CO129-567-5 Traffic of arms to China and Japanese air-raids on Kowloon-Canton railway 11-4-1938 - 19-1-1939 — Page 97

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TO

COTY

The Managing Virector.

17.

TRAI

1934

98

Snd Laptonbor 1988

PTEMBER 1988.

I have to report the following norial attmann by

enemy planes, and damage sustained by the Railway on the

int inotant notreon

10 and 9.00 houro1-

32 bombs by 8 planes at Km. 31/1, aiming at 0.82 bridge

(3-50 plate girderal damnging 4 patra of raila and 20 sleepera.

1

1810

30.3 pier of

this bridge was out of alignment for about 4* and settled down about

erater of 20' x 15' on embankment behind

Repairo completed at 9.00 houre eptember 1938.

bridge.

of End

63/20g with Sat River Bridge as object (3-384 truse girders and 2-60' deak

girders), but without any damage to the

bridge or track.

KB 17/17 the only tang was not tho telegraphic wires were interrupted.

おt K.19/8, not butment of No.5 140(20

deck girders entirely demolished. 2008

girder secionaly damaged and dropped into

4 rails and sleepers of Bo.3 span

or

of the bridge disappeared.

traffic interrupted.

at day light of and

at Em.18/1

Through

spoira dosplotod september 1938,

nining at So.16 br14gest cho1 (4-40' deck girders) but only the track behind the bri-i

woo Alatio

by 15 planes at En. 81. near Bo.119 bridge (5-80' deek girders), but without any

the bridge or track

Youra faithfully.

ngineer-nontor.

Copy to A. . Blunt, Segr. z

Consul-General,

Hea. Sonoulato-wonorals

9. W.

for favour of Note.

(gd) h. 1.

··ngineer-in- hier,