QUIET CONTINUES

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20431, 16 December 1940, Page 7

QUIET CONTINUES

RAIDS ON BRITAIN NO DAYLIGHT BOMBS SLIGHT NIGHT ACTIVITY DAMAGE IN ONE TOWN PLANES OVER ULSTER (Elfic. Tel. Copyright—United Pross Assn ' (Reed. Dec. 16, 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, Dec. 15. No bombs were dropped in any part of England during daylight to-day, states an official communique. Enemy activity over Britain last night was slight. In the early evening bombs were dropped in a town in the Thames Estuary. Several houses were damaged and a few people were killed and others injured. Elsewhere very little damage was done and very few casualties were reported.

The presence of enemy aircraft was reported over Northern Ireland last night, according to a statement by the Ministry of Public Security of Northern Ireland. Anti-aircraft guns were in action. No bombs were dropped and no incident was reported.

On Friday night, some damage was done at a few points on the east coast and a small number of people were injured. Gas Services Maintained During daylight hours on Saturday enemy activity was again on a very small scale. Single aircraft dropped bombs late in the afternoon in the west Midlands. Shops and houses were damaged and a small number of people were killed and some others injured.

A time-bomb exploded in the London area killing several persons, including a police inspector. Two men, two children, and one woman were sent to hospital. The bomb wrecked engineering premises, a garage, and several shops, the occupants of which had been evacuated.

A bomb recently wrecked No. 145 Piccadilly, where Their Majesties lived as the Duke and Duchess of York.

Despite the intense bombing to which London’s 14,000 miles of gas mains have been subjected in recent weeks, less than 3 persons per 1000 are without gas. Twenty-three gas workers have been killed and 84 injured while working since the blitz began.