Enclosure No.2. in Canton P/L despatch to Peking la.
9056 A/T
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É of 7th Jan, 1988. Lof
BY S
ARD.
141
1st January 1938
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The Managing Director
Dear Sir,
AIR RAIDS: 28TH DECEMBER
31ST DECEMBER 1937.
I beg to report the following aerial attacks by enemy
planes and damage sustained by the Railway between 27th and 31st
December 1937.
28TH DECEMBER.
CHEUNG MUK TOU
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LUM TOUN. At 13. 10 hours the Railway
was attacked by 2 enemy planes. 1 bomb was dropped behind the
Cheung Muk Tou station damaging 3 pairs of rail and 15 sleepers
on the 4th road. The station building was also damaged and
telegraph and telephone wires interrupted. 2 bombs were
dropped at Km. 98.8, 1 at Km. 98/10, 1 at Km. 98/16 and 2 between Km. 104/2 and 104/3, but without damage to the Railway.
Repairs were immediately put in hand.
TU TONG CHEUNG MUK TOU. At about 15.20 hours the
Railway was again ætacked by 2 enemy planes when 4 bombs were
dropped between Km. 94/8 and 94/15 damaging 3 pairs of rail and
all the telegraph wires.
Repairs were immediately carried out.
29TH DECEMB K.
CHEUNG MUK TOU - LUM TSUN. Between 10.40 and 11. 15 hours
3 enemy planes bombed the kailway and dropped 1 bomb at Km. 100/0,
1 at Km. 101/7, 1 at Km. 101/15, 1 at Km. 104/10, without any
damage to the Railway. 1 bomb was droppedat Km. 103/15 damaging
all the telegraph wires, and 1 at Km. 105/16 damaging 1 ral.
The Lum Teun station building was also slightly damaged.
Repairs were immediately carried out.
SHA PO -