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8217/4/38
COPY
18th April, 1938.
To
The Managing Director.
Dear Sir,
AIR RAIDS: 16th APRIL. 1938.
I have to report that at 8.40 hours on the 16th
instant the Railway was bombed by 6 enemy planes between Tu
Tong and Cheung Muk Tou, and 13 bombs were dropped at the
following places:-
6. bombs in the vicinity of Tu Tong station without
damage to the track.
5 bombs at Km. 92/11-15 damaging main line embankment,
2 bombs
15 pairs of rails and 60 sleepers.
at Km.96, telephone and telegraph wires were
interrupted.
13
Repairs were immediately carried out.
Yours faithfully,
A. H. Street. Engineer-in-Chief.
Copy to A. P. Blunt, Esquire,
Consul-General,
H.B.M. Consulate-General,
CANTON,
for favour of note.
(Signed) A.H. Street
Engineer-in-Chief
C. K. R.
C.S.