17 Dec 1941. R. E. Jones Wartime diary | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

17 Dec 1941. R. E. Jones Wartime diary

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Wed, 17 Dec 1941

Planes over & bombarding at dawn. 2 A.A. guns N.W. of Prison.

Japs truce 11AM to 4.15PM to give us time to give in. Gov. told them where to step off.

Waterfront & Central catching it badly.

Lights began to flicker during the evening.