BABIES RESCUED

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20493, 1 March 1941, Page 9

BABIES RESCUED

GERMAN RAIDERS ORPHANAGE BOMBED CHILDREN ATTACKED MACHINE-GUN HAIL (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Reed. Feb. 28, 3 p.m.) LONDON, Feb. 27. A communique issued by the Air Ministry and Ministry of Home Security states: “During the day, and especially since noon, a . number of enemy aircraft flying singly crossed the Channel and east coast as far north as the Humber. The attacks included several by machine-gun fire, but in these the damage and casualties were exceedingly small. Bombs have been dropped at a number of points, and two of these, one in Lincolnshire and the other in the West Country, caused some fire damage. Elsewhere the main points were in East Anglia. Almost the only damage done was to a small number of houses, some of which were demolished. The number of persons killed or seriously injured In these attacks was not heavy.”

Several persons were killed and a number were buried in the wreckage when a high explosive bomb demolished a canteen and recreation room of an A.R.P. depot in London and severely damaged surrounding buildings in the raid last night. Salvage men were eating supper, or playing darts-or billiards when the bomb hit. Within a few minutes 100 men were searching for those trapped. Children Machine-Gunned Further reports state that after machine-gunning children going to school in an East Anglian town German raiders dropped bombs. A woman, hearing the planes, shouted to her husband and two daughters to hurry to shelter. She reached the hack door when a bomb fell at the front of the house killing the husband qnd two daughters. An East Anglian shop was directly hit. Some of the customers were injured and were taken to hospital. The Germans are paying particular attention to East Anglia, which has suffered frequent day and night attacks. Last night’s raid was one of the heaviest yet. Many bombs were dropped on villages. They caused little important damage, but churches fend private property suffered. Orphanage Set on Fire Incendiary bombs set fire to- a South Wales orphanage. Nurses and firemen rescued 30 babies while the roof was blazing. Coventry has sent to Swansea a van load of clothing originally presented to Coventry. The Mayor of Coventry telegraphed to the Mayor of Swansea: “We in Coventry have been through fires and realise what it must fiave meant to have three severe attacks bn three successive nights.”

A German communique says:— “Strong bomber formations last night raided Lopdon and Cardiff and Started fires.”