CO129-567-4 Traffic of arms to China and Japanese air-raids on Kowloon-Canton railway 3-1-1938 - 3-5-1938 — Page 234

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From CHINA.

January 19th, 1958.

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

D. (by wireless) January 19th, 1938.

R.

No. 7.

January 19th, 1938.

Addressed to British Embassy, Shanghai, No. 12.

My telegram No. 11.

During air raid on 17th January mixed train on Canton-

Kowloon railway was machine-gunned but no bombs were dropped.

Two air raids on 18th January. Canton-Hankow railway bombed

at Tunkari Station. No serious damage.

Repeated Commander-in-Chief China No. 7, General Officer

Commanding British Troops China No. 7, Consul-General Hankow

No. 8, Governor at Hongkong No. 7, Foreign Office No. 7.