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Enclosure No. 2 in Canton :/L despatch so.178 to Embassy,

Chanchal of 13 th deptember,

1988.

9426 NT

To

COFY

9th September 1938.

The Mana ing Director,

Dear 15,

AR BARH 92K SEPTEVBS2 1938.

I have to report the following serial attacks

by onemy planes, and damage sustained by the Railway on

the 8th instant between 9.50 à 10.80 hours:-

1 bomb just behind the Baat abutment of No. 38 bridge

(4-80' deck girders), s.87.20, Yam Kong.

The wing wall, left of the line, demolished. Top portion of abutment pushed out by about 18", Reils and sleepers on top of bridge blown off. A crater of about 10' deep.

*.. Gang-hut seriously damaged. Through traffic interrupted.

4

between Km. 37/2 and 27/4.

7

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3 pairs of rails

damaged, and 4 cratera on embankment.

in the vicinity of the shove bridge, no damage to the trnek or bridge, only soldiers matshed damaged.

Yours faithfully,

H. Street.

sngineer-in-Chief.

Copy to A. F. Blunt, Beqr.,

Consul-General,

H. B. K. Consulate-General,

**

for favour of Note.

(gd) A. H. #treet,

Engineer-in-Chief.

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