72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

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• 20 Aug 1943, Harry Ching's wartime diary
• 20 Aug 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
• 20 Aug 1943, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
• 20 - 21 Aug 1943, Tom Hutchinson's Wartime Diary
• 20 Aug 1943, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

20 Aug 1943, Harry Ching's wartime diary Posted: 23 Mar 2013 02:18 AM PDT Book / Document:  Harry Ching's wartime diary Date(s) of events described:  Fri, 20 Aug 1943 ((Following text not dated:)) Last week of August many raids. One day loud explosions 11 a.m. Saw eight bombers, three fighters. High flak. Another alarm same day 6 p.m. Seven high planes. Second day hectic. Alarms all afternoon. First at 2.30 p.m. Saw five two-engined planes. Thick high flak. Nerves shaken by raids. Third day calm but distant explosions at nightfall. Fourth day alarm in afternoon. Some bombs distant. Two zeros aloft late. First we've seen for a while. Fifth day alarm after midday. Some saw six planes over Kowloon. Sixth day several alarms but no excitement. Seventh day gloomy weather. Heard plane before noon and large explosion. Later heard planes very high not fired on. Rumour three bombs dropped somewhere but didn't hear.

20 Aug 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary Posted: 25 Jul 2013 10:35 AM PDT Book / Document:  R. E. Jones Wartime diary Date(s) of events described:  Fri, 20 Aug 1943 Cloudy but fine. Choir practice at St Stephens 11-noon. Steve to Play. Mary playing MaJong so was back early. ((G)) No more news re Roumania. Axis make out their evacuation of Sicily as a victory. Paper all tripe these days.

20 Aug 1943, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp Posted: 05 Sep 2013 02:24 AM PDT Book / Document:  Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp Date(s) of events described:  Fri, 20 Aug 1943 Sir Vandeleur Grayburn is serving the second half of his three month sentence in Stanley Prison. He's been in poor health, suffering from fever and outbreaks of boils, but has received no treatment from the Japanese. In the morning, Sir Vandeleur feels better. After the evening meal he talks to Police Sergeant Vincent Morrison about his travels in Norway and his brother's time as a tea planter in India. He interrupts the conversation to try and urinate into a tin, but fails twice to do so. He drops the tin and collapses. Sergeant Morrison, himself weak, helps him to bed as best he can. Grayburn apologises - 'That was very remiss of me' - and sinks into a coma. Morrison spends the night by his side. Sources: George Wright-Nooth, Prisoner of the Turnip Heads, 1994, 175 Morrison's evidence to war crimes trial, China Mail, April 4, 1947, 2 Note: Wright-Nooth misdates Grayburn's last illness and death to August 6/7, perhaps following Morrison's misdating of Grayburn's transfer to the hospital to 'the first Wednesday in August'. For more information see http://brianwedgar.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/wystan-auden-christopher-isherwood-and_4.html

20 - 21 Aug 1943, Tom Hutchinson's Wartime Diary Posted: 14 Sep 2013 12:23 AM PDT Book / Document:  Tom Hutchinson's Wartime Diary Date(s) of events described:  Fri, 20 Aug 1943 to Sat, 21 Aug 1943 Notes: 21/8/43 "Newspaper  .10"  This would have been the Hongkong News, as the family could not read Chinese. Supporting information: List of translations and abbreviations List of foods Tags:  food Hong Kong Mongkok second world war civilians survival family

20 Aug 1943, Eric MacNider's wartime diary Posted: 18 Aug 2014 08:20 PM PDT Book / Document:  Eric MacNider's wartime diary Date(s) of events described:  Fri, 20 Aug 1943 "Goodness, How Sad" by Robert Morley ((see 19th for details))

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