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NO. SECRET.
AIR MAIL.
Copy to Tokyo.
RECEIVED
23 NOV 1967.
C. O. REC
GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONG KONG.
9th November, 1937.
Sir,
535-48/37.5. (161))
I have the honour to confirm Mr. N. L. Smith's
secret telegram No.250 dated 25th October, 1937, which
read as follows:-
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30/1908/te
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Encl. No.1.
Encls.Nos. 2 & 3.
Encl. No.4.
53548/27.
(160 "My telegram 30.
No
A further serious attack on a train moving
from Cant on to Kowloon at 0850 hours 24 October at Nam
Sheh, 5 miles south of Shek Lung. On this occasion 3
bombs were dropped by 8 Japanese aeroplanes and this was
followed by machine gun attack from same aeroplanes.
troops or munitions were carried. Engine belonged to
British section and 9 of the 14 waggons and coaches
belonged to British section. Several of the latter
were badly damaged and claims on Japanese Government
will be forwarded in due course. 2 passengers injured",
and to enclose herewith for your information a copy of a
report on this incident by the Manager, British Section,
Kowloon-Canton Railway, together with copies of
statements made by the engine driver and the fireman
of the train and a set of photographs showing the
damage done to British Section coaches Numbers 13 and
25 respectively.
2.
It will be seen that both these coaches are
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
W.G.A. ORMS BY-GORE, P.C., M.P.,
&C.,
&c.,
&c.