CO129-571-4 Sino-Japanese War- compensation for damage to British rolling stock on Canton-Kowloon Railway by Japanese air... 7-1-1938 - 9-12-1938 — Page 19

No. SECRET (2).

AIR MAIL.

Copy to Tokyo No.2.

RECE

19 JAN 1938

C

Sir,

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONG KONG,

7th January, 1938.

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I have the honour to invite reference to the

fourth paragraph of my secret despatch dated 9th November,

1937, regarding damage done to rolling stock of the

British Section, Kowloon-Canton Railway, by Japanese

air raids in China and to request that if any action for

recovery of expenses is contemplated a further claim of

$7,000 may be preferred on behalf of this Government.

2. This sum represents actual expenditure to the

amount of $3,700 on repairs to British Section thirty-ton

open wagon No.74 which was seriously damaged by bombs at

Tong Tou Ha, near bridge No.172, in Chinese territory, on

1st December, 1937. I enclose for your information

three photographs showing the extent of the damage

together with a report by the Manager of the British

Section, Kowloon-Canton Railway.

3. A further expenditure of $300 has had to be

incurred in effecting minor repairs to British Section Engine No.7A, Water Wagon No.122 and Goods Wagons Nos.118, 2 and 13 respectively which were slightly damaged by bomb explosions and machine gun fire from aeroplanes at Sheung Ping on 9th December, 1937. The balance of the claim,

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

7.G.A. ORMSBY-GORE, P.C., M.P.,

&c.,

&c.

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