HUNS RELAX
NIGHT AIR RAIDS MIST SHIELDS BRITAIN. (United Press Association—Copyright.) (Rec. 11 a.m.) LONHOiN, Oct. 23 A heavy mist blotting out the Straits of Dover is believed to be partly responsible for the marked slackening in the night raids oh London.
An Air Ministry and Ministry of Home Security communique states that enemy air activity to-day was confined to a few isolated attacks by single aircraft. Bombs were dropped on a town on the South Coast and in two places in the London area. There was only slight damage and there were no casualties except in one place in the London area, where the number was very small. . ... jji London high-explosives demolished a number of houses in one district and several persons were buried under the debris. . A time bomb exploded in the London area after it was dug up. Members of the demolition squads were at lunch, but there were no casualties and the damage was not serious. The Mi-nister of Health (Mr MacDonald) in the House of Commons, said 6000 children were at present in 30 evacuation camps. A German communique says bomber squadrons attacked London and other military targets. There were no enemy flights over Germany last night.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 279, 24 October 1940, Page 7
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