AIR RAID DEATHS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 July 1940, Page 5

AIR RAID DEATHS

COMPARISON IN BRITAIN RATE HALF THAT ON ROADS LAST YEAR. RELATIVELY FEW PEOPLE INJURED. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) LONDON, July 10. The Chief of the Civil Defence Operational Staff, Gen- • oral Sir Hugh Elies, in a broadcast said: “The air raid casualties in the big towns are 12 times as great, as in the little towns and the country. The deaths in last week’s air raids were under half the number of road fatalities in the same- week of last year, and similarly the number of those injured was one-fiftieth. Something much more serious is coming, but I have the highest confidence in the efficiency of the civil defence and also in our sticking power, however highly it is tested.” he added. It is announced that in German air -raids over Britain yesterday a total Vf eight enemy planes were destroyed the same number as on the previous day. There were some British civilian, casualties, but no great damage was reported. WHISTLING BOMBS SIX FALL INTO VILLAGE. (Received This Day, 9.10 a.m.) LONDON, July 10. This morning’s raiders dropped if number of whistling bombs. Six fell into the middle of a village, demolished one cottage and damaged others. There were no casualties.