Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Monday, July 4, 2016
72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries
72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries |
| 5 Jul 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary Posted: 01 Jun 2014 10:11 PM PDT Book / Document: Date(s) of events described: Wed, 5 Jul 1944 Wed 5th, and 4 yrs since we parted darling. Rained during the night, cloudy & hot. Medical inspection. Weight now 156lbs. from 165 & 175 before the war. Petition re food etc. handed to Gimson and by him to Japs. 2012 had signed it out of a possible 2191 91.8%. Lorry arrived at last, no Canteen gear. Rice in town works out at 3d an ounce & milk at 7/- a pint. Japs seem to be getting on OK with their campaign in China battling strongly against US forces in Saipan & Bonin Islands. Advances made in Russia, Italy, and Finnland by us. As the Japs over emphasise their gains and under emphasise our own, things seem very good for the Allies. North's notes ((R A C North, or Rees North?)) very enlightening re US Pacific strategy & likely happenings on China Coast. Total daily food consumption per head per day 1lb 6oz approx. With Steve pm. "Coolie" by Madelon H.Lulops deals with Dutch Colonial contrast methods which were abolished 1931. Full MOON, ㊸ 17/8/44 ((That's how it's been transcribed. Not sure what it meant?))  |
| 5 Jul 1944, Eric MacNider's wartime diary Posted: 24 Jun 2014 05:46 AM PDT |
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Sunday, July 3, 2016
72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries
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| 4 Jul 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary Posted: 01 Jun 2014 10:04 PM PDT Book / Document: Date(s) of events described: Tue, 4 Jul 1944 Heavy showers all day, brightened 5pm. Brick work & ground rice. Some significance being attached to cartoons & wine adverts that have appeared in the paper recently. Meanings bearing on the war can be read into them. No lorry today. Mrs Flaherty caught trading with Formosan guard. Japs arrested her. Much rumour re Kowloon being turned over to Wang Ching Wei Gov't. With Steve pm. He has slight fever. Japs rang bell 10 mins before time 7.50pm & it seems a deliberate attempt to be nasty. A crowd of about 50 were taken up to H.Qs where they were told that although they were on their way to their different rooms they could not have reached them by 8pm & therefore were transgressing because they did not allow sufficient time to leave where-ever they where [sic] to get back to their own quarters by 8pm. The Japs are wrong because any part of the Camp can be reached in less than 10 mins from the place the 50 were collected, the Canteen gate. It takes only 25 mins to go around the whole Camp perimeter.  |
| 4 Jul 1944, Eric MacNider's wartime diary Posted: 24 Jun 2014 05:46 AM PDT |
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Saturday, July 2, 2016
72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries
72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries |
- 3 Jul 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
- 3 Jul 1944, Eric MacNider's wartime diary
- 3 Jul 1944, Harry Ching's wartime diary
| 3 Jul 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary Posted: 01 Jun 2014 10:02 PM PDT Book / Document: Date(s) of events described: Mon, 3 Jul 1944 Rained nearly all night and clear up at 9am. Wind veered to S from NE. More bricks & chopped fire-wood. Sand found in last Canteen purchase of Wheat-bran. Heavy gun-fire about 3.30pm. No Canteen gear arrived today. US severed Diplomatic relations with Finnland 30th ult. Advances being made by Allies on all fronts. Jap paper contains an article by the new Chairman P.A.Krishna of the Indian Independence League re lack of support from Indian community. Indians must now declare their nationality, or in other words, say whether they are for Independence or not. Grindleys made cake today & used Canteen wheat-bran. Due to the sand therein they dare not eat it & to save throwing it away asked me if I would like it. Sure I liked it & ate it sand and all. I'm too hungry to worry about sand in the food. With Steve pm after listening to some of the fantastical prices being paid for stuff at the Auction.  |
| 3 Jul 1944, Eric MacNider's wartime diary Posted: 24 Jun 2014 05:46 AM PDT |
| 3 Jul 1944, Harry Ching's wartime diary Posted: 02 Jul 2014 05:52 AM PDT Book / Document: Date(s) of events described: Mon, 3 Jul 1944 ((Following text not dated:)) Many cases reported people mauled in streets by animals. Seven cases reported mostly after midnight. Believed wild starving dogs. Bodies eaten. Stray dogs to be shot. Rosary Hillites complain insufficient food. 400 there, Red Cross wants reduce to 300. May throw out Hullo Johns ((Chinese wives of regular soldiers)) without children. Nursing pumpkin, first ever produced on roof. Then typhoon and rotted. But good half was excellent.  |
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Friday, July 1, 2016
72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries
72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries |
- 2 Jul 1944, Barbara Anslow's diary
- 2 Jul 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
- 2 Jul 1944, Eric MacNider's wartime diary
- 02 Jul 1944, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
| 2 Jul 1944, Barbara Anslow's diary Posted: 09 Apr 2012 12:45 AM PDT Book / Document: Date(s) of events described: Sun, 2 Jul 1944 Rosaleen Frances McDermott born, the second child born to that family in Stanley.  |
| 2 Jul 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary Posted: 01 Jun 2014 09:59 PM PDT Book / Document: Date(s) of events described: Sun, 2 Jul 1944 Fine, hot. Work on wall. Joint protest being signed by all adult internees. It deals with all the Camp problems that are becoming more acute daily, poor food, lack of drugs & medicines, the increase of diseases caused through malnutrition, the inadequacy of canteen supplies & money. It points out that for 100yrs Japan has had a name for treating her war prs. decently & that in this case she has let herself down badly. Let's hope something comes of it. At the moment I have about Y27 but cannot buy anything with it due to Canteen routine & lack of supplies, no soap, salt, sugar or oil. Eating (what little there is) is a bleak affair, rice & soup every meal & all as tasteless as whitewash. The majority of internees are similarly situated of course. Why can we not be allowed the treatment accorded to the Internees in Shanghai? it seems they have adequate supplies & regular Red Cross parcels besides. If a neutral vessel was allowed to call here with supplies once per month the majority of the ire raising problems & bitterness would be eliminated. To think that we shall appreciate life & its little blessings all the more when we are free again is really poor consolation for an empty tummy & a none too clean body that is liable at any time to contract any of the many diseases due to malnutrition. Heaven help any Japs I get charge of if ever. Indian Guard (ex HK Police) saw Perdue re pension, said war would soon be over. With Steve pm. (Turkey assumes state of emergency and mans border posts?)  |
| 2 Jul 1944, Eric MacNider's wartime diary Posted: 24 Jun 2014 05:45 AM PDT Book / Document: Date(s) of events described: Sun, 2 Jul 1944 Petition about rations read To Mr. & Mrs. J.E.D. McDermott – a daughter ((I think the "J.E.D. McDermott" mentioned here is same person as the "Mr. E. McDermott" mentioned on John Black's list.)) Jenner / Pearson ((There are a couple of options for people with these names. I guess it refers to a musical event played by Reg. Jenner and G.W. Pearson, both of whom have a musical background.)) B.O.  |
| 02 Jul 1944, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp Posted: 05 Dec 2015 06:50 AM PST Book / Document: Date(s) of events described: Sun, 2 Jul 1944 Birth of Rosaleen Frances McDermott. Her parents were part of Stanley's Irish community - over 160 strong for most of the occupation. This is their second child in camp, one having been born in 1941. Source: China Mail, September 15, 1945, 3
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