Monday, June 16, 2014

72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries


17 Jun 1942, Barbara Anslow's diary

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 05:48 AM PST

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Barbara Anslow's diary
Date of events described: 
Wed, 1942-06-17

But Mabel came, after all, about 4.30pm.

While I was working in the hosp. I heard from one of the nurses that a young girl had arrived to join her mother, with others from the Bowen Rd. Hosp., so careered up to the blocks.  Outside the Dutch Block a business-like person was directing unloading operations on the lorry - Mabel, wearing unfamiliar clothes: competent, capable, independent ((not like my little sister, 5 years younger than me))  She's fatter in the face, and brought messages ((including one for me from Arthur, written in January)). 

17 Jun 1942, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Posted: 19 May 2012 06:10 AM PDT

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R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Date of events described: 
Wed, 1942-06-17

Heavy bombing raids on Germany, Japan, Manila & Burma. German estimate of killed etc  60,000. Russians OK. Japs lost many vessels & about 75 warships.

Finer.

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