CO129-567-4 Traffic of arms to China and Japanese air-raids on Kowloon-Canton railway 3-1-1938 - 3-5-1938 — Page 235

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From CHINA.

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

No. 6.

17th January, 1938,

D.

W/T

17th January, 1938.

R.

6.30 p.m.

17th January, 1938.

Addressed to British Embassy Shanghai No. 11.

My telegram No. 9.

Further Japanese air raids took place on January 15th and 16th with railways as main objective. Three raids on 15th

and one on 16th. Tracks damaged on both Canton-Hankow and Canton owloon railways. I am informed that Canton-Hankow express was machine-gunned at Sunkai station causing several

casualties.

Repeated to Commander-in-Chief China No. 6, General Officer Commanding China No. 6, Consul-General Hankow No. 7, Governor

Hongkong No. 6 and Foreign Office No. 6.