbara Anslow's diary
- 24 Dec 1942, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
- 24 Dec 1942, Memories of the trip from Stanley Camp to Shanghai
| 24 Dec 1942, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp Posted: 15 Feb 2012 09:38 AM PST Book / Document: Date(s) of events described: Thu, 24 Dec 1942 The camp Christmas plans have to be changed. A female internee is diagnosed with diphtheria and all indoor gatherings are cancelled to try to lower the chances of an epidemic. The measures taken work, and there are no further cases.
A wedding takes place: Enid Mabel Martin, a private secretary, marries police sub-inspector John Cecil Michell. Enid is the mother of Keith Martin, a boy living in Shanghai.
At Shamshuipo Staff-Sergeant James O'Toole receives a mysterious but welcome gift: A parcel came in for me from a Rev Ream from Stanley can't think who he is, but it must be something to do with Alan (Barwell)). A fine cake of Lifebuoy soap just the ticket. A white shirt. Sources: Christmas: Mabel Winifred Redwood, It Was Like This, 2001, 148 Wedding: David Tett, Captives in Cathay, 2007, 171-2 O'Toole: Diary of Staff-Sergeant James O'Toole: http://www.far-eastern-heroes.org.uk/James_OToole/html/dairy_1942.htm |
| 24 Dec 1942, Barbara Anslow's diary Posted: 13 Mar 2012 03:13 AM PDT Book / Document: Date(s) of events described: Thu, 24 Dec 1942 Japs have lifted ban about concerts. Spent nearly all afternoon (after Bridge with Mr Kelly etc) in doing up the Ward Christmas trees with silver paper, and the book marks. ((The 'Christmas trees' were simply large branches we'd collected. Silver paper was probably from cigarette packets. We girls in hospital office made book marks for every patient - just small slips of paper with a little drawing on, which we put on the trees.)) In evening Mrs Drown's choir sang carols on the bank above the Bowling Green. I made small calendar-cum-engagement 'book' for Mary T. Some 30-odd folk left for Shanghai today, including Bill O'Neill of Reuters. We had a handful of peanuts each today - from the Japs. We lit a fire in room! Tony and Mr Kelly and the K's and we 4 all sat round it. |
| 24 Dec 1942, R. E. Jones Wartime diary Posted: 13 Dec 2012 11:28 PM PST Book / Document: Date(s) of events described: Thu, 24 Dec 1942 ((G.)) Curfew extended till 9PM for carol singing & Nativity Play. |
| 24 Dec 1942, Memories of the trip from Stanley Camp to Shanghai Posted: 17 Nov 2013 08:27 PM PST Book / Document: Date(s) of events described: Thu, 24 Dec 1942 The following PM ((24th Dec, 1942)) we again assembled and after being checked off we were marched down to the old wharf at the beach and boarded a tug which took us out to an old rusted coastal freighter which we boarded and were told to go down into the forward hold. Much to our surprise the hold was quite clean and the whole area was covered in Japanese tatami mats. The vessel obviously had been used to ferry Japanese troops prior to our boarding the ship. All of us could only take with us whatever we could carry which created sme problems for the elderly. The hold had 2 lights for illumination, one entry which was locked at night and unlocked at approx. 7:00am. Toilet facities were a trough on one side of the hold which emptied directly to the sea. As troops used the hold previously no dividers were used which was embarassing for thewomen in our group. As the lights were doused at app. 7:00 pm access to the trough was very difficult in the pitch darkness. When we got settled in the hold the crew sent down some food. It was great compared to the Stanley food, also a lot more too. Some of the younger prisoners bribed the Chinese crew to bring down some booze which they consumed by candle light and not being used to drinking proceeded to argue and a few blows were exchanged but saner heads quietened things down. No one was too concerned as it was Xmas Eve and we were out of Stanley. |
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