CO129-567-4 Traffic of arms to China and Japanese air-raids on Kowloon-Canton railway 3-1-1938 - 3-5-1938 — Page 95

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19th February 1938. 95

TO

The Managing Director.

Dear Sir,

ALS BALDT 17TH & 18TH FEBRUARY 1998.

I beg to report the following serial attɛcks by enemy

plɛnes and damage sustained by the Kalley on the 17th and 18th

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17th P. BAUAMY.

TU TONG- TOMO TOU HA Betwe en 40 and 9.85 hours the kailway was raided by 4 enemy planes, when 11 bonbe vere dropped at the following places!-

2 bombs at Km. 92/8-11 )

• 92/8-11

8 bombs at Km. 106/10

without any damage to the Railway.

7 bombs at Km. 110/5-6, slightly damaging 1 pair of rail.

Repairs were immediately carried out.

1878 F BADARY.

At about 10.00 heure enoxy

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planes raided the ailway and dropped ● bombs at the following plaosa:

8 bombs at Km. 101/10

1 bomb at Km. 105/15

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without any damage

the track.

g bombs at Am. 104/1

1 bomb at Xm. 101/9, making a crater in centre of track

and damaging 5 pairs of rails.

TONG TOU HASH NG PING.

Repairs completed at 18.30 hours.

Between 16. 60 and 17.06 hours

the smiley was again raided by 2 enemy planes. bomba at

Am. 98/5 and 8 bombs at Km. 108, but without damage to the ailway.

Yours faithfully,

E. Street

Engineer-in-Chief

Copy to A. P. Bluma,

Consul-3 ©neral,

H. B. N. Consulate-General,

CANTON.

fer favour of note.

(signed) A.H.

kngineer-in-Chief