BOMBS OVER BRITAIN

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21242, 12 October 1940, Page 7

BOMBS OVER BRITAIN

HOUSES DEMOLISHED RAILWAY COACHES DERAILED (United Tres« Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Oct. 12, 11.20 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 11 Forty high explosive bombs and many firebombs were dropped at Merseyside last night, in the longest indiscriminate raids yet. No military damage, and remarkably few casualties have been reported. Two hospitals, several packed cinemas, and an old folks home were slightly damaged when they narrowly escaped direct hits.

A raider bombed a London-bound tube train while travelling in the open air before going underground. A stick of four bombs missed the train but derailed two other coaches 200 yards from the station. The 50 passengers, hearing three other bombs explode a few seconds earlier, had thrown themselves to the floor with the result that none was hurt. They all then followed the driver and guard along the line to the nearest station.

London had three alerts in the morning but the raiders were chased away from the suburbs. A raider, m a south-east town, this morning machine-gunned the street as it dive-bombed over homes and shops. A few were injured.