CO129-567-5 Traffic of arms to China and Japanese air-raids on Kowloon-Canton railway 11-4-1938 - 19-1-1939 — Page 139

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Enclosure No.8 in Caurten /1, despatch No.16ûte ¿mbassy,

Phanghai Bi 10th Austr.988.

1998

9394

18th August, 1958.

To

The Managing Director.

1r,

AIR BALL 18th, 16th and 17th August, 1958.

I have to report the following serial ettecke

by enemy planes, and damage sustained by the ailway

on the 15th, 16th and 17th instant:-

300 m.

About 18. 3. hours.

botsba were dropped

Em, 81/17 and 28/5 by 1 enemy plane. The only damage was

the track was covered up with earth from cutting slope, and

no damage was done to track fittings.

16th

žetwean 6.80 à 7.00 boere.

6 bombs, aimed at

the Tung Eun Bridge (4-324' girder 4 8-6g' dook girder)

were dropped by 4 anewy plenes, but without any damage to

the bridge or track. 5 of the bombe were dropped on the

highway at south end of Tung Fun Bridge and # into the

Fun Fun River; all telephone, tablet and telegraph wiree

between heklung and Wem Sheh were interrupted.

Between 9, 53 & 1.08 hours. the railway was

raided by 2 enemy planes, when é bombs were dropped at

the bollowing places!-

1 bomb at

983 me

1 bomb at 98/5

1 bomb at Km. 98/6) without any damage to the track. 1 bomb at Em. 98/8)

Yours faithfully,

Blunt

Consul-General,

H.B. W. Consulate-General,

Canto

for favour of

(Signed) 4. H. atreet

ŝngineer-in-Chief.

Engineer-in-Chier.