MALINES BOMBARDED.
MUCH DAMAGE DONE
(Rpppivpd T/ast Night. 5.5 o'clock.) ANTWERP, Aug. 29 (Morning.) The Germans bombarded Malines at mid-night on Thursday. Most of the public monuments were hit. When the firing ceased, the authorities ordered civilians to evacuate the town. Many took refuge at Duffel. The bombardment, was resumed on Friday, when the Hotel-de-Ville anJ Church of Saint Pierre were, totally destroyed. The Courts of Justice, and the Cathedral of Saint Robaux were damaged. The tower of the latter is still intact, but the famous peals have been destroyed.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 31 August 1914, Page 5
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