SECRET CIPHER
TELEGRAM.
SECRET.
From: G.0.C. Hong Kong.
To
The War Office.
IMMEDIATE.
Desp.2055 21.2.39. Recd. 1410 21.2.39.
4871 Cipher 21/2.
FIRST OF THREE
PARTS.
Map reference Sham Chun river 1/20,000.
On 21/2 at about 0945 hours 9 Japanese twin engined
monoplane bombers (probably type 96) flying from direction of West
by North bombed Sham Chun Hu 1483 in Chinese territory: they then
circled round over British territory (?going) over top of crest of
hill 1380. One flight of 3 planes then bombed customs wireless
station about 300 yards inside Chinese territory. The attack
was made from South, machines thus crossing British territory in
run up. Six bombs were dropped from a height of about 500 feet on
customs station.
Another flight attacked British railway station at 1481
about 200 yards inside frontier from South West. This attack
was made by two machines only. Four bombs were dropped inside
British territor. Two due west of railway station between
railway and river about 400 yards inside frontier and two on
railway about 200 yards inside.
All machines were attacking at not more than 500 feet.
All bombs were it is thought about 60 kilos.
Casualties in British territory from this bombing were as far as
can be ascertained at present one Sikh policeman and six Chinese
killed, wounded not known。 One of these two (?machines) circled
again and opened machine gunfire on British railway station killing
as far as is known two Chinese.
C.4. (Telegrams).
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Q.M.G.13.
Mr. Howe (F.0.).
M.0.1A. 2.2A. Cdr.Loly (Admiralty).
M.1.2. 20.
D.P.R.
Sqdn.Ldr.Pelly (A.M.).
Mr. Gent (Colonial Office),