Friday, January 24, 2014

72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries


25 Jan 1942: RE Jones Diary

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 10:03 PM PST

Book / Document: 
R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Date of events described: 
Sun, 1942-01-25

Nothing to do but wander around & see fresh faces. Looked at G2 all seems to be clean & tidy. Food poor & scanty. Had we known that we were to be interned here we could have buried & hidden quite a lot of useful stuff from the Prison.

25 - 28 Jan 1942, Barbara Anslow's diary

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 05:47 AM PST

Book / Document: 
Barbara Anslow's diary
Date of events described: 
Sun, 1942-01-25 - Wed, 1942-01-28

Olive arrived a couple of days ago with Food Control staff - now 5 in the room.

Fish today - smell put me off.  Kellogs is stale.  Diet devastating - rice and fish, or stew.  when Kellogs and Oxo run out I shall just have to eat rice ((had always hated it!))   Stew dreadful too.  Luckily Mum has some tea.

Went for a walk up through the cemetry, saw Ronald Egan's grave ((he was an acquaintance in the Volunteers; hanging on the makeshift cross on his grave was his steel helmet with bullet hole through it.)) Also communal grave of the VADs and others murdered at St Stephens.

25 Jan 1942, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 05:02 AM PST

Date of events described: 
Sun, 1942-01-25

More of the people living on the Peak are sent into Stanley.

 

The Protestant denominations in Camp agree it would be 'ridiculous' to hold separate church services:

On the very first Sunday there was a United Communion or Eucharist at 9.00 a.m. with worship services at 11.30 a.m. and 3.30 p.m.

Source:

Peak: Phyllis Harrop, Hong Kong Incident, 1944, 125

Services: Bill Ream, Too Hot For Comfort, 1988, 52

Note:

There are about 400 Catholics in Stanley and they hold their own services. So do the Christian Scientists.

25 Jan 1942, Harry Ching's wartime diary

Posted: 15 Jul 2013 12:46 PM PDT

Book / Document: 
Harry Ching's wartime diary
Date of events described: 
Sun, 1942-01-25

End of first month since surrender. Japanese ordered display of flags, which hawkers selling at $5 and $3. 

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