RAIDS ON BRITAIN

Hokitika Guardian, 15 July 1940, Page 5

RAIDS ON BRITAIN

MORE BOMBINGS i

ON VARIOUS CENTRES.

(United Press Association—By Electw Telegraph—Copyright).

LONDON; July 13

Enemy raiders dropped bombs over Scotland in the north-east, south-west and south-east districts, and over the north-east of England, .

One lone raider,. dropped three bombs on the. Corporating housing estate in a town in , the south-west of Scotland and wrecked a .three-storey building, containing six flats. Two persons were killed and' some were injured.

Seven whistling bombs fell in one village in Wales from a raider, which was being pursued by a fighter. No j; houses were hit, but windows . were ? blown out. One civilian was killed in a raid on ' , a Welsh town. • There were air raiders over the south-west of England shortly before }.' midnight on Saturday. U .'_ RUGBY, July 14. * The . efficiency of the local fire service aftd auxiliaries was vividly demonstrated when. an. enemy aeroplane crashed on a cityiin thef north-east of Scotland during'-Friday’s' raids’. The lire patrol station was already in operation before the machine fell, with the rpsult that the first, auxiliary fire service, unit was on thet scene i& teh seconds, "and a second pump, arrived within five minutes. Action was takjen so quickly that although the aeroplane crashed in a built-up area, the resultant fire was confined to the roof of a single building. ‘ '... , ’ . GERMAN LOSSES ON SATURDAY. LONDON, July 13. It is officially stated that R.A.F. fighters engaged, enemy aircraft in the Straits of Dover this afternoon, and shot down three bombers and three fighters. Ai total of six bombers were destroyed during the day'. Our only loss was one fighter. One German bomber and if threp fighters were shot down,, on, the ' south -coast this evening. ' ' :V ■ 'The landlord of an English inn and companions rushed to a Heinkel which had made a force-landingiin-an ■adjoining' field. They -f found bne bf the crew dead and one seriously wounded. They -captured the other three. ( j • l GERMAN REPORTS,,. $. ■ BERLIN, July 13. A * The (Qerman HighjGsiffim&nd “Our bombers attacked aerodromes, ports and armament factories in England and in Scotland. They destroyed eight bombers on the ground. . “The aerodrome of Saint 'Merryh ; .was'.bombed, petrol tanks in . Exeter were bombed, also docks and quays in Portland, Newport, and Dundee;. and arms factories at'Billingham and New- * CBStlGi i “Our bombers also attacked ships . off the English east coast and in the. Channel. 'The sank ’ fine patrol boat * and one merchantman. “German naval forces have captured ; several merchantmen with valuable cargoes, in overseas waters. These prizes are arriving at our ports. “A U-boat reports the sinking of 24,684 tons of shipping.” J The High Command reports: British bombers On Friday night again dropped bombs in northern Germany. They destroyed several houses, and ■ killed a number of civilians. • The German High Command reports: “The total enemy losses on / Friday, were thirteen planes. Five of ours are 1 missing.” ■ . ' ,1 AN ENEMY ATTACK.. , J LONDON, July 14. German dive-bombers attacked a con- j voy in the English Channel. Fighters engaged the raiders. !