04 Jul 1945, R. E. Jones Wartime diary | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

04 Jul 1945, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

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Wed, 4 Jul 1945

Another US Independence Day.

Cloudy, hot, showery. S wind.

Window in Lep.

Awfully fed up am.

(Rumours. Enough British troops in Luzon to re-take Singapore & HK. Chinese warned to be ready for an attack on Colony. Chungking & Red Armies converging on Ning Po)

Dug potatoes pm 7lbs Gs