07 Apr 1945, R. E. Jones Wartime diary | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

07 Apr 1945, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

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Sat, 7 Apr 1945

Cold, drizzly, overcast. NE wind.

Finished wood truck.

No E. news in any papers lately. Luchu Isles seem to be ours & Japan Tokyo & Yokohama being heavily bombed daily. British Fleet coming out East. Singapore & Kaula Lumphur [sic] bombed. Jap Cabinet resigned en bloc 5th. Baron Sukuki [could he mean Baron Suzuki?] (ex Navy, 78 yrs old) ordered to form another.