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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1900-1945'There is an appeal in "The Syonan Sinbun" to stop the black-marketeering in drugs. Quinine is available at five cents per tablet - "a price well within reach of the poor...Thomas Kitching [n/a]Syonan SinbunPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'There is a letter from Joan, Barn Close, Milford, Godalming. It is dated 14.7.42 and addressed to both of us, of course. It is an excellent letter, with the limitations ...Thomas Kitching [n/a][letter]Manuscript: Letter
1900-1945'"The Syonan Sinbun" says: 'What were considered ridiculous prices a few months after the fall of Singapore are as nothing, compared to the prices obtaining today." What ...Thomas Kitching [n/a]Syonan SinbunPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'"The Syonan Sinbun" reports a speech made by Colonel Okabo to a meeting of Mohammedan delegates. He tells them to warn the population against the lying and malicious pro...Thomas Kitching [n/a]Syonan SinbunPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'The Saturday newspaper has part of a column cut out. As there is no war news from Europe elsewhere, you can put omission and exclusion together and make Tunis.'Thomas Kitching [n/a]Syonan SinbunPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'Both Tuesday and Wednesday editions of "The Syonan Sinbun" have bits cut out - one-and-a-half columns then one column.'Thomas Kitching [n/a]Syonan SinbunPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'There is more censorship of the newspaper. It is cut about all over the place.'Thomas Kitching [n/a]Syonan SinbunPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'I discover a new Nipponese word in a newspaper report: "Three of our planes committed jibaku" ie. deliberately dived into objectives'Thomas Kitching [n/a]Syonan SinbunPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'An article in "The Syonan Sinbun" headed "Red Cross Says Syonan Prisoners Well-Treated" reports that the International Red Cross representative in Tokyo has told Geneva:...Thomas Kitching [n/a]Syonan SinbunPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'"The Syonan Sinbun" announces that Nipponese is to be the future lingua franca of Malaya, but do not be perturbed - English will be permitted as a medium of expression f...Thomas Kitching [n/a]Syonan SinbunPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'"Nippon knows no class or racial distinctions which were so hateful under the British", says a leader in "The Syonan Sinbun". Yet a railway notice in the paper says, "Ow...Thomas Kitching [n/a]Syonan SinbunPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'"The Syonan Sinbun", under the heading "No Room for Criminals", reports on the new regime's effective campaign against crime.'Thomas Kitching [n/a]Syonan SinbunPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'"The Syonan Sinbun" says the Axis have won the first round in Sicily, but doesn't explain how they let the Allies get there.'Thomas Kitching [n/a]Syonan SinbunPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'"The Syonan Sinbun" reports a spokesman of the Nipponese Army Board of Information as saying Britain has sent warships to the Indian Ocean from the Mediterranean. This i...Thomas Kitching [n/a]Syonan SinbunPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'"The Syonan Sinbun" says a cable from Lisbon on July 22nd reported the arrival in London of 20,000 postcards and letters from the Pacific Theatre. I hope ours are amongs...Thomas Kitching [n/a]Syonan SinbunPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'A young hopeful from the Women's camp, aged five, asked what he was going to do when he grew up, said, "Go over to the Men's Camp". Comment of "Pow-Wow", the ladies peri...Thomas Kitching [n/a]Pow-WowPrint: Serial / periodical
1900-1945'"The Syonan Sinbun" says goods supplied by the Nipponese will be distributed today; the goods include crockery, glassware, earthenware, vases, beer mugs, cutlery, bucket...Thomas Kitching [n/a]Syonan SinbunPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'I am reading with intense interest the government blue book of documents prior to the outbreak of war on September 3rd, 1939 - four years ago. And the most pessimistic p...Thomas Kitching [n/a]Government Blue BooksPrint: Book
1900-1945'Began reading through the "Encyclopaedia Britannica" today. Another ten years project, at least. My odyssey through Chambers's "Twentieth Cent. Dictionary" seems to be w...William Soutar [n/a]Encyclopaedia BritannicaPrint: Book
1900-1945'Eve stayed in to do her Bible Questions. As she was looking through the chapter on the deception of Isaac by Jacob and the stealing of Esau's birthright - she suddenly l...Evelyn Soutar [n/a]BiblePrint: Book


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