LONDON HOSPITAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume 81, Issue 24874, 21 April 1944, Page 5

LONDON HOSPITAL

HIT BY FIVE BOMBS 11 KILLED, MANY INJURED (Becd.- 6.30 p.m.) I/ON DON, April 20 Five bombs straddled the main buildings of a London hospital, in which there were 2000 patients, during Tuesday night's raid on London. One ward was demolished, trapping many patients. A fierce lire broke out, badly damaging five wards. Two others were damaged by blast. So far, it is known that four members of the staff and seven patients were killed. The hospital's A.R.P. workers, assisted *by doctors, nurses attendants, police and rescue squads, were mobilised for the grim task of extricating those trapped, many of whom were rescued, some being badly injured. The police said that the nurses were real heroines. Some, although injured, worked pluckily to get the patients out The search for patients is still going on while crowds of anxious relatives wait at the gates of the hospital. Ten persons were killed when highexplosive bombs fell on a London work-ing-class area. The Press Association aviation writer says that the enemy operated on a much larger scale than recently. Fourteen German planes were shot down. The Germans lost another bomber over Britain last night. It was shot down a few miles from the coast. The raiders were over south and south-east England, including the London area. A few bombs were dropped. OH, EXPERTS CONFER (fiecd. 5.35 p.m.) WASHINGTON, April 19 Discussions have started between the "British and United States delegations to the international petroleum conference. No statements will ' made until the delegates have met for two or three preliminary sessions. It is believed that the entire question of British and United States collaboration in post-war petroleum matters will be discussed.