Enak
Canton F/L despatch No. 164 to
Embassy
Shanghai of
26th August 1938.
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COPY
9400
To
23rd August 1938.
The Managing Director.
Dear wir,
AIR RAIDS: 20TH & 22ND AUGU T 1958.
I have to report the following serial attacks
by enemy planes, and damage sustained by the Railway
on the 20th and 22nd instant:
20TH AUGUST.
About 14.40 hours, the Railway was raided by 1
plane, when 2 bombs were dropped at the following places:-
1 bomb at Km. 28/5, making a crater on slope of embank-
ment, track disturbed,
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28/7, without any damage to the track.
22ND AUGUST.
UN TONG & TONG MBI. About 16.30 hours, the
Railway was raided by 6 enemy planes and 8 bombs were dropped between Km. 35/8-13, 3 hitting the track and
causing the following damage:-
18 paire of rails and 300 sleepers.
8 craters on embankment and 1 in cutting.
morning.
Repairs completed for trains to pass next day
Yours faithfully,
A. H. Street,
Sngineer-in-Chief.
Copy to A. P. Blunt, Esq.,
Consul-General,
H. B. M. Consulate-General,
CANTO N.
for favour of Note.
(gd) A. H. street,
Engineer-in-Chief.