KING AND QUEEN

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21248, 19 October 1940, Page 7

KING AND QUEEN

VISIT TO DAMAGED AREA WORKING CLASS AREA CHATS WITH PEOPLE /United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Oct. 19, 11 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 18 Their Majesties visited a block of working-class flats which were badlydamaged by the raids and where loss of life occurred, and talked with some of the people who had been rescued from a shelter that had been hit. Visit By New Zealanders Their Majesties received a number of New Zealand and Indian air officers and had long talks with them. The Princesses were present and they also talked to the men. NIGHT SHELTERS MEDICAL ATTENTION PROVISION OF BUNKS ARRANGING FOOD SUPPLIES (Official Wireless) (Received Oct. 19, 1 p.m.) RUGBY, Oct 18 Steps in meeting the requirements of those who are forced to seek night shelter from the Nazi attacks on the civilian population, are being rapidly made by the Ministers concerned and arrangements have been made whereby constant medical attention and supervision is provided for all public shelters with accommodation for more than 500 persons. The delivery of wooden bunks will start tomorrow, and it expected that 1,000,000 will be delivered within a month, and with a further 12,000 tons of steel for the manufacture of berths available another 600,000 bunks can be supplied in a short time. Regarding food supplies for shelters the Minister for Food has appointed Dr. J. J. Mallon to be his adviser on this question. RAIDS IN AFRICA MUCH DAMAGE DONE TOWN jOF TOBRUK BOMBED (United Press Assn.—Ele«. Tei. copyright) LONDON, Oct. 17 A Royal Air Force communique issued at Cairo states: In operations on the night of October 15 the town of Tobruk and buildings were attacked. During the first raid a stick of bombs fell across the town, starting a fire near the naval barracks. Another salvo fell across three ships. The results of a further raid are at present unknown. Bombs were seen to fall in the target area—military buildings on the foreshore. The same night our bombers attacked Bardia and the fort at Solium, a stick of bombs falling across the fort. Enemy aircraft made three mass attacks on Ras El Kenaiyis, an area 40 miles east of Mersa Matruh, causing damage. Enemy Driven Off On the night of October 16 enemy aircraft attempted to attack Alexandria, but were driven off by our lighters. In Eritrea an attack on the night of October 15. at Gura, started two fires. Bombs also burst near the hangars. One of our aircraft on patrol in the Mediterranean damaged an Italian flying-boat, which had just taken off.

Numerous reconnaissance flights over Abyssinia and Italian Somaliland were carried out by the South African Air Force squadrons on October 15. From all these operations all our aircraft returned safely.