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Enclosure No.8. in Canton despatch to Pexing No. 151 of 5 Nov.

1937

4th November 1937

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The Managing Director

Dear Sir,

AIR MALDS

NOVEMBER

3RD NOVEMBER,

After a lull on the Railway zone for 7 days from

25th October, the enemy planes resumed bombing our track from the

lat instant and I beg to confirm the damages sustained by the

kailway through air raids between the lat and 3rd ins tant, as

already reported to you by various telegrams : –

LST NOVEMBER

TONG TOU HA. At about 7.15 hours 3 planes raided the

kailway and dropped 4 bombs aimed at No. 172 bridge at Km. 109. 880

No damage was done to this bridge and only one rail at Km. 109/13

was slightly damaged.

TU TONG CHEUNG MUK TOU. At about 14.30 hours 5 plenes

attacked the Railway between Tu Tong and Cheung Muk Tou. 8 bomba

were dropped with the result that 5 pairs of rail were slightly

damaged.

Repairs to the damages were immediately carried out.

2ND NOVEMBER.

TONG TOU HA-SHEK KU. At about 7.15 hours 3 planes raided

the Hailway and dropped 7 bombs aimed at No. 178 and No. 177

bridges at Km. 109.880 and Km. 115. 111 respectively. No damage

was done to the bridges or track, except that the telephone and

Tablet wires were torn down.

WAND LIK. At about 14.- hours 3 planes raided the Railway

and dropped 6 bombe aimed at No. 119 bridge at Km. 1. 508, with

the result that the track about 100 feet away from this bridge

was slightly damaged. The telegraph wires between #ang Lak