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72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

29 Jan 1944, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 02:59 AM PDT

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Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
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Sat, 29 Jan 1944

The flour ration is over, and Thomas Edgar and his fellow bakers make their last bread from flour - except for a Christmas and New Year loaf baked from four year old emergency supplies. From now on, there's even more rice in the internees' diet:

After flour finished in the Camp we made a substitute bread from rice flour (ground in the Camp on Stone Mills). Although not very good it was better than nothing at all.

Edgar also notes that meat deliveries come to an end at this time.

Note:

See also entry for June 16, 1945.

29 Jan 1944, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 07:07 AM PST

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Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
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Sat, 29 Jan 1944

Under the headline BARBARIANS the (London) Daily Mirror publishes an account of Foreign Secretary Eden's January 28 speech on Japanese treatment of POWs and internees (page 5). Talking about Stanley, Shamshuipo and the other camps in the 'northern' area, Eden said:

The British Government is reasonably satisfied conditions generally in this area are tolerable, although as the Secretary for War has said on more than one occasion the scale on which food is provided is not adequate for long periods to maintain the health of the prisoners.

I should add that the conditions in Hong Kong appear to be growing worse.

The whole story would appear very bad indeed, but I have worse to come.

We have a growing list (?) of cases of brutal outrage on individuals or groups of individuals.

There's also an account of the Lisbon Maru sinking that puts the casualties at 800.

Grim reading for friends and relatives.

 

29 Jan 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Posted: 31 Dec 2013 09:59 PM PST

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R. E. Jones Wartime diary
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Sat, 29 Jan 1944

Usual cleaning duties.  

Fine, warm, cloudy.

Military have taken over rationing from F.As. which explains no flour or sugar. ((I think "F.A.s" means "Foreign Affairs", indicating the control of the camp is shifting from the Japanese civilian administration to their military.))

Didn't see Steve tonight.

Concert in the Hall.

No news.
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