CO129-567-4 Traffic of arms to China and Japanese air-raids on Kowloon-Canton railway 3-1-1938 - 3-5-1938 — Page 96

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21st February 1988.

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:

The Managing Directer.

Dear sir,

ALE BAIST 19TH 20TH PANUARY 1988

I have to report the following aerial attacks by ensmy planes and danɛge sum tained by the fìmilway on the 19th

and 20th instanti-

19TH F BRUSA).

Betweɛn 9.00 and 11.00 hours 19 enemy planes raided

the Railway when 29 bouba were dropped at the following places| –

10 bombs between Am. 981 and Xm. 28 (vu Chung), with the

result that about 800 ft.

1

track

turbed.

bombe at Km. 57/9 (Tong Hei), damaging all the telegraph lines.

bomb at Am. 102/5 (between Cheung Muk Tou à Lum Teum), damaging 1 pair of rails, 8 sleepers and 3 teisgrouà lines.

bombs between ɛm. 102/18 and 102/16, without damage to the Railway.

4 bombe at Km. 108/0, without damage to the Eailway.

1 boab at Km.104/5, without damage to the Railway.

5 bomba at m. 109/15 (Tong Tou Ha), without damage to the

Kailway.

1 bomb at Km. 110/0, without damage to the Railway.

1 bomb at Xm.110/3, without damage to the hallway.

At about 18.80 hours the Kailway was again raided

by an enemy plane dropping 4 bombe, 8 at Bridge No.179 (4-20* Deek Girder) at m. 116/052, slightly damaging 1 pair of rails

and 8 at the Li Long Highway without damage to the

milway.

Kepairs were immediately carried out

pass.

BOTH 7 BRUARY.

At about 10 hours

enemy planes attacked

truína

Railway and dropped 4 bomba between Km. 88/5 4 Km. 85/16 (between Yung Lik and sheung/ing) but without damage to the

kailway.

Yours faithfully,

As Kestre