72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries |
- 12 Jul 1944, Barbara Anslow's diary
- 12 Jul 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
- 12 Jul 1944, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
- 12 Jul 1944, Eric MacNider's wartime diary
| 12 Jul 1944, Barbara Anslow's diary Posted: 09 Apr 2012 12:48 AM PDT |
| 12 Jul 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary Posted: 03 Jun 2014 09:38 PM PDT Book / Document: Date(s) of events described: Wed, 12 Jul 1944 Windy, showers, brightened pm. Caen fell 9th. Russians broke into Vilna 9th. All other news good. Rec. letter from Marj dated Aug.1943, all well with them both bless'em. Posted my monthly card to them. With Steve pm. |
| 12 Jul 1944, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp Posted: 09 Jul 2015 03:12 AM PDT Book / Document: Date(s) of events described: Wed, 12 Jul 1944 Death from malaria of Master Mariner William Kirby, aged 54.
Mrs. Lily ('Ma') Flaherty is arrested for black market activity. Her room is raided by the gendarmes, who find a rich haul of rings, brooches, gold articles, money and I.O.U.s. Sources: Kirby: Philip Cracknell at http://gwulo.com/node/11352 Date of arrest: Stanley Camp Roll, IWM Other details: George Wright-Nooth, Prisoner of the Turnip Heads, 1994, 216 Note: Wright-Nooth's account states that Mrs. Flaherty was arrested within two weeks of her husband's death (June 22, 1944) because Yamashita, about to be replaced by a military commandant (which Wright-Nooth says happened on August 1) decides to act to curtail the syndicate run by his Japanese rival, a sergeant-major with whom Mrs. Flaherty was working. Wright-Nooth adds that before going to prison she entrusts her hen to Dr. Talbot, and, when she emerges three months later, demands it back, resulting in a Camp Tribunal hearing which leads to the revelation that the hen has been eaten. This Tribunal ended on May 3, 1945, which is a suprisingly long time after her release on December 12 (Camp Roll). On the next page (217) Wright-Nooth claims she returned to her black marketeering after the Tribunal, and was arrested alongside another black marketeer for possesion of 80 lbs of egg yoke in 'early June, 1944'. I think this is a misprint for '1945'. R. E. Jones notes on June 7, 1945 that Mrs. Flaherty was hospitalised as a result of her severe beating during interrogation, something which Wright-Nooth also mentions. She wasn't actually imprisoned on this occasion as this would have been recorded in the Camp Roll, which was updated until late August 1945.. |
| 12 Jul 1944, Eric MacNider's wartime diary Posted: 02 Jul 2016 09:36 PM PDT Book / Document: Date(s) of events described: Wed, 12 Jul 1944 Death – W.E. Kirby (54), Sec. China Coast Officers' Guild (Cerebral Malaria) Issue 6 ozs. Salt |
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