LIFE IN LONDON

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24415, 28 September 1940, Page 6

LIFE IN LONDON

SHELTER FROM RAIDS GETTING USED TO IT 'Life in London during the air raids is described in a letter which an Auckland resident has received from a relative there. The writer states that they were grateful to get one night’s sleep, after spending part of two nights in a shelter. He said that near his place, one enemy plane was followed and brought down. The pilot was killed. Three escaped by parachute and on getting down were captured. “We often have the siren going day and night,” he writer proceeds, “but are getting used to it. The enemy planes seem to come at mealtimes, so we dump the food on a tray, and carry it to,the shelter. Our shelter had about four or five inches of water in it. but we baled it out and dug a hole in the corner so that we can empty it. There is a board floor. We take in mattresses, cushions and blankets, and altogether it is a lovely hole.” The writer adds that they have had some very lively times. One night when they were' hurrying to their shelter a terrific explosion shook their house. An enemy bomb had dropped close by but no damage was done.