Friday, April 29, 2016

72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries


30 Apr 1944, Barbara Anslow's diary

Posted: 09 Apr 2012 12:07 AM PDT

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Sun, 30 Apr 1944

No births during April.

Mabel had a truss fitted (for back injury) but it wouldn't work, so in hospital again, to be put in a plaster jacket. ((This plaster wouldn't set though, so she came home on 27th and the workshop started to make her a steel jacket out of old ceiling fan blades.  She wore this very patiently for about 6 months and it helped)).

Still getting no meat and no bread - and not very much of anything.

30 Apr 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 06:44 AM PDT

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Date(s) of events described: 
Sun, 30 Apr 1944

Mostly fine & humid, some showers.

Ground rice for bread.

Machine conked out again.

With Steve pm.

No news.

Newman & Ah Lo arrested by drunken Ind. guard & taken to village. Arrested released, guard detained. ((Possibly C M Newman. Not sure who "Ah Lo" refers to.))

Not such a brilliant month.

Hungry mostly, no mental & little physical energy.

30 Apr 1944, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Posted: 24 Apr 2016 07:34 PM PDT

Date(s) of events described: 
Sun, 30 Apr 1944

Rose / Ponting

Patty Mace / Jenner

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