CO129-567-4 Traffic of arms to China and Japanese air-raids on Kowloon-Canton railway 3-1-1938 - 3-5-1938 — Page 121

Enclosure No. 4 in Canton/despatch to Peking No. 18 of 10th Feb. 1938.

9077

A/T

Το

The Managing Director

COPY

121

BY SAFE HAN

4th February, 1938.

Dear Sir,

AIR RAIDS 3RD FEBRUARY, 1938

I beg to report that at about 14 hours on the 3rd

instant, the Railway was raided at Tin Tong Wai by 3 enemy planes when 5 bombs were dropped at the following places:-

1 bomb at Km. 120/0, without any damage to the Railway 1 bomb at Km. 118/13, without any damage to the Railway

2 bombs in the Market at the back of the Tin Tong Wai

station, without any damage to the Railway.

1 bomb at Km. 120/3, damaging 2 rails and 8 sleepers.

pass.

Repairs were immediately carried out for train to

Yours faithfully

(Signed) A. H. Street,

Engineer-in-Chief.

Copy to A. P. Blunt Esqr.

Consul-General,

H.B. M. Consulate-General,

Canton.

for favour of note

(Signed) A.H. Street

Engineer-in-Chief