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Tuesday, August 9, 2016

72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

10 Aug 1944, Barbara Anslow's diary
10 - 23 Aug 1944, Tom Hutchinson's Wartime Diary
10 Aug 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
10 Aug 1944, Eric MacNider's wartime diary
10 Aug 1944, Harry Ching's wartime diary
10 Aug 1944, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp

10 Aug 1944, Barbara Anslow's diary

Posted: 09 Apr 2012 01:20 AM PDT

Book / Document:

Barbara Anslow's diary

Date(s) of events described:

Thu, 10 Aug 1944

T. Pritchard died.

10 - 23 Aug 1944, Tom Hutchinson's Wartime Diary

Posted: 15 Sep 2013 02:08 AM PDT

Book / Document:

Tom Hutchinson's Wartime Diary

Date(s) of events described:

Thu, 10 Aug 1944 to Wed, 23 Aug 1944

Notes:

14/8/44 - Newspaper 9.-
              - Lim gave 6 bots each Tomato + Pineapple
16/8/44 - Collected TT ((Telegraphic Transfer)) from Fred YSBk ((Yokohama Specie Bank)) ¥410
              - Bot 18 Cakes    10.80
              - Girlie started work with Dr. Lum
19/8/44 - Mr Lim gave ¥500.-
23/8/44 - 2 Haircuts + Massage    2.50

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10 Aug 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Posted: 05 Jun 2014 09:22 PM PDT

Book / Document:

R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Date(s) of events described:

Thu, 10 Aug 1944

1 plane raid in N. to North of here at 1am. The plane then flew S. and carried out a patrol of some sort.

Very warm night, hard to get to sleep. Overcast & showery am. Improved pm. W. East, cooler.

Cholera inoculation received.

Lorry arrived 3.30pm with sprats, milk, enormous chunks of firewood & newspapers.

Scotland now being bombed with V1s. US troops make advances in Normandy & Brittany. All other fronts make no progress. Japs capture Hengyang (9th).

In town prices increase. Rice Y9.20, Pork 60.50 & Beef 57Y.

With Steve pm. Talked about Free Masonry & its effect on private lives. ((Jones would go on to become a Freemason in Hong Kong after the war.))

Black-out cancelled.

Raid on N.Ts (Taipo?) at 9.15pm. About 10 bombs dropped.

10 Aug 1944, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Posted: 01 Jul 2014 09:37 PM PDT

Book / Document:

Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Date(s) of events described:

Thu, 10 Aug 1944

Death Commander T. Pritchard R.D., R.N.R. (66) Canton, Macao Steamboat Co.

10 Aug 1944, Harry Ching's wartime diary

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 06:02 AM PDT

Book / Document:

Harry Ching's wartime diary

Date(s) of events described:

Thu, 10 Aug 1944

((Following text not dated:))

Kai hong expensive. Decide tong rooster. Hens laying only one egg alternate day.....Next door Japs hurriedly depart. New ones don't stay long.....Papers keep telling us goods arriving but prices ever up. End month prices rise sharply, rumours three day kai yim, but doesn't materialize.....People say if picked up as destitute don't speak Chinese. Can't understand you let you go.

10 Aug 1944, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp

Posted: 31 Jan 2015 07:50 AM PST

Book / Document:

Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp

Date(s) of events described:

Thu, 10 Aug 1944

Death of T.Pritchard.

Before being sent to Stanley he was held in the Mee Chow Hotel.

Source:

http://www.hongkongwardiary.com/searchgarrison/nonuniformedcivilians.htm...

Note: I can find no record for Mr. Pritchard in the CWGC online lists.