CO129-567-4 Traffic of arms to China and Japanese air-raids on Kowloon-Canton railway 3-1-1938 - 3-5-1938 — Page 183

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Date of Raid No. of

Times of Raid

Plane s

No. of Bombs

Location of Raid

involved

dropped

28. 12. 37

4

13.10 hours

11

Kms, 94 to 104

29. 12. 37

3

10.40 hours

6

14.10

11

6

14.20

LO

15.00

n

Kms.

98 to 106

She ung Ping Station, Km.

952.

24

Sheklung, Km, 64.

เค

Kits

40 to 53

30. 12. 37

08.45 hours

16

11.30

13.20

Che ung Muk Tu Station.

Nan Kong Station, Kn.27

23

Kns. 60

-

90

Damage to Railway property.

3 pairs of rails and 15 sleepers damaged in road No. 4 Cheung Muk bu.

1 rail slightly damaged. Telegraph

wires interrupted.

Slight.

A pairs of rails damaged.

2 pairs of rails damaged. 4 telegraph poles destroyed.

No damage to Railway.

Bridge No.39 slightly damaged. Station building slightly

damaged.

2 rails and 14 sleepers badly damaged, 3 rails slightly

damaged. Tele graph wires down.

1 pair of rails damaged,

Track damaged.

No damage.

No damage to main line.

One direct hit on station platform caused crater 10 feet diameter.

Two direct hits on roadbed 10' x 8' deep and 4' x 5' deep.

One direct hit made a crater 35' diameter by 15' deep in embank- ment at Ku. 49/5. Traffic resumed at 24.00 hours.

Repairs soon effected.

Repairs completed at 18.20 hours.

31. 12. 37

9

08.30 hours

21

Kas. 73

-

80

15.40

11

16

-

I

Kms. 117 119 near

in Tong Wai Station.

SUMMARY :-

Total bombs dropped from 1.11.37 to 31.12.37

= 579.

Traffic suspended

1.11.37 to 31.12.37

44 days.

Grand Total for the year 1937

=

726.

Grand Total for the year 1937

7골 days.

M.R.

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