17 Jul 1942, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
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Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2012-06-26 17:06
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Fri, 17 Jul 1942
Better day but humid with some rain.
4 Junks, 2 small ferries & a small coaster anchored off Stanley Pier. Junks overloaded with Chinese from the Prison (Persons of no fixed abode in HK) where they had been since Wed. afternoon. 4 bodies dumped from 1 junk in about 10 minutes. The Chinese were eventually herded on board the 2 small ferries & after the junks cast off 2 more bodies were dumped.
(130,000 troops under Gen. Bailey landed in Java)
