CO129-567-4 Traffic of arms to China and Japanese air-raids on Kowloon-Canton railway 3-1-1938 - 3-5-1938 — Page 94

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17th February 1938

The Konaging Director.

Dear Bir,

ALL KALSI 16TH FabKAY 1938.

I beg to report that between 15.00 and 16.00 hours esterday the Railway was attacked between Yang Lik and Tong Tou Ha by 4 enemy planes dropping a number of bombe at the following places:-

1 bomb at Ka.80 (van, Lik Station), making a crater about 20' wide x 12' deep in the road bed between the main line

and loop lines, and damaging 4 pairs of rail.

1 bomb on loop line platform

1 bomb at Km. 79/12, slightly damaging 2 pairs of rail.

8 boabe at Km. 105/1 (Lam Taun), without any damage to the railway.

1 bomb at Km 108/3, without any damage to the Railway.

1 bomb at Km. 104/1

4 bombe at Km. 104/5

2 boube at Km. 110/7 (Tong Tou Ha Station), without any damage to the Railway.

Repairs were immediately put in hand for traina

to pass and work completed at 1.10 4.kia

Yours faithfully,

Asli. Street. Engineer-in-Chief.

Copy to a.P. Blunt ze uire,

Consul-General,

d. B. a. Consulate-General,

CANTON.

for favour of note.

(signed) A.H. Street

Engineer-in-Chief.