GHASTLY GLOWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24411, 24 September 1940, Page 7

GHASTLY GLOWS

LONDON SPECTACLE BIG AREAS ILLUMINATED FURTHER AIR ATTACKS (United Press Association) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) LONDON, Sept. 23. (Received Sept. 23, at 11 p.m.) Ghastly sulphurous glows filling the sky in quick succession added a new feature to the terrifying spectacles over London. The glows appeared to be too prolonged for shell bursts and too short for flares, although they illuminated big areas Both plane and anti-aircraft activity was exceptionally slight during the first two hours of the night alarm, which was sounded earlier than usual. Then the raiders attacked in groups of threes and fours The barrage opened a thunderous roll and there was not a moment's peace for over an hour. High explosives were dropped in the southeast and north-west.

A heavy rainstorm descended on the Straits of Dover, and a strong south-westerly kept the seas comfortably high for those on this side of the Channel.

The north regional commissioner for civil defence warned the public to resume carrying gas masks, saying that if invasion comes from the seas gas will most probably be used The Air Ministry announced that air activity in daylight was confined to isolated raids. A Kentish church was shattered by bombs. This is the fourth church to be demolished in the district by bombs Raiders caused further casualties in southeast towns in the afternoon. ■"

While a "spotter" watched for raiders, hundreds of shop girls in Oxford street spent Saturday and Sunday clearing bomb wreckage "and arranging improvised counters for opening on Monday. " Bomb sales " will be a feature of Oxford street this autumn.