Enclosure No. 3 in Canton P/L despatch to Peking No. 18 of 10/2/1938.

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[BY SATT HAND.

29th January, 1938

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The Managing Director.

Dear Sir,

AIR RAIDS:

28TH JANUARY 1938.

I beg to report that the Railway was raided by

an enemy plane at Nam Kong at about 9.30 hours on the 28th instant when 3 bombs were dropped at the following places:

1 bomb at Km. 28/o without any damage to the

Railway

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Km. 28/5, **

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Km. 28/2, damaging 6 pairs of rail and

25 sleepers, and making a crater of about 30 ft. in diameter

by 22 ft. in depth on the embankment.

to pass.

Repairs were immediately carried out for trains

Yours faithfully,

(Signed) A.H. Street,

Engineer-in-Chief.

Copy to A. P. Blunt, Esqr.

Consul-General,

H. B. M. Consulate-General,

CANTON.

for favour of note

(Signed) A. H. Street,

Engineer-in-Chief.

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