CO129-567-5 Traffic of arms to China and Japanese air-raids on Kowloon-Canton railway 11-4-1938 - 19-1-1939 — Page 183

Enclosure No.8 in Canton B/I. deanetch to abassy, Shanghai

0890 V/T

10th June 1998. 184

The Wanaging Director.

Dear

15 R1001 87th May, 1938.

I have to report the following aerial attacks by

enemy planes and damage sustained by the Railway on the 7th

instant

MIMALUNG & TANO LIK.

Between 10.15 & 10.45 hours, 24 bombs dropped in

the vicinity of sherlung, making a greter of 30' x 18' deep

and damaging 28 pairs of rails and 45 sleepers of No.3, 3 a

4 lines in >ast äiver Yard. Concrete crossing at end of

heklung latform also damaged. 411 telegraph and telephone

viros breken.

ING.

Between 10.15 and 10.45 hours, 3 bombs dropped at

Kr. 83/1, dameging 5 pairs of rails and 12 sleepers. 4 bomba

damaging 18 pairs of rails and 40 sleepers

at .85/14-1

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with 3 araters on the embankment, each about 15' in depth.

The repairs vere completed for trains to pass at 6.00 houre

on the 39th instant.

About 15.30 hours, 19 bombs dropped at Nam Long

station by 7 enemy plsnee with the result that the at

effice and staff quarters demolished. Temporary matshed for

station staff also destroyed. 2 pairs of rails and 30

sleepere of No.3 siding damaged.

ion

8 craters on sidiag

embankment and

on atation platfor

KTAN PALA (3–200* & 2−60' eck Tmuna vimer.

At about 10.40 hours 12 bombe were launched by

8 enemy planes aimed at the above bridge.

dansge maa dene

with the exception of only 1 rail on top of the 50' span was

slightly damaged,

Repsira were immediately carried out.

Yours faithfully,

A. H. Street. ngin. in-c.