CO129-567-5 Traffic of arms to China and Japanese air-raids on Kowloon-Canton railway 11-4-1938 - 19-1-1939 — Page 252

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Shanghai

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COPY

18th April, 1938.

To

The Managing Director.

Dear Sir,

AIR RAIDS: 16th APRIL. 1938.

I have to report that at 8.40 hours on the 16th

instant the Railway was bombed by 6 enemy planes between Tu

Tong and Cheung Muk Tou, and 13 bombs were dropped at the

following places:-

6. bombs in the vicinity of Tu Tong station without

damage to the track.

5 bombs at Km. 92/11-15 damaging main line embankment,

2 bombs

15 pairs of rails and 60 sleepers.

at Km.96, telephone and telegraph wires were

interrupted.

13

Repairs were immediately carried out.

Yours faithfully,

A. H. Street. Engineer-in-Chief.

Copy to A. P. Blunt, Esquire,

Consul-General,

H.B.M. Consulate-General,

CANTON,

for favour of note.

(Signed) A.H. Street

Engineer-in-Chief

C. K. R.

C.S.