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Tag Archives: war
1.7.42
At Callow End, Worcs. (staying on a farm). [1] No noise except aeroplanes, birds and the mowers cutting the hay. No mention of the war except with reference to the Italian prisoners, who are working on some of the farms. … Continue reading
14.3.42
I reopen this diary after an interval of about 6 months, the war being once again in a new phase. The actual date of Cripp’s departure for India was not given out, [1] but presumably he has gone by this … Continue reading
Posted in Political, War-time
Tagged Beaverbrook, Churchill, Cripps, Germany, India, Russia, war
8 Comments
4.3.41
At Wallington. Crocuses out everywhere, a few wallflowers budding, snowdrops just at their best. Couples of hares sitting about in the winter wheat and gazing at one another. Now and again in this war, at intervals of months, you get … Continue reading
Posted in Political, War-time
Tagged crocuses, hares, snowdrops, wallflowers, Wallington, war
7 Comments
12.9.40
As soon as the air-raids began seriously it was noticeable that people were much readier than before to talk to strangers in the street. . . . . This morning met a youth of about 20, in dirty overalls, perhaps … Continue reading
Posted in Political, War-time
Tagged air force, air-raids, bombs, Churchill, destruction, East End, Elephant and Castle, garage hand, Hitler, homeless, invasion, Ireland, patriotism, pessimism, profit, revolution, rich, Scotland, South Coast, south London, stephen spender, war, Warsaw, West End
9 Comments
28.5.40
This is the first day on which newspaper posters are definitely discontinued… Half of the front page of the early Star[1] devoted to news of the Belgian surrender, the other half to news to the effect that the Belgians are … Continue reading
5.9.39
Have not been able to keep up the diary owing to travelling to & fro, dislocation caused by the war etc. The weather has been mainly hot & still. On the night of 2.9.39 a tremendous thunderstorm which went on … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic
Tagged apples, bergamot, bullaces, carnations, carrots, dahlias, damsons, eggs, flowers, goats, grass, hens, hollyhocks, larkspurs, lettuces, marigolds, marrows, michaelmas daisies, milk, onions, peas, phloxes, potatoes, pumpkin, roes, runner beans, sweet williams, thunderstorm, turnips, wallflowers, Wallington, war, weather, weeds, winter vegetables
5 Comments
ON BOARD ss. YASUKUNIMARU (NYK)[1] CROSSING BAY OF BISCAY, 28.3.39
Yasukuni is 11, 950 tons. Do not yet know, but from the vibrations[2] judge that she is a motor-ship. Apart from the bridge, only 3 decks above water-level. Cabins and other appointments pretty good, but certain difficulties in that entire[3] … Continue reading
Posted in Political
Tagged attitude of French people to war, ferry, Japanese, news, P & O, war
29 Comments
HOTEL DES NEGOCIANTS, MARRAKECH 21.3.39
Yesterday the Sultan made an official visit and drove through the town, which had been previously decorated with flags etc. and several thousand troops to line the streets. Obviously this was intended partly as a loyalty-parade in connection with the … Continue reading
VILLA SIMONT, 12.3.39 [1]
Troops[2] returning from manoeuvres[3] passed the house a few days back, to the number of about 5000 men, more than half of[4] these Senegalese. The spahis look pretty good, general physique better than the average of the population. Horses about … Continue reading
Posted in Political
Tagged ammunition, crops, Foreign Legion, Foreign Legionnaires, newspaper bias, newspapers, Spahis, troops, wages, war
21 Comments
MARRAKECH 9.10.38
The other daily paper sometimes obtainable is Maroc Matin, illustrated, Casablanca. Much more left wing than the others. Poor paper and print, evidently not prosperous and not much in evidence, in fact seldom obtainable. After the crisis was over everyone … Continue reading
Posted in Political
Tagged Arab women, blindness, children at work, Daladier, flies, kiff, labour, newspapers, ploughing, price of commodities, tools, touching, wages, war
6 Comments
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