72 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries |
| 4 Aug 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary Posted: 05 Jun 2014 09:00 PM PDT Book / Document: Date(s) of events described: Fri, 4 Aug 1944 Showery, overcast, muggy. 4 Pkts cigs issued. Welfare soap, Palmolive, Carbolic & ordinary washing soap. My luck was as usual in the Block draw, I got washing soap. The people who sit on their sterns all day got the Palmolive. The Dutch & Norwegians who have stacks of soap rec. Welfare soap too. Such is the cock-eyed world. Papers arrived. Turkey severed Dip. relations with Reich August 1st. Rommel injured by bombs 17th July. Timor, Guam & Biak in our hand 31st. Mitau (Lat) evac. 2nd Aug. Premier Koisho tells Jap of possibility of US landings etc. Russians S & NE of Warsaw. Florence shelled. St.Malo captured. US forces fighting in defence of Hengyang. With Steve pm. Did a bit of digging & planted sweet potatoes. |
| 4 Aug 1944, Eric MacNider's wartime diary Posted: 01 Jul 2014 09:30 PM PDT Book / Document: Date(s) of events described: Fri, 4 Aug 1944 H.K. News allowed to send in BO |
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