30 Jun 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

30 Jun 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

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Fri, 30 Jun 1944

No canteen due to lack of goods.

Lovely day.

Started  demolishing a wall in order to procure bricks to build a hot water boiler with.

Allies advancing on all fronts. Nil re Saipan. Japs praising up their own war in China & Burma. 6 Chinese executed this afternoon.

I’ve run out of everything again damn it.

With Steve pm.

(HK to be relieved in 2 weeks? (camp rumour))