Tuesday, August 30, 2016

72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries


31 Aug 1944, Barbara Anslow's diary

Posted: 16 Apr 2012 02:21 AM PDT

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Thu, 31 Aug 1944

Mabel's 21st birthday.  She and I locked the door and ate a plateful each of fried sweet potatoes and rice bread with some paste I'd saved.  We were real gluttons.

31 Aug 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Posted: 12 Jun 2014 05:26 AM PDT

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Thu, 31 Aug 1944

Wind SW.

Collected grass for boiler.  

Promised parcels & Canteen goods did not arrive.

News excellent. Germany stops all outside communications. Allies N of Paris. Russians seem to be walking through to Hungary. Buzoa captured 27th. Paris captured 27th. US bombings intensified on all Jap holdings.

With Steve pm.

Air-raid alarm just after 10pm.

31 Aug 1944, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Posted: 01 Sep 2014 11:02 PM PDT

Date(s) of events described: 
Thu, 31 Aug 1944

Issue of Y12.50

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