BOMBED AGAIN

Evening Star, Issue 24082, 31 December 1941, Page 8

BOMBED AGAIN

ATTACK ON BREST (Britisl) Oliieial Wireless.) (Dec. ILoo a.m.) UI'GBV. Dec. 30. lb is autlioritatively stated in London that in daylight to-day Halifax bombers, strongly supported by squadrons of lighters, again attacked the French naval base at Brest. The bombers reached their objective in spite of tierce opposition. Full reports are not yet available, hot it is known that seven enemy fighters were destroyed by the escort. Two Halifax bombers and three Spitfires were lost in this action. v FRENCH RAILWAY ACCIDENT (Wee. S a.in.) LONDON, Dee. 30. A Vichy message states that in the thirtieth railway accident near Har.obrouck 50 wore reported killed and many injured. GERMAN TRAIN CRASH (Bee. S a.m.) LONDON, Dec. 30. . The Swiss radio said 3S people were killed and 12 wore injured in the Bor-]iu-\Varsaw express crash.

WOMEN OF RUSSIA MESSAGE TO ALLIED SISTERS (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, December 20. A message to the women of Britain and the United Stall's, adopted at a general meeting of women in the city of Kuibyshev, included a statement that the women of the Soviet Union are doing everything in their power to help the Soviet army. “ Wo are taking the place of men who have left for the front,” the message states, and continues: “ Dear friends and sisters, we call upon you to unite in one anti-Fascist front, to unite all your forces and combat the worst enemy of mankind—Hitlerism. Long live the unshakable unity of the. women of our great countries in the struggle against hated Fascism. Wo arc lighting for a righteous cause, for the triumph of liberty, justice' and democracy. The enemy will bo defeated and victory will be ours.” BOMBS ON ENGLAND CASUALTIES SMALL , (British Official Wireless.) (Ree. 8 a.m.) RUGBY, Doc. 30. An official communique states that during the early part of last evening there was some activity mainly over tlie north-east of England. Bombs were dropped at a number of points, but the damage nowhere was serious and the number of casualties was small. Three enemy bombers were destroyed.