Cheerful Message from British Bluejackets Says They Are "St Afloat": Tracks Bombed Hongkong, Oct. 10.
After an anxious three-day Journey, during which the Canton-Hankow Railway was bombed at several points, the 250 British naval affeers, mi roannes from the cruiser Ca; arrived here safely from Hankow at 11,80 o'clocte last might.
The following twelve other forelxn~ fers also reached the Colony aboard the specially chartered train, which was named "Capetown It": Mr. G. Garrett, manager of the Hongkong Shanghai Bank in Hankow, and Mrs. Garrett; Mr. Hf. Dewsbury, manager of the Hankow Dispensary, and Mrs. Dewsbury: Mr. G, Hankey, of the Asiatic Petroleum Company, Hankow: Mr. J. A. Gaunt, of the Chinese Maritime Customs; and six missionaries, including the 70-year-old Dr, Grant trid his wife.
The journey from Hankow was twice interrupted Decause of damage the line: frst at Lokehong, 140 miles orth of Canton, where the party had to pass a whole aight, and then at Yintak, 28 miles north of Canton, where'the train was halted for the greater part of Friday.
During the trip, points both north and south of the special train were frequently "bombed by Japanese planes, but the train itself, which prominently displayed three large Union Jacks, met vith no harm.
'AIL precautions were taken to on-sure a safe journey. Besides the large flogs displayed on top of the train, Nanking, Tokyo andthe Japanese Commander-in-Chief in Szanghal, Admiral Hasegawa, were informed of the trip.
"The departure of the 230 men from the Capetown, which Is marooned in the Yangtze, Leaves a personnel of less then 100 aboard the cruiser, just enough to take the ship to Shanghai '83 soon as the Yangtze Is reopened for rack Bombed Near Train Hankow, Oct. 9.
The Canton-Hankow Railway was again bombed yesterday at points doth north and south of the special Wain "Capetown I."
Meanwhile, a message from the occupants of the "Capetown I" who spent most of yesterday at Yintak, 25 miles north of Canton, states that thirteen Japanese planes flew over and dropped ten bombs a mile ahead of the naval train. The raiders appeared again later and bombed the ridge three miles ahead of the train, on the top of which three large Union 'Sacks are prominently displayed. orions damage way done, however, und the naval train' was expected to leave Yintak at mid-night on Friday.
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