DAMAGE IN RAIDS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 153, 29 June 1940, Page 10

DAMAGE IN RAIDS.

GERMAN ADMISSIONS. "Many , Killed Arid Injured," ■ Says Communique. : ] ATTACKS PN BRITAIN. . / United Press. Association—Copyright. '; '■ (Received noon.) . .- . LONDON, June 28. -A Berlin communique states: "In accordance "with' the armistice provisions our mobile detachments operating in coastal areas south of Bayonne yesterday- evening reached the :.'; Spanish frontier.' Thus the entire French, Channel and Atlantic coast has fallen into our firm hold." The communique adds that CaptainLieutenant Prien sannounced the sinking of 40,000 tons of enemy shipping. The air force during last night successfully attacked. British : armament factories and also attacked southern England and the Midlands. Explosions and great fires were observed. . British machines crossed the Belgian and Dutch coasts "at various points yesterday:' % They were attacked by German ' fighters, which, in one case, shot down - all six invading ■ 'planes. Two j other' British machines' succeeded, in reaching the neighbourhood of Hanover. They dropped bombs, and' many people were killed and injured. : A certain amount of damage was. done. (-_■:■.'■ I - On; Thursday night; .British.,'planes again {flew over western and northern .Germany. - Bombs were dropped at several points, and hit houses, resulting in numerous deaths" and injuries. . German fighters'shot down machines. '. A British machine attempted to bomb the aerodrome at Stavanger, but . was shot down. The enemy lost a total' of 12 'planes in aerial combat, four through anti-aircraft fire. Only '-' one German machine is missing. .'. ...-'