MORE BOMBING

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21204, 29 August 1940, Page 7

MORE BOMBING

INDISCRIMINATE ATTACKS FIRES IN LONDON TRAIN MACHINE=GUNNED (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) LONDON, Aug. 28 Enemy activity over Britain last night consisted of a number of dispersed and indiscriminate bombing attacks in many districts, including the London area, states a communique issued this morning. There were casualties, including some deaths. Damage in London was very slight and no casualties have been reported. London’s second raid lasted 40 minutes. A single aeroplane approached the London area and dropped incendiary bombs, most of which fell on waste ground. Others caused fires, but they were quickly extinguished. Simultaneously with the London raid last night, enemy aeroplanes appeared over south-west and northwest towns, and over south-east England and Wales. Raiders swooped down over one town in the north-east of England, machine-gunning indiscriminately, their targets including a passenger train, but there were no casualties. A raider is believed to have been shot down in'the south-west of England early this morning. Coast watchers saw it plunge toward the sea following heavy anti-aircraft fire.

The most determined attack last night was on a large country house in the south-east of England, which German aeroplanes bombed for some hours.

After the first bombs were dropped a fire started, but firemen had no sooner begun to put it out than four more bombs were dropped. The house was burned to the ground. The occupants took to their shelter and no one was injured, although several firemen had narrow escapes. People Dug From Debris For six hours on Monday night the drone of aeroplanes was practically unbroken over London. As fast as one German machine retired another appeared. A high explosive bomb completely wrecked a house in outer London. Air Raid Precaution squads dug the occupants out of the debris. The householder was killed, but his wife and two other occupants were unhurt. There were several casualties in this neighbourhood. Convalescents in one London hospital were taken to trench shelters during the raid. Others, too ill for moving, were placed on mattresses under the beds. Explosions in the vicinity shook the hospital, but no damage was done.

Two air raid wardens who were investigating a light were seriously injured by a screaming bomb. Four bombs fell in a residential district in a London suburb, broke windows and blew in doors in several houses.