5 Aug 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

5 Aug 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

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Sat, 5 Aug 1944

Overcast, raining.

Ground rice.

Good ration of veg. arrived.

Jap paper poor for news today, reviews & composite results mostly, says a lot but tells us nothing.  Yonai tells Japan that present air-raid shelters are inadequate. Chief of Jap Naval General Staff resigned.

With Steve pm more digging & planting turnips.

Italian General takes over CinC of forces in Italy.

Chris, after many boils all over her is now getting better.