80 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

Notes:

26/4/44 - To HK for Pass today
2/5/44 - Gas Bill    20.30
3/5/44 - Mend aluminium pot   1.-

Supporting information:

• List of translations and abbreviations
• List of foods

Ballet “Temujin” (7 acts) from book “Earth is the Lord’s” by Taylor Caldwell (p. Carol Bateman; costumes, Dick Olive; Stage, EMB Dyson; Music, Betty Drown) (Harry Tyler, Lydia Hutchinson, Peggy Hunter, Hugh Goldie, Johnny Martin, Al((?? unclear)) Farquhar, Diana Dodwell, Wallace Kinloch, J. Barnett, Harry Talbot, Steve Mo((?? unclear - maybe J S Moring?)), Viv. Garton, Marie Barton, Richard Mills, etc.) (Synopsis read by Raymond Hughes.)

Overcast, drizzly & humid.

Ground rice for bread.

With Steve pm.

Food & repat. rumours still rife.