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CYPHER TEL GRAM from the Officer Administering the Government
of Hong Kong to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.
Dated 25th October 1937. Received 11.12 a.m. 25th October.
No.250.
Addressed to Tokyo telegram No.32 of 25th October
repeated to the Secretary of State for the Colonies telegram
No.250. Copy to Canton.
(160) My telegram No.30. A further serious attack on train
moving from Canton to Kowloon at 8.50 hour October 24th at
Nam Shok five miles south of Sheklung• On this occasion three
bombs were dropped by eight Japanese aeroplanes and this was followed by machine gun attack from the sane aeroplanes.
troops or munitions were carried, Engine belonged to British
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section and nine of the fourteen appended coaches belonged to
British section. Several of the latter were badly damaged
and claim on Japanese Government will be forwarded in due
course.
Tro passengers injured.
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