72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries |
- 10 Dec 1943, Harry Ching's wartime diary
- 10 Dec 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
- 10 Dec 1943, Eric MacNider's wartime diary
| 10 Dec 1943, Harry Ching's wartime diary Posted: 23 Mar 2013 02:33 AM PDT Book / Document: Date(s) of events described: Fri, 10 Dec 1943 ((Following text not dated:)) Rainy and cold. Don't like going to town. Dreary. No friends. Plenty snoopers who may be spies. Crowd of soldiers on exercise stop next door become playful with kids. Some speak English. Lately taking scraps food to Smiths opposite. Their Red Cross rations mean semi-starvation. Told must go to French Hospital at end of month or forfeit aid. Zindel says Smiths costing three times normal because of house upkeep. Dhun Ruttonjee in on supposedly serious matter. Daisy Jex refused permission to leave. Card from Cloake in Stanley ((Australian Dick Cloake, journalist with SCMP)). Bought four catties pin tong for him at Y3.90. |
| 10 Dec 1943, R. E. Jones Wartime diary Posted: 27 Nov 2013 06:39 AM PST Book / Document: Date(s) of events described: Fri, 10 Dec 1943 Fine, cold. More rptn details issued. Dry stores arrived. Choir practice 5.30pm. With Steve after. Black-out. Money arrived? Attempt on Goure [?] life, Germany capitulated? |
| 10 Dec 1943, Eric MacNider's wartime diary Posted: 05 Dec 2015 12:27 AM PST Book / Document: Date(s) of events described: Fri, 10 Dec 1943 (18) rejects from repatriation list. (16) women & 2 babies put on list. (Appleton, Beck, Bellamy, Cheeseman, Cheape, Davies, Douche, Jenner, Mackie, Owens, Reddish, Scragg, Shepherd, Hendrick, Weir, Edwards, Hargraves, Tocher ) B.O. |
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