CO129-567-5 Traffic of arms to China and Japanese air-raids on Kowloon-Canton railway 11-4-1938 - 19-1-1939 — Page 200

9267 A/T

ŝpalosure No.1 in Centon MA. despatch to >"bassy. Shanghai

10.88 of 4th

1958.

201

14th May, 1938.

The Yanaging Director.

Dear Sir,

JE LIDAI 18th MAY 1938.

I have to report that B enemy planes attacked

the Railway between 10.50 and 11.40 hours on the 15th

instant and dropped 40 bombs at Cheklung Station, causing

the following danggen:-

1 pair of rails on main line in front og

tation

and 2 pairs of rails and 15 sleepers in the siding near No.8 point were damaged,

1 crater, 8' x 5' deer, on embankment.

8 No. concrete platform curbs demolished,

about 20 mi.ft main line platfor surface damaged.

Roof, doors and windows of tation Building

demolished.

kailway olice unrter and ・itchen of staff Quarter

entirely demolished.

station staff quarter badly damaged.

All telegraph and telephone wires broken,

18.00 hours.

Repairs to track were completed for traffic at

Yours faithfully,

X, street. Singineer-in-Chier.

"opy to. Plunt, Esquire,

Conzul-3eneral.

H. B.. Consulate-General,

Canton.

Yor favour of note

(signed)

street

Vhgineer-in-Chief.

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