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· 19th Dec, 1987.
SY SAFE HAND.
9027 A/T
The Managing Director,
9th December, 1957
Dear Sir,
AIR RAIDS. 4TH DECEMB R - 8TH DECEMBAN.
In continuation of my report No. 9081/A. T. dated
6th instant, I beg to report further damage to the kailway
through aerial attack by enemy planes, as follows :
4TH DECEMBisk.
TIN TONG GAI - PING WU. At about 18.00 hours
enemy planes dropped 2 bombs between Km. 180/5 and km. 120/6,
damaging 2 pairs of rail, 9 sleepers and all the telegraph
wires.
Repairs were immediately carried out.
8TH DEC MESA.
TIN TONG WAI - PING WU. At about 8.40 hours 2 enemy
planes attacked the Railway and dropped 4 bombe at Km. 180/4 and Km. 180/5. No damage was done to the ailway.
LUM TRUE. At about 15 90 hours the Railway was again
attacked by 8 enemy planes when 3 bombs were dropped between Km. 108/9 and Km. 108/5, but without any damage to the
kailway.
6TH DECEMBER.
LUM TSUN. At about 9.00 hours 8 enemy planes raided
the Railway. 7 bombs were dropped at Km. 108/11 damaging 11 rails and 20 sleepers.
Repairs were immediately carried out.
TIN TONG VAI - PINGU. At about 14.00 hours the
railway waa again raided by 2 enemy planes when 5 bomba were
dropped at Km. 180/1, 180/3, 190/18, 180/15 and 138/14, with
the result that a 6 ft. Culvert (No. 184 at Km. 181. 161) was
damaged.
Repair work was immediately put in hand.