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72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

29 Feb 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

Posted: 11 Feb 2014 05:34 AM PST

Book / Document: 
R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Date(s) of events described: 
Tue, 29 Feb 1944

Fine.

German lesson aft.

Many rumours going around re increase of rice ration, repatriation & Churchill's speech.

Choir practice 5-6pm.

Harmonium a nuisance.

Saw Steve pm.

Thomson voted chairman. ((There were several men surnamed Thomson, so I don't know which one this was.))

Y1 to Cond [?] fund.

(Churchill said that an unexpectedly successful battle had been fought US v Jap fleet  Truk Island & that it would perhaps shorten the war in the Far East). He also said ? (camp addition) that expectations indicating capitulation of Japs were evident.

Truck failed to arrive after keeping ration party waiting from 11.20am.

Some progress made with German.
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