Record Number: 25259

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'"The Syonan Times" says the Nipponese have given Hong Kong internees money and cigarettes and they allow canteens where they can buy anything ... "The Syonan Times" has announced that, by order, the first Nipponese public holiday is to be April 29th, the Emperor's birthday'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

23 Apr 1942

Country:

Malaysia

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Singapore
specific address: Changi
other location: prisoner of war camp

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Thomas Kitching

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

1 Mar 1890

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Chief surveyor in Colonial Service

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Malaysia

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

[n/a]

Title:

Syonan Times

Genre:

Politics, propaganda

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

25259

Source:

Print

Author:

Tom Kitching

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Life and Death in Changi

Place of Publication:

Perth

Date of Publication:

1998

Vol:

n/a

Page:

82

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Tom Kitching, Life and Death in Changi, (Perth, 1998), p. 82, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=25259, accessed: 20 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None