72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries |
- 23 Sep 1943, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
- 23 Sep 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
- 23 Sep 1943, Eric MacNider's wartime diary
| 23 Sep 1943, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp Posted: 20 Apr 2012 02:05 AM PDT Book / Document: Date(s) of events described: Thu, 23 Sep 1943 The Teia Maru sets sail, having loaded 64 Hong Kong repatriates - 62 Canadian and 2 American - and some passengers for the Phillipines. The repatriates include American writer Emily Hahn. Hahn had turned down repatriation in June 1942 so that she could help her POW lover, Major Charles Boxer, but now circumstances are different and she feels the risk to her and her daugher Carola outweighs any advantages in remaining. Otherwise, most of the repatriates are Canadian, including the Roman Catholic Father Charles Murphy, reluctantly leaving for health reasons. Morris 'Two-Gun' Cohen's on board, eighty pounds lighter than when he entered camp. Clifton Large, aged 22, refuses repatration because he won't leave Mabel Redwood. Large's parents refuse to leave too, choosing to stay with their son. One repatriate, Mr. E. D. Robbins, returned to Hong Kong soon after liberation. He told the China Mail that conditions on the ship were worse than at Stanley: the Japanese crew were intent on making as much money out of the passengers as possible, the food was inadequate so the purchase of supplements was essential, but, while those being sent home from Shanghai were provided with 5000 yen, ex-Stanleyites were given only a monthly allowance of 29 yen. Sources: http://www.combinedfleet.com/Teia_t.htm Hahn: Emily Hahn, China To Me, 1986 ed., 421 Murphy: Mabel Redwood, It Was Like This, 2001, 152 Cohen: Daniel S, Levy, Two-Gun Cohen: A Biography, 1997, Kindle Edition, Location 5521 Large: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stanley_camp/message/1414 Robbins: China Mail, October 1, 1945 |
| 23 Sep 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary Posted: 26 Aug 2013 06:31 AM PDT Book / Document: Date(s) of events described: Thu, 23 Sep 1943 G 28 today. With her all forenoon shifting cot to Os etc. She left at 12.15pm & so ends a long period of friendship that ran the whole gamut of all feelings & emotions. Goodbye & God Bless you Girlie darling, good luck wherever you go. XX. Weather improved a little & Canadians went on board at 5pm. Talk with Steve pm. G going has left a big blank in the Camp for me now. Tei-a Maru left at 9.30pm. |
| 23 Sep 1943, Eric MacNider's wartime diary Posted: 04 Nov 2014 10:06 PM PST Book / Document: Date(s) of events described: Thu, 23 Sep 1943 (78) Canadians & Am. sailed on Tei-A-Maru Rain 2 Valentine boys & PH Potts came from S'hai. Classical (Goodbar? Heasman (?), - Woods, C. Pudrey (?) Prince ((????)) of Jap RC, visited Camp |
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