RAIDS ON BRITAIN

Hokitika Guardian, 26 September 1940, Page 5

RAIDS ON BRITAIN

ON TUESDAY MORE DAMAGE CAUSED, (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). LONDON, Sep. 25. The Air Ministry, in a communique, says: The enemy renewed his air attack on Tuesday night. The London area again was the main objective, hut his bombs also have been dropped in other parts of England and in Scotland and Wales. The bombs started tiros. The majority of the fires were soon under control. The bombs also damaged many buildings. Several hospitals were again hit. The casualties are not yet known, but some were fatal. “-There were a few casualties elsewhere in the south-east of England and also' in North Wales, where fires were caused and some damage and fatalities resulted. “There is a similar report from the north-west of England, and from the East of Scotland, where - there was no material damage done, but the casualties are unknown.

To-night when German raiders arrived over central London, searchlights were operated in full force. The A.A. guns were fired heavily against a. single raider.

Another raider dropped an orange flare, after which a high explosiou bomb crashed with a terrific roar in central London.

Bombs fell early on Tuesday night in iiie north, the south-east, and the south-west of London. FAMOUS CHURCH HIT. LONDON, Sep. 25. • The German bombers concentrated on central London early to-day. A number of people were killed and injured when what m believed to have been an aerial torpedo landed outside a restaurant. It also demolished an hotel opposite the restaurant, as well as shattering a number of huiidiugs in the neighbourhood. The terrific blast was felt four hundred yards away. Raiders later dropped incendiary bombs on and near a' famous London church, built'by Sir Christopher Wren. Then, guided bv the light, th*»y dropped several high explosive bombs. Sixteen incendiaries fell on a north London hospital, though without causing casualties. Several fires were quickly put out. Little damage was done.

Raiders also bombed Welsh towns ov.er a wide area. MISTY BUT CALM. LONDON. Sep. 24. A dense mist shrouded the Straits of Dover .on Tuesday night. The sea was calm. There wa s a cloudless sky. A light north-westerly wind blew. LONDON’S CIVIL DEFENCE. RUGBY, Sep 24. The practical experience of the past few weeks has demonstrated the soundness of organisation and i y,-ell m: spirit o' the civil defence services, according to a report by the London County Council Civil Defence Committee. The greatest demands, have been made on the London lire service and the regular and auxiliary services alike worked with the utmost energy whatever the risk. The' London Ambulance Service, including the auxiliary service, transported many air. raid casualties to hospital, and, despite the blackout, the average time taken to reach a casualty has been only seven minutes, from tho receipt of the call;

LONDON CHILDREN. HALF OF THEM EVACUATED. l. (Per British Official Wireless.) , RUGBY, September 24. Every second child of the London area is at present accommodated in a country district, and a further evacuation plan for the capital is now announced by Mr Malcolm MacDonald. The total number of children of school age who have already been evac--1 uated is 464,000, and 428,000 still remain. Present facilities include provision for the evacuation of school children and homeless children of any age, with mothers, but these are to be extended to include mothers, with children of any age, whether homeless or not. The scheme is applicable in the first instance to certain most hard- . pressed areas. The mothers in these areas are being asked to register at the food and rest centres.

TWO BOMBERS DOWNED. (Received this day at 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, September 2 5. After air fights over Bournemouth in the afternoon a German bomber crashed setting fire to a house. Four of j the crew of five were killed. | Another bomber was brought down | near Swan age. Five members of the crew hailed out and were captured. Bombs fell in south Loudon area in to-day’s raid. It is officially stated that German planes crossed the Dorset coast at daylight and attacked Bristol, bombing the outskirts. Some damage was caused and a number of persons killed or injured.