BRITISH CITIES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 28 November 1940, Page 5

BRITISH CITIES

TARGETS OF RECENT NAZI RAIDS MANY NOTED BUILDINGS DAMAGED. FIRES QUICKLY CONTROLLED. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) LONDON, November 27. It is now revealed that Birmingham. Southampton, and Bristol were recently bombed. Many noted buildings in Birmingham were severely damaged, including the Art Gallery, and an arcade of shops in the centre of the city was wrecked. The raid on Bristol was also severe, but nowhere as heavy as that on Coventry earlier. Shops and old buildings in Bristol suffered chiefly, and also churches and cinemas. There were many fires in all three cities, but they were quickly controlled. Six firemen were killed in Southampton, on which thousands of incendiary bombs were dropped.

QUIET NIGHT FEW ENEMY RAIDS ON BRITAIN. LITTLE DAMAGE & FEW CASUALTIES. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 9.5 a.m.) RUGBY, November 27. There, was little enemy air activity over Britain for several hours after nightfall, and a long lull until shortly before daybreak. A communique states: “Some bombs were dropped during the first raid period, mostly in London, in the west country and at one .point in the Home counties. Damage was slight and casualties few. During the second period, bombs fell in the Loridon area and also at two points in eastern England. Very little damage was done and there were no casualties.” CHASED OFF RAIDER ON NORTH-WEST TOWN. WORKMEN EXTINGUISH FIRES. (Received This Day. 9.5 a.m.) LONDON, November 27. A raider dropped incendiary bombs on the outskirts of a north-west coastal town this morning. Workmen alighted from passing buses and extinguished a number of small fires. R.A.F. fighters chased off the raider.