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72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries


7 - 18 Jan 1944, Tom Hutchinson's Wartime Diary

Posted: 15 Sep 2013 12:36 AM PDT

Date(s) of events described: 
Fri, 7 Jan 1944 to Tue, 18 Jan 1944

Tom Hutchinson's War Diary - Page 30

Notes:
7/1/44 - 15 ((catties)) Ration flour 30.-
12th - Rice ration 7 1/2 ((catties))
((Suggests Eurasians could get both flour and rice on ration))
12th - bought Kerosene Heater ¥5.00
18/1/44 - ((Electricity)) Meter Reading  lower 2603  Light 2928

Supporting information:

7 Jan 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 12:18 AM PST

Book / Document: 
Date(s) of events described: 
Fri, 7 Jan 1944

Fine, cold wind.

Wrote music, Choir practice 5.30.

With Steve after. 

Par.[?] wood.

Canteen lists 126.

Have run out of cigs, matches, food, treacle etc all at once so life is a bit lousy.

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