RAIDS OVER PARIS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20036, 7 September 1939, Page 5

RAIDS OVER PARIS

NO BOMBS FALL TWO ALARMS GIVEN BEHAVIOUR OF PUBLIC ABSENCE OF PANIC C! RE AT CAM AR ADERIE (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Reed. Sept. 7, 11.30 a.rn.) LONDON, Sept. 6. An air raid alarm was given at 10.45 a.m. yesterday, and five minutes later the anti-aircraft guns opened firing. The all clear signal sounded after 35 minutes. The planes were not seen, and there was no bombing. The air raid alarm coincided with the issuing of a communique announcing French advances on the Western Front. There was no undue excitement, except a rush to shelters. Several planes, presumably German also flew over the city at 3.14 a.m. They were met by a"*Aaircraft fire. Flares were sent aloft, but the explosions were not heard in the centre of the city. The planes fled westward. Perfect Order Following the air-raid warning today, the populace went to the shelters in , perfect order, goodnaturedly and without undue hurry. Based on their boring experiences last night, they carried books, playing cards and even crime thrillers. Everyone is trying to arrange for greater comfort in the event of the alarms becoming nightly. The occupants of the shelters from all classes are developing great camaraderie. It is officially explained that a fleet of German planes crossed the frontier at 10 a.m., apparently to photograph troop concentrations, then swung towards Paris, but chasers drove them off and pursued them into Germany.