CO129-567-4 Traffic of arms to China and Japanese air-raids on Kowloon-Canton railway 3-1-1938 - 3-5-1938 — Page 62

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Firs

(1)

South West Transportation

Co.

Consignments of Arms, Ammunition, Aeroplanes & Explosives etc arrived in Hong Kong pena ing release from 3.4.33 to 9.4.38.

Description of goods

1,483 c/s shells 11.5 cm. 16,758 c/s shells 7.6 cm

652 c/s shells 3.7 cm.

201 c/s light machine guns

3,192 c/s machine gun cartridges) 32 a/s spare parts for heavy guns

120 c/s machine gun part s

1512 a/s fuse.

1 gun 11.5 cm.

20 guns 7.6 mm.

Ship & date import ing

Where stored

Country of origin

& consignor.

Consignee

File.

s. s. Tower

Field 9.4.38.

s.s.Hai Yun (as depot)

Russia

Military Council, National Govt. of China.

A. 0.56 in 174

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s.s.Hai Chen (as depot)

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(2)

South West Transportation

CO.

3,000 a/s shells 11.5 mm.

132 c/s 11.5 mm. Guns

3,000 c/s shells

182 c/s carriages for guns &

accessories.

s.s. Stanthorpe

8.4.38.

Stored on board the same

ship.

Russia

Military Council, National Govt. of China.

A.0.58 in 174

(3)

South West Transportation

Co.

(4)

South West

Transportation

Co.

(5)

South West Transportation

Co.

(6)

South West Transportation

Co.

75 c/s = 1,500 rifles cal.7.92

s.s. Isar 7.4.38.

Kowloon Godown.

Belgium J. Vulhopp,

Antwerp.

213 c/s rifles (5,000 pcs. 7.9) 360 c/s

s. s.Potsdam

7.4.38.

Kowloon

Godown.

*munition (9,000 pcs Mauser rifles)

6 cases aeroplane propeller

blades & hubs.

(In addition to Item 2 above the following also arrived. 178 c/s carriages for guns &

accessories.

4,669 c/s shells for 11.5 cm

guns.

2.303 c/s shrapnel for 11.5 cm

guns.

5 c/s tools for 11.5 cm guns.

s.s.Javane se

Kowloon

Godown.

Prince 4.4.38.

German origin (consignor unknown)

Belgium J.Vulhopp,Antwerp

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A.0.60 in 174

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A.0.28 in 174

U.S.A.

David Taylor Co. Inc. N.Y.

Aeronautical Commission of National Govt. of China.

A.0.63 in 174.

Stored on

Russia

s.s. Stanthorpe board the

8.4.38.

same ship.

Military Council, National Govt. of China.

A.0.58

in 174.

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