FAMOUS PLACES

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 249, 18 September 1940, Page 7

FAMOUS PLACES

BOMBING IN LONDON.

WEST END DAMAGE

(United Press Association —Copyright.)

(British Official, Wireless.)

(Rec. 11 a.m.) RUGBY, Sept. 17. The West End, which contains London’s best-known shopping' streets, hotels and large private houses, suffered most in last night’s raid on London.

Among the streets which were damaged were Bond Street, Oxford Street, Mayfair," Bruton Street, Park Lane, Saville Row, Regent Street and Piccadilly. The Royal Arcade, Burlington Arcade, Burlington House (headquar-. ters of the Royal Academy), Burlington Gardens, and two famous squares, Berkeley Square and Sloane Square, also suffered damage. Thus the Nazis’ self-termed “reprisal raids” continue to strike at purely civil targets. LEGATION PARTLY DEMOLISHED. It is authoritatively stated in a Press Association report that places damaged last night, in addition to the well-known West End streets, include St. Dunstan’s headquarters in Radnor House, Twickenham. ■ The Peruvian Legation in Cadogan Square was recently hit by eight incendiaries and, being seriously damaged by fire, became unusable. It was necessary to demolish the upper part of the building. London had 6ix air raid alarms between 8.3 a.m. and 8.10 p.m. A lew minutes before the third warning railway passengers standing outside a station in the London area heard a plane above the clouds. An anti-aircraft gun fired one round. The engine stopped and a terrific crash and explosion followed. Soon after the fourth warning gunfire was heard and an enemy machine was engaged over London. The German pilot was seen to bale out. The House of Commons adjourned for three-quarters of an hour after a warning was sounded. , A solitary raider bombed ia SouthEast town this morning, hitting the principal shopping centre. Several private houses were considerably damaged, and there were a number of casualties.

“SHELLING” OF LONDON

It is semi-officially reported from Berlin that Germany’s long-range guns have shelled London and will likewise do so daily. ■ ' • It is now officially stated by the Air Ministry that during the'niglit of Sunday and Monday four enemy bombers were shot down by anti-aircraft guns. A total of six enemy aircraft were therefore destroyed during that night following the daylight battle in which the German air force lost 185 bombers and lighters. This, night total, like the day total preceding it, made a record, being the largest number of enemy aircraft brought down during the hours of darkness since the intensive operations by tfie German air force against SouthEast England and London began.