ENEMY RAIDS SLIGHT

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23349, 7 June 1941, Page 9

ENEMY RAIDS SLIGHT

BRIEF DAY ALERT IN LONDON (Received June 6, 11 p.m.) LONDON, June 6. London had a daylight alert this morning, the first for more than six weeks. A small force of enemy aircraft crossed the coast, and some may have reached the outskirts of London, where the alert lasted only a few minutes. An Air Ministry communique says that a very small number of enemy aeroplanes flew over parts of Scotland last night. A few bombs were dropped, causing slight damage and few casualties. Activity elsewhere over Britain was very slight. It was announced by the Air Ministry that five enemy bombers were shot down in raids over Britain on Wednesday night. London had an alert which, was the fourth in 24 hours. Bombs were dropped in the Midlands and on south-east England. The casualties and damage were slight. Bombs also fell in the north-west, in East Anglia, and in the London area. A small number were injured, but the damage was small. A sergeant pilot who shot down one of Wednesday night’s raiders said: “It was a Heinkel, and it went down like a flaming torch, leaving behind a huge trail of sparks which went out suddenly as it plunged into the sea.” Of another raider, an eye-witness said: “The whole machine fell apart like a pack of cards.” BOMBING OF DUBLIN DUBLIN, June 5. Speaking in the Dail to-day. Mr de Valera said that in the recent German bombing of Dublin 27 persons were killed and 45, who were seriously injured, were still in hospital. The German bombs had destroyed 25 houses and made 300 uninhabitable. It is reported from Berlin that the Eire Charge d’Affaires visited the Wilhelmstrasse and lodged a protest against the bombing of Dublm. German officials announced that 3 thorough inquiry had been ordered. MEASURES AGAINST AIR RAIDS PRECAUTIONS IN N.S.W. (Received June 6, 7 p.m.) SYDNEY, June 6. The New South Wales Government is providing air raid shelters for the protection of its employees and private enterprise will be expected to follow its example without delay. This announcement was made by the Minister for National Emergency Services (Mr R. J. Heffron), who has been given wide powers under the first air raid precautions scheme which came into force to-day. A householder who could would be expected to provide a shelter in his home. If necessary, the Government would provide financial assistance. The training of Government staffs in air raid drill would begin next week. Regulations are now being prepared providing for authority to make air raid drill in private establishments compulsory.