AIR ATTACKS ON BRITAIN

Southland Times, Issue 24165, 29 June 1940, Page 5

AIR ATTACKS ON BRITAIN

Seven Raids In 10

Nights

TESTS FOR NAZI BOMBERS (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright) (Received June 29, 1.30 a.m.) LONDON, June 28. Enemy air attacks were made on Britain for the fourth night in succession, but reports indicate that practically no damage resulted, and that casualties were slight. German bombers have been over England on seven of the last 10 nights. The raids have been spread over a wide area and it is thought that the attacks have been intended as tests for the German bombers. From a military point of view the attacks have been valueless. Nineteen raiders have been brought down in the last 10 days and many others have been seriously damaged. Enemy raiders flying at a great height were heard over south-east and north-east England. Some were quickly

driven back to sea by British fighters. Bombs were dropped in some areas. The British Broadcasting Corporation German language broadcast warned German civilians to take cover on the approach of British aeroplanes. The British Air Force is fighting Nazism and not German civilians. As the Nazis will not sound a warning it is essential that civilians should be warned from other sources.”

It is officially stated that enemy aeroplanes carried out bombing attacks on several districts in Britain during the night. No serious damage was caused and casualties were very slight.

AMERICANS ADVISED TO LEAVE_BRITAIN WASHINGTON LAST VESSEL TILL END OF WAR LONDON June 27. The United States Ambassador (Mr Joseph Kennedy), in advising Americans to evacuate, declared that the liner Washington would most likely be the last American vessel to come to Britain until after the war. GERMANS ARRESTED IN AFRICA CAPE TOWN, June 27. Large numbers of prominent Germans were arrested in South-West Africa today, including farmers and storekeepers. Three new internment camps were opened.