Enclosure No.8 in Canton B/I. deanetch to abassy, Shanghai
0890 V/T
10th June 1998. 184
The Wanaging Director.
Dear
15 R1001 87th May, 1938.
I have to report the following aerial attacks by
enemy planes and damage sustained by the Railway on the 7th
instant
MIMALUNG & TANO LIK.
Between 10.15 & 10.45 hours, 24 bombs dropped in
the vicinity of sherlung, making a greter of 30' x 18' deep
and damaging 28 pairs of rails and 45 sleepers of No.3, 3 a
4 lines in >ast äiver Yard. Concrete crossing at end of
heklung latform also damaged. 411 telegraph and telephone
viros breken.
ING.
Between 10.15 and 10.45 hours, 3 bombs dropped at
Kr. 83/1, dameging 5 pairs of rails and 12 sleepers. 4 bomba
damaging 18 pairs of rails and 40 sleepers
at .85/14-1
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with 3 araters on the embankment, each about 15' in depth.
The repairs vere completed for trains to pass at 6.00 houre
on the 39th instant.
About 15.30 hours, 19 bombs dropped at Nam Long
station by 7 enemy plsnee with the result that the at
effice and staff quarters demolished. Temporary matshed for
station staff also destroyed. 2 pairs of rails and 30
sleepere of No.3 siding damaged.
ion
8 craters on sidiag
embankment and
on atation platfor
KTAN PALA (3–200* & 2−60' eck Tmuna vimer.
At about 10.40 hours 12 bombe were launched by
8 enemy planes aimed at the above bridge.
dansge maa dene
with the exception of only 1 rail on top of the 50' span was
slightly damaged,
Repsira were immediately carried out.
Yours faithfully,
A. H. Street. ngin. in-c.