NIGHT BOMBING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23773, 28 September 1940, Page 11

NIGHT BOMBING

1 LONDON AGAIN SUFFERS ! . SUBURB HARD HIT 3-A GERMANS SHOT DOWN By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received September 2S, 12.30 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 27 German raiders again kept up the bombing of London all Thursday night. Central London was again comparatively quiet for the first few hours, in spite of an occasional flaring-up of gunfire and the explosion of bombs. A district in North London received a bad pasting for a short period, during which high-explosive bombs followed a number of flares, destroying _j the maternity wing of a hospital. Other bombs razed houses and shops near by. Dozens of incendiary bombs in the same area were swit'tly put out and caused little damage. Other Areas Raided Many London areas experienced e similar visitations. 2 A town in the north-west of England had its worst bombing so far. . Night raiders were also over the southt east coastal area. 3 "Once again the main attack was directed against London and its suburbs," states an official communique , issued this morning. "Houses and com- ( mercial buildings were damaged and I there were some casualties. "Other damage was caused in the north-west and the north-east of Eng- ( land, but there were few casualties. Church Crypt Safe Refuge "One enemy bomber was shot clown ! by anti-aircraft fire shortly before midnight. This brings tho total of enemy machines destroyed on Thursday up to .'54, of which 1G were bombers. We lost eight fighters, with three of the pilots still missing." Preliminary reports on engagements this morning indicate that 18 enemy aircraft have been shot down over south-east England. Four British fighters have been lost, but the pilot of one of them is safe. During the raid on Wednesday night, the outlying suburbs of London experienced the heaviest anti-aircraft barrage so far. The crash of the firing shook buildings 12 miles out. Churches were again bit by bombs. Oue hundred and forty people were taking refuge in the crypt of one southeast church when the walls crumbled down. The people came to the surface unhurt. LONDON'S HOMELESS "DICTATORSHIP" URGED ADMINISTRATION PROBLEM (Received September 27, 7.15 p.m.) LONDON, Sept, 27 The Daily Express joins othef newspapers in campaigning for a London dictator to deal with the problem of ' the homeless. 1 "A dozen different authorities now handle the task of feeding, housing, ' transporting and clothing a homeless '■ London family," says the Daily Ex- '• press. "This breeds delay and aggrav- f ates suffering. Instead of one family in the hands of a dozen men, there should be 1000 families in the hands of one man. Let us have dispersal centres 50 miles from the fringes of the great sprawling city, and immediately take away those whose homes are bombed — j but one man must administer the plan j throughout." f c INNER TEMPLE HIT FAMOUS LONDON BUILDING British Wireless LONDON, Sept. 2fi Among the famous buildings hit recently by indiscriminate Nazi raids on London is the Inner Temple, which is one of the four Inns of Court. Besides the Middle and,lnner Temple halls, libraries, and church, the Temple contains many buildings which house barristers' chambers, and forms a selfcontained community. It was this ancient settlement which inspired the plan of the famous Karl Marx Hof, in Vienna, and the outstanding example of community settlement. Perhaps this is the reason tho Nazis included the Temple in their programme of London's "military objectives." AIR RAID RELIEF DONATION FROM BAHAMAS (Received September 27, 5.5 p.m.) British Wireless LONDON, Sept. 26 The Bahamas Bed Cross Association lias cabled £ISOO to the Lord, Mayor's fund for the relief of London air raid victims, bringing the total of its contribution to £2OOO.