MORNING AFTER
IN BOMBED MANCHESTER. CASUALTIES NUMEROUS. (By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright) (Received This Day, 12.45 p.m.) LONDON, December 23. Morning found a pall of smoke hanging ovei - Manchester, after its longest and severest “blitz.” Fires last night cast a deep, red glow over the city, and were visible for miles. They are now under control. Explosives dealt death and destruction to persons and property. The casualties have not yet been estimated, but it is known that a number of people were killed in their houses. Two shelters, one containing 500 persons, were directly hit by highexplosive bombs, causing many casualties. Anti-aircraft batteries today drove two raiders seawards, after they had bombed an East Anglian coast district without causing damage or casualties. It is revealed that the bomb damage to the House of Commons has had little effect on the public parts of the building. The debating chamber is untouched. The worst damage was to the members’ cloak-room. Thd effects of bombs are also noticeable in the cloisters and even in the crypt. A flight of stone stairs collapsed.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 24 December 1940, Page 6
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