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train. I saw 3 or 4 persons injured lying on the platform,
also 2 killed. Of the two killed, one was a soldier carrying
arms and other was a small girl. The soldier killed was not a
passenger but was on the platform to protect the station. There
were some 15 to 20 armed soldiers at the station; they did not
fire at the planes. There were no soldiers on the train.
There were more than 100 passengers on the train. The small
girl who was killed was not a passenger, but was engaged in
carrying water at the station. Two passengers were seriously
injured. The planes power-dived and machine-gunned the
train. The bombs were dropped after the machine-gunning.
After the bombs were dropped, the planes circled round, but
there was no more machine-gunning. No damage was done to the
engine. The roof of the station building was removed by the
force of the explosion. The roofs of the two carriages were
practically completely removed by the force of the explosion,
and the sides were badly damaged. There was minor damage to the
water-wagon and the other wagons, caused either by bullets or
shrapnels. The two passenger carriages had to be detached and
left on the main lime. I left Nam Sheh at 3 p.m., or 6 hours
and 9 minutes late. 3 wagons were detached at Shum Chun and
1 added. I arrived at Kowloon at 9.56 p.m. No injury was
caused to anyone on the train, as there was no one in the
coaches at the time of the occurrence.
Statement made to me today,
(SD) R.D.WALKER.
Manager, Railway.
25.10.1937.