CO129-567-4 Traffic of arms to China and Japanese air-raids on Kowloon-Canton railway 3-1-1938 - 3-5-1938 — Page 217

9051 A/T

No. 1 in Canton 2/1 despatch to

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BY SAFE HAND. 1218

14th December, 1937

To

The Managing Director.

Dear Sir,

RAIDS 9TH DECEMBA

18TH

EMBIA,

I beg to report further damage sustained by the Kail-

way due to aerial attack by enemy planes :-

9TH DECEMBER.

TU TONG. At about 8.50 hours 5 enemy planes attacked the

Railway and dropped 15 bomba between Km. 90/6 and 90/7. 1 bomb

hit the centre of the track in front of the station and at the

rear of the No. 5 Down Local Traân; all the window glass of the

coaches were broken through explosion of the bomb.

Repair to the

TIN TONG VAL.

track was immediately put in hand.

Between 18.30 and 14.00 hours 2 enemy planes

raided the mailway. 4

bombs were dropped between Km. 117/4 and

Km. 117/16, damaging 5 rails and derailing Medium Sided Bagon

No. 494. Engine of No. 8 Through slow Train was also damaged by

splintera.

SHEUNG PING. Between 14.30 and 17.15 hours the sailway was

attacked by 5 enemy planes. 18 bomba were dropped at Km. 84/17

danaging 2 rails, and the engine and rolling stock of No. 1 Mix

Goods Through Train. Engine of No. 5 Down Express Train vaa

machine gunned at Wang Lik and damaged.

Repair work was immediately carried out.

1178 DECAMBEK.

TONG TOU MA TIE TONG WAI. Between 8.50 and 9.30 hours

5 enemy planes attacked the Railway and dropped 4 bombs near

the Ton Tou Ha Siding damaging the Breakdown Yan of the