CO129-564-2 Sino-Japanese War- claims for damage against Japanese government. 11-10-1937 - 11-12-1937 — Page 15

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There were about 100 passengers on board.

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The train had arrived at Nam Sheh (a crossing station

approximately 51⁄2 miles south of Sheklung), and had been there

3 or 4 minutes when 4 Japanese (seaplanes ?) were observed

flying south from Sheklung and 4 flying north from Cheung Muk

Tou. The engine crew and passengers ran into paddy fields

nearby and the planes flying south met the planes flying north

and commenced a combined attack on Nam Sheh Station and/or the

train. Three bombs were dropped a few hundred feet south of

the engine and three were dropped on the top of the cutting on

the right hand side of the track. After dropping the bombs

f the planes appeared to have power-dived and machine gunned the

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station and/or the trai n. There was a guard of 15 to 20 Chinese

soldiers armed with rifles on the platform at the time of the

occurrence. One soldier and one little girl (not passengers)

were killed and 2 passengers were seriously injured, presumably

because they returned to the station platform. Three or four

wagons were holed with bomb splinters and/or machine gun bullets

and the two carriages were very badly damaged the roofs being

ripped off by the force of the explosion and the sides broken.

These two carriages were cut off and the train left

Nam Sheh for Kowloon at 3 p.m. or 6 hours and 9 minutes late,

arriving at Kowloon at 9.56 p.m. or 9 hours and 13 minutes late.

Statements obtained from the British Section Driver

and a Fireman are attached.

firema ace. to the ring preased the bombing.

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(SD) R.D.WALKER.

Mam ger, Railway.

25.10.1937.