72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

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• 4 Sep 1942, Barbara Anslow's diary
• 4 Sep 1942, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
• 4 Sep 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

4 Sep 1942, Barbara Anslow's diary Posted: 26 Feb 2012 07:46 PM PST Book / Document:  Barbara Anslow's diary Date of events described:  Fri, 1942-09-04 We each received HK$5 from the Vatican.  Olive has already sent hers to Topper, Mabel and I intend to send ours to the boys tomorrow. (('The boys' were Arthur Alsey and Harry (Sid) Hale, Royal Scots, also in Shamshuipo Camp.)) We were all inoculated against cholera. Got enamel plate from Welfare, and some white material.  ((No crockery, cutlery or bedding was supplied by the Japs - you just used whatever you were able to bring in to camp, or improvised.))   Notice on pros and cons of repatriation came round.  The gist was (among other things) that Mr Gimson had laid before the Japs a scheme  of repatriating 1,000 (women, children, aged and infirm); that any scheme the Japs would consider would embrace the large majority of us. Most people here think it means we won't be going.

4 Sep 1942, R. E. Jones Wartime diary Posted: 30 Aug 2012 06:49 AM PDT Book / Document:  R. E. Jones Wartime diary Date of events described:  Fri, 1942-09-04 Russians breaking through German lines in places. Chinese within 22mls of Canton.

4 Sep 1942, Eric MacNider's wartime diary Posted: 08 Jul 2014 07:35 AM PDT Book / Document:  Eric MacNider's wartime diary Date of events described:  Fri, 1942-09-04 Cholera innoculation* Gift of $5 per person from the Pope

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