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De cypher. Mr.
FROM CHINA
(Canton).
Blunt,
4th April, 1938.
D.
(By Wireless)
4th April, 1938.
R.
5.10 p.m.
4th April, 1938.
99
No. 28.
Addressed to British Embassy, Shanghai, telegram No. 69.
My telegram No. 65.
Daily air raids from March 25th to March 31st increasing in intensity towards the end of the month. Railways and sugar mills main objectives. Canton-Hankow railway interrupted for four days Extensive damage to Government suger mills which have been put out of action.
Repeated to Foreign Office telegram No. 28, Governor, Hong- kong, telegram No. 31, Commander-in-Chief telegram No. 31, General- Officer-Commanding telegram No. 28 and Consul-General, Hankow, telegram No. 32.