RAIDS ON ENGLAND

Grey River Argus, 30 June 1942, Page 3

RAIDS ON ENGLAND

SLIGHT DAMAGE CAUSED. (Rec. 11.30.) LONDON. June 28. Two enemy arcraft .were destroyed last, night when the enemy attacked a coastal town in the west of England.' Fires were started, but reports indicate that these were under control, bv six ‘a.m. : A few. bombs dropped elsewhere caused only slight damage, and killed one person. The facts disclosed about the raid on. Canterbury .on June 2 leave no doubt that the Germans made a determined attempt to destroy the cathedral, which had a narrow escape, It was saved from (ire by numerous roof-watchers, who threw off the incendiaries. It seemed to them that some raiders flew lower than the pinnacles on the. tower in an effort to wreck the. Carnedral. 8.0.W. RUGBY, June 28. An, official communique states: Last night enemy aircraft were over the districts of west and south-west coasts of England. Bombs were dropped at several points, and damage at two places was done to residential areas. There were a number of casualties, but the proportion of killed is not large. t The Parffamentaiy Secretary to the Ministry of Home Security (Miss Ellen , Wilkinson) has. announced compulsory training for all fire guards. . “What we have lost m numbers through service call-ups we must make good by increasing ouh efficiency,” she said. CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL DAMAGE. LONDON, June 28. Although Canterbury Cathedral was not directly hit in the recent raid, high explosive bombs tore two huge craters in the ■ precincts, wrecked .the .. modern library, shatf tered the deanery, destroyed the ; rer siden.ee chamber ■ and extensively damaged the King’s' School (the' oldest public school in England).' The damage was due to the blasts. Hundreds of the cathedral '. windows were blown out, but fortunately the ancient stained glass was .removed at the outbreak. The city itself. was extensively damaged. Many ancient buildings were destroyed, including the 800-year-old Roval Fountain Hotel, where Queen Elizabeth stayed, and “The ’umble ’ome” of Uriah Heap.