Tuesday, August 5, 2014

72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries


6 Aug 1942, Barbara Anslow's diary

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 03:23 AM PST

Book / Document: 
Barbara Anslow's diary
Date of events described: 
Thu, 1942-08-06

Tiger marks opposite hospital path!

This morning a large gray ship came rushing across the sea, and a launch followed it, tooting loudly and continuously.

6 Aug 1942, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 07:15 AM PDT

Book / Document: 
R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Date of events described: 
Thu, 1942-08-06

Some shipping arrived today (Are they being allowed to enter but not to leave?)

Fine.

Kein neues. (('No news'. Jones has been studying German, and starts writing diary entries in German. We'll use Google Translate to try and make sense of them.))

6 Aug 1942, Ella Buuck's wartime diary

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 04:43 AM PDT

Book / Document: 
Ella Buuck's wartime diary
Date of events described: 
Thu, 1942-08-06

This evening we saw a good movie about a pastor's family in Iowa.

6 Aug 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

Posted: 17 Jul 2014 12:07 AM PDT

Book / Document: 
Eric MacNider's wartime diary
Date of events described: 
Thu, 1942-08-06

Tiger footprints on pathway to hospital  ((Don Ady: I personally saw the tiger, dead))

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