SABBATH CALM BROKEN

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21219, 16 September 1940, Page 7

SABBATH CALM BROKEN

QUEEN’S APARTMENTS DAMAGED ANOTHER ATTACK ON BUCKINGHAM PALACE RAIDER SHOT TO PIECES FOUR ALARMS SOUNDED COfficial Wireless) (Received Sept. 16, 11 a.m.) RUGBY, Sept. 15 Sabbath peace descended on London this morning. The calm was almost unnatural after days of sirens, gunfire and bombing. Churchgoers went to services and holidaymakers went to the country as if the days of peace were here again, for London had not had an alarm for eight hours. But at noon the first alarm was sounded and lasted an hour. There were three more alarms during the afternoon, the “All Clear” for the fourth being given at 7.40 p.m. Buckingham Palace was again attacked with bombs during the noon raid. * There were no casualties. It is officially stated that the Queen’s apartments were damaged by a bomb, which fell into the Tapestry Room, but failed to explode. Incendiary bombs also fell in the grounds, but the fires were soon under control. Their Majesties were not present when the Palace was attacked. The raider which bombed the Palace was shot to pieces by Spitfires a few' seconds later. Experts safely removed a high-explosive bomb from the vicinity of St. Paul’s. The raids launched by the Germans today w T ere among the most extensive they have yet attempted on England, but they met very strenuous opposition and lost 175 planes. This is the second biggest loss they have yet suffered in one day, having lost 180 during their first large-scale attack on August 15. The Royal Air Force lost 30 planes but 10 pilots were saved.