19 May 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

19 May 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

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Fri, 19 May 1944

Fine.

Some plane activity.

Meetings am & pm re letters of apology for trading. People concerned much concerned as to what to do about it. Gimson wrote pm to Hattori explaining all details & apologizing for the whole. Developments awaited.

Rec. oil, tea, sugar, & curry powder.

Repaired grinder.

Steve to practice pm.

Pui cha [? cup tea in phonetic Cantonese?] before 8pm.

Ground rice for congee.

Roll-call 2pm

(Rome fallen?)