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72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

8 May 1942, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 06:42 AM PDT

Book / Document: 
R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Date of events described: 
Fri, 1942-05-08

Cookhouse all day.

Finer.

Italian negotiations still going on & some warships of theirs surrendered at Alexandria.

Three German towns wiped out & three Jap towns bombed. Japs protest to Russians re allowing USA to use Vladivostock as airbase, Russians reply "Come & stop them".

Jap games (?) in Burma cost them severe losses in men etc.

20,000 French come over to British in Madagascar.

B.E.F. hold a line in France. Vichy French attack their rear.
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