CO129-567-4 Traffic of arms to China and Japanese air-raids on Kowloon-Canton railway 3-1-1938 - 3-5-1938 — Page 148

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From:

CHINA

Telegram (en clair) from ir. Blunt (Canton)

No.18.

D. W/T

22nd February 1958.

22nd February 1938.

R. 3.00 p.m. 22nd February 1938.

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Addressed British mbassy Shanghai telegram No.33 of

February 1933.

My telegram No.52.

Fifty two planes took part in two air raids on 18th February. Sixty six bombs dropped in Canton-ilankow railway area eleven bombs dropped in Canton-Kowloon railway area and thirty two bombs on Canton-Kowloon highway at Tungkoon. wenty one houses destroyed with 37 casualties.

2. On 19th February thirty two planes took part in two air raids fifty five bombs on Canton-Kowloon railway area twenty bombs on Socca Tigris and sixteen on Tungkoon casualties eighteen.

3. On 20th February twenty three planes dropped nine bombs

on Canton-owloon railway area. To casualties.

4. This morning unspecified number of planes made two raids

Few casualties. and dropped forty bombs on Tinho erodrome Canton.

Repeated to Foreign Office No.18. Govemor Hongkong No.20. Commander in Chief ro.18. General Officer Commanding Ro.13.

Hankow No.21.