Friday, December 12, 2014

72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries


13 Dec 1942, Barbara Anslow's diary

Posted: 13 Mar 2012 02:29 AM PDT

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Sun, 13 Dec 1942

Mrs Drown says it is going to be official that we can write cards to Shamshuipo men for Christmas and send  a parcel.

Mabel made sweet little slippers for Patricia Braude whose birthday is tomorrow.

Rumour that we have lost a new aircraft carrier in the Med.

Bridge.

My bed has been mended, and I have a paliasse made out of the parcel stuffing ((shredded paper: we didn't have mattresses on our beds))

13 Dec 1942, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 10:42 PM PST

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Sun, 13 Dec 1942

Fine.

New routine, cookhouse all day.

Many rumours re Italy about the Camp.

((G.))

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