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72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries


23 Aug 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Posted: 12 Jun 2014 05:12 AM PDT

Book / Document: 
Date(s) of events described: 
Wed, 23 Aug 1944

Overcast, occasional showers, wind SW & to N pm.

More veg & pheasant arrived.

Japs cover the raids on their main-land pretty well, only slight damage reported – 23 out of 80 of our planes brought down. Nothing outstanding re other fronts.

With Steve pm.

Internees must be in their rooms by 9.00pm now instead of 9.30pm.

Lorry arrived with rice at 9pm.

23 Aug 1944, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Posted: 01 Sep 2014 12:11 AM PDT

Date(s) of events described: 
Wed, 23 Aug 1944

"In rooms at 9pm"

"Electricity may be on one in 10 days in month" 

"Bow head when see sentries"
 

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