72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries |
| 19 May 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary Posted: 08 May 2014 11:43 PM PDT Book / Document: Date(s) of events described: Fri, 19 May 1944 Fine. Some plane activity. Meetings am & pm re letters of apology for trading. People concerned much concerned as to what to do about it. Gimson wrote pm to Hattori explaining all details & apologizing for the whole. Developments awaited. Rec. oil, tea, sugar, & curry powder. Repaired grinder. Steve to practice pm. Pui cha [? cup tea in phonetic Cantonese?] before 8pm. Ground rice for congee. Roll-call 2pm (Rome fallen?) |
| 19 May 1944, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp Posted: 04 Jun 2014 04:05 AM PDT Book / Document: Date(s) of events described: Fri, 19 May 1944 Two families of the Dutch bankers interned about a year ago get into a fight over space allocation in their room. One of the men will be summoned before the camp court on May 25 and accused of punching the other repeatedly in the face. But there are counter-claims of assault and the court's judgement has not been preserved. Source: Hong Kong PRO, HKRS163-1-303 |
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