H.K. Sec.2
7/1
53838/16/57.
Raids by Japanese Air-craft on the Chinese Section of the Canton-Kowloon Railway from commencement
of Sino-Japanese Hostilities to 31st October, 1937.
Location of Raid
Enclosure No. 8.
180
Date of Raid
No. of Planes
Times of Raid
No. of
Bombs
Damage to Railway
property
Femarks
involved
dropped
14. 10. 37
11
13.40 hours
19
Kms. 44/12, 46.60, 64, 65,
92/7.
Track and roadbed damaged.
15. 10. 37
33
11.45 hours
46
Kuus, 61/2, 63/14, 64/1,
Track and roadbed damaged.
653, 83/11, 84/3.
19. 10. 37
л
12.00 hours
Km. 64/1 Sheklung
JI
20. 10. 37
3
04.45 hours
Km. 64/1
3
08.00 hour s
6
Between Sheklung and Cheung Mukou. Kms. 64 to 98.
Nil
A heap of sleepers we re burnt in Sheklung yard.
Negligible
Repairs completed 20.00 hours same day, No direct hits.
One direct hit on south approach embankment of Tung Kun Bridge at Km. 65/
Traffic suspended for 3 days.
No direct hits.
No damage to track.
No direct hits.
No direct hits.
3
16.30 hours
6
Km.
931
Nil
3
18.30 hours
Km. 64/1
Nil
21. 10. 37
12.12 hours
Km. 68
4
13.00 hours
11
Km. 80 Wang Lik station.
Nan Sheh to Cheung Muk To u. Ka. 72 98.
-
Tank of C.S. Engine No.5-A pierced by 3 bullets and 0.8. Covered Goods Wagon B3 by 4
Telegraph and telephone
lines damaged.
Track and roadbed damaged
Minor damage to yard, Telegraph wires and tele- phone cables destroyed.
Station building Nan Sheh badly damaged. Te le graph wires & telephone cables damaged. Bodywork of British Section 3rd Class Coaches Nos. 13 and 25 destroyed by blast of bombs whilst at Nam Sheh station on No.1 down train. This train was machine-gunned as well.
No direct hits.
No direct hits.
Down through slow train was
machine-gunned.
No direct hits.
No direct hits. Repairs completed
at 20.00 hours the same day.
No direct hits. No damage to track.
No direct hits.
No damage to main track.
22. 10.
37
10.45 hours
8
Km. 101
-
103
23. 10. 37
6
11.20 hours
24
Sheklung Bridges Km. 63 and 65%
24. 10. 37
8
9.00 hours
12
SILLMARY.
tal bombs dropped
147
Direct hits
Traffic suspended
1
3 days