CLAIMS BY ENEMY

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21243, 14 October 1940, Page 8

CLAIMS BY ENEMY

GERMAN & ITALIAN REPORTS DESTRUCTION IN BRITAIN DAMAGE TO SHIPPING (United Press Asm—Elec. Tel. copyright) j (Received Oct. 14, 3.15 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 13 ; A German communique says: j Bombers attacking London last night saw extensive fires resulting from the day's operations in the centre of ! the city. Waterloo Station was j severely hit by several bombs. Two I troops encampments in the South of | England were bombed, causing de- ! struction in billets. A few British i planes attacked Berlin and dropped j bombs, one soldier being killed and j several civilians wounded. The : damage was small. Attacks against j industrial installations in Western ! anci Northern Germany were un- 1 successful. Houses were damaged j and there were some casualties, in- l eluding some fatally wounded. An Italian communique states: I Italian destroyers attacked British ] naval forces from Malta on the night J of October 11 and sank an enemy ! cruiser, probably of the Neptune j class, and damaged other British : units, which made off. The Italian ; losses were two torpedo boats and a destroyer. A great part of the : In the early hours of the following : morning Italian air formations intensely bombarded enemy units. ; achieving notable results in spite of \ violent anti-aircraft lire from British j ships and the intervention of British ! lighteis, wnicn took off from a British aircraft-carrier. The latter ; was hit astern and a British heavy 1 cruiser was damaged. Two British ! fighters and, one Italian were shot :

down. Tn North Africa light Italian columns, having advanced 23 miles east ci Sidi Barrani. clashed with small British armoured car units and 1 repulsed them. British air raids on Bardia and the ports of Derna and Tobruk caused slight damage. In East Africa Italian patrols repulsed enemy motorised units which were making for the Eritrea frontier.