CO129-567-5 Traffic of arms to China and Japanese air-raids on Kowloon-Canton railway 11-4-1938 - 19-1-1939 — Page 108

Snelesure No.】 in Canton P/L despatch No.155 to British

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9377

A/T

The Managing Director,

Dear Sir,

6th August, 1938.

ATR ZAIDI SAN AGE T 1938.

I have to report that 9 enemy planes attacked the

"run end heb Lang on

Railway at 10.30 hours between

the 5th instant and dropped 82 bombe at the following

places:-

8 bomba at ?m.44/11-13, without any damage to the track,

1 bomb

18 bombe at Km. 81/4-m®

About 40 ft. from No.78 Bridge (16' peak Dirder); saat abutment eracked, road bed disturbed and 3 pairs or rails alightly damaged.

aimed at No.62 Bri: (5-60' Trough Girder), but na

vas done to bridg

or treek.

4 baba at sheklung, aiming at the Cast Hiver Bridge

(5-824' & 8-80'), but mil fell in the fields and no damage was done to the bridge or track,

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Yours faithfully,

"

treet Engineer-in-Chief.

Copy to *.7. Blunt, Saquire,

Coneul-General,

H.B.#. Consulate-General,

Centon

for favour of note

(signed) 4.8. <treet

-ngineer-in-Chief