CO129-567-5 Traffic of arms to China and Japanese air-raids on Kowloon-Canton railway 11-4-1938 - 19-1-1939 — Page 143

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šnolosure No.8 in Canton 2/1 despatch to ämbasay, shan

abszobai Bo.134 of ITENT 198

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A/T

The Managing Director.

19th July, 1938.

15th, 16th & 18th Maly. 1988.

I have to report the following serial attacks by

enemy planes and damage sustained by the Railway on the 18th

16th and 18th instanti-

15th JULK.

At about 16.38 hours, 4 bambs were dropped by an

enemy plane at Km. 11/4-5 aiming at No. 172 Tong Tom Ha

Fm.11 Re.172

Bridge (4.40) eek Girder) but without damage to bridge or

track.

16th JULY

Between 14.50 1500 hours, # enemy planes raided

the ailway when 6 boabe were dropped at Chaung Buku,

causing the following dansgeas-*

$ bombs at Km. 98/10 - About 50 lin: ft. of reinforced

sonerete fencing walls on both sides of the line very badly damaged. - # shopa belonging to merchants behind

loop line platform badly damaged.

5 bombs at Km. 98/11

18th JULY.

About 14.30 hours the railway van raided by an

enemy plane and 4 bomba dropped at heklung Station, without

any damage to treak or bridge.

Yours faithfully,

A. H.

Sagineer-in-Chief.

Copy to A. Blunt, aquire,

Consul-General,

K.d.k. Gonsulate-^eneral.

Canton

for favour of note

(¤igned) A.H, street.