08 Dec 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

08 Dec 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

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Fri, 8 Dec 1944

39 today & cold & miserable it is. Temp 50’. ((10 degrees C))

Air-raid by low-flying dive bombers at 9.30am & another one at 4pm. The am raid no doubt messed up the Jap Rescript reading & the crowd that attended the Sports ground to hear it.

Tiffin with Mrs Brown & she gave me a rice bowl. ((MW Brown?))

V. & G. gave me some tobacco.

Lorry very late with veg 7pm. No wood or paper.

Temp 50’.

Suk yin issued. 1 box matches.