CO129-567-4 Traffic of arms to China and Japanese air-raids on Kowloon-Canton railway 3-1-1938 - 3-5-1938 — Page 258

lemre ke..

Canton 2/L. Ássaatch

COPY

BY S

H

260

5th November 1957

Te

The Managing Director

AR BAUSI 4th Bovenber

I bag to report that the hallway was raided by

anony planes in the morning and afternoon yesterday. The

llowing are the danngen sustained by the Anilway:

CHEUNG MUK TOB - LUE TOUT.

At about 9.30 hours & planes attacked the Kailway

and dropped 6 bombe. 4 rails at Km. 102/17 and 18 at Km. 108/2

were badly damaged.

Zepairs were completed at about 91 hours.

98K 40 - SIN TONG KAL,

At about 14. 80 hours the Hailway was again raided

by & ensay planes. 5 bombe aimed at No. 179 Bridge at Km. 116/1

were dropped, badly damaging 1 pair of rail about

fast behind

Telegraph wires

mbe were also dropped at

111/6 and

3 pairs of rail were damaged.

the bridge, and destroying 14 track a locpers.

were interrupted.

Kepairs were completed at about one a.m.

Blunt

@qr.

Consul-ü enerul,

B.B.M. Cone alate-General,

CANTON

Youre faithfully,

A. H.

Engineer-in-Chief.

for favour et

note

(Signed)

else roi hier.