Sunday. Sunday just after mid-night, to be exact early Monday morning 12.45 am, we experienced an earth-quake shock, lasting about three minutes? We were in bed and fast asleep, but the violent swing of our bed owing to the rocking of the house woke us up, & having a light in the room at the time, we could plainly see the effect of the shock in our room. The Gas suspended from the ceiling was rocking like a pendulum of a clock & the boy's bed and mosquito net & frame was in motion.
I seemed to be riveted to the bed & could not move until it was all over, & then myself & Marion got out of bed & went onto the front verhanda & there we heard the Chinese in the road talking in an excited state, so we rang the Bell and Ah Wing came upon the scene, & we took him as interpreter & went into the street & he informed us, upon enquiry that, they like ourselves had been disturbed & scared by the shock. Mrs Doughton, a Japanese-man & us three then went on the sea front & Ah Wing hailed the San-Pans & inquired if they had experienced anything, but they replied in the negative, so he informed us. We then made tracks for home & got to bed once more, but not feeling very comfortable or safe.
Sunday, 31 October 2010
31 October 2010
Great Grandad's diary stops here for a while. I think setting up home, work and life in general must have taken up all his time, the same as it does for us all today. However, the next entry is quite interesting........
Saturday, 30 October 2010
Thursday, 28 October 2010
Wednesday, 27 October 2010
27 October 1910
Thursday. We leave the Baltimore Hotel and reside at 177 Wanchai Road. 'So' being our cook.
Sunday, 24 October 2010
Saturday, 23 October 2010
23 October 1910
Sunday. All to to chapel in the morning & return to Mr & Mrs Collins for the rest of the day. I go to the home in the afternoon & we all go to Chapel in the evening.
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