TOWNS IN GERMANY

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21242, 12 October 1940, Page 8

TOWNS IN GERMANY

ADMISSION BY NAZIS MANY PEOPLE KILLED United Pre« Assn.— Tier. Tel. Copyright) (Received Oct. 12. 3.15 p.m.) BERLIN, Oct. 11 The German news agency says that English planes last night carried out tumberous attacks on residential luarters in German towns. Many Jany people were killed and injured. \ bomb fell on a four-storey tenenent house at Essen, devastating the dace and killing women and children. Two other bombs exploded in he streets and damaged other louses.

Several are dead and some were seriously injured when a direct hit Jestroyed a tenement house at Castrolrauxed. burying first-aid helpers. Thirty houses were seriously damaged at Dusseldorf and bomb damage las also been done at Leipsiz and Magdeburg. The news agency adds that the Royal Air Force was now using flamng leaves six times the size previjsly used and also stated that a Britsh cruiser approached Cherbourg jarly this morning. Coastal batteres went into action so effectively hat she withdrew to the British roast.

Heaviest Raid Yet A Berlin news agency says that a lail of bombs was dropped on Hamaurg last night in the most violent loyal Air Force raid yet. causing derastation over an area half-a-square nile, many houses being destroyed, rhree were killed and a large number injured. The Royal Air Force leavily raided Amsterdam where 18 vere killed and 20 wounded. Another German cmmunique says hat London was again the centre of ’etaliatory raids yesterday. Numtrous explosions and large fires were observed in London, Liverpool, Birkrnhead, Manchester and Merseyside ind also in centres in the south of England and Midlands. Enemy attacks on towns and indusrial plants in the north-west of Gernany, caused no military damage.