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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21245, 16 October 1940, Page 6

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RAIDS ON LONDON CASUALTIES ANO DAMAGE LONDON. Oct. 15 rr ter a day m which numerous Ger- ! light ••alert” signals, were regularly | repoised, a mnht ra>d began a few j minutes later than usual. This slight relief did not deceive Londoners, thousands of whom had already taken up positions m subterranean shelters. From these safety points only an occasional dull rumble betokened the activity above ground, where the -! raiders, flying high. passed over, [ constantly dropping flares, followed by explosives. The machine-guns fired i with remarkable accuracy, and shot down flares. The sky was rarely i clear of at least four machines. I Within an hour of the • alert” sTgnal an oil bomb and a high explosive crashed together in one district, causing casualties. Another bomb struck a lounge in a public-house, injured several people, and damaged adjoining houses. A salvo of bombs traced a straight lino along a stroot, damaging a number of houses and shops. LORD’S PRAYER IN SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT IMPOSES BAN WELLINGTON. Wednesday The Wellington Education Board’s recont decision to open schools daily by saying the Lord’s Prayer has been banned uv the Education Department as contrary to law. A long discussion on tho matter took place at to-day's meeting of tho board, which decided by nine votes to three to adhere to its original resolution. MENACE TO TURKEY LONDON, Oct. 15 The Times’ Balkans correspondent says Generals Spediel and Hansen, commanding the German forces in Rumania, already are showing scant regard even for the appearance of Rumanian independence. They made a formal courtesy call on the Turkish Ambassador at Bucharest as a demonstrative indication of Turkish-German cordiality. Observers consider it a bad siqn that the Turkish Ambassador was singled out for this curious honour. German officers are already openly saying that Turkish-Rumaman relations will probably be non-existent within a few weeks. This seems to indicate an offensive in the Levant rather than against Russia. Tho Soviet reaction continues reserved but the tension is clearly increasing. Considerable movements of Soviet troops, including tanks and motorised units, have been observed near Dorohoi, and reinforcements have been sent to the junction of the Danube and Prut rivers opposite Galati, while the preparation of an enlarged airport at Gernauti has suddenly been accelerated. The Rumanians, under German super- • vision, have mined Galati. German officers hint at more German submarines arriving. The American press at Budapest says that several shiploads of Ger- ’ man trooDs are reported to have arrived at Durazzo. These are believed to be part of two complete German divisions waiting at Bari for transportation to Albania. The Berlin radio says Count von Schulenburg, German Ambassador, arrived at Moscow after spending several