LONDON FIRES

Hokitika Guardian, 11 December 1940, Page 5

LONDON FIRES

CAUSED IN THOUSANDS. (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) LONDON, Dec. 9. Between two and three hundred German, bombers were raiding London on Sunday night. They unloaded cargoes of bombs upon practically ('very London borough. The experience and determination of the- civil! defence' personnel, however, reduced j the casualties and damage far below that in the comparable attacks in September. The raids started thousands of fires in the London area. Yet with j almost miraculous speed the fires His-! appeared before they bad a chance of gaining a hold. The wautonness and brutality of Sunday night’s raids on London has given a fresh and wider impetus to. a demand for reprisals in kind. The “Daily Mail” and “The Times” j declare that Germany has dropped j the last pretence of aiming at military targets. The "Daily Mail” says ; “A point has been reached where we must ask whether our humane policy is encouraging the Germans to bomb British civilians. If the answer is yes. then our own survival demands tlu' bombing of tin- German populace so as to teach them that their foul game does not- pay.” "Tin- 'l'imes” says: ‘‘Such an indiscriminate night attack against a great city represents the lowest depth to which the art of war can. lull. It was a typical example of destruction for destruction’s sake. Herr Hitler j apparently has decided that- an\ j weapon, even remotely affecting the j British war effort, must be tried.” , .Britain has only fifteen per cent, of the normal supplies of turkeys this Christmas, fn the West End of London, the prices already are 39<l per lb. The prices are expected to rise considerably. especially if frosts and transport delays occur GERMAN version. LONDON. Dec. 9. A German communique says: As areprisal for Royal Air Force, attacks un Western Germany, our Air force carried out large-scale attacks throughout tlm night- on London. MONDAY NTGTIT QUIET. ' LONDON. Dee. H>. The Air Ministry in a ounuuuiuquo