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“REPRISALS” ON LONDON MILITARY OBJECTIVES HIT BRITISH SHIPPING SUNK Unlied Press Asn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received September 17, 10.55 a.m.) BERLIN, Sept. 16 A communique states: Reprisals against London continued at the week-end. Bombers attacked docks and harbour facilities, hit the Bromley gasworks, set fire to oil dumpiF, directly hit stations and industrial plants in Woolwich and other parts of London. Bombs were dropped on harbour installations at Dover and Portland, where an oil dump was set on fire, also aircraft factories at Southampton and military objectives in Liverpool and Birmingham, starting numerous fires. The British unsuccenr attempted to raid Berlin. Several houses were destroyed, a school set on lire, and two civilian® kill**' l • d several injured a v . c Genr-n tewn. The enemy lost 79 plane*:. i\ .. - three of ours are mis. ing. Our planes sank three merchantmen, totalling 26,000 tons.
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21220, 17 September 1940, Page 5
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