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HEAVY DAMAGE IN CENTRAL LONDON

CENTRAL LONDON had a heavy air raid in the early hours, when bombs dropped at random on non-military objectives struck such widely differing buildings as a Wren church famous in nursery rhyme and a well-known cinema.

A bomb which hit the railings of the church destroyed many priceless stained-glass windows, most of them more than two and a half centuries old.

The famous bells have not been damaged; but much of the fabric of the building suffered badly. The damage would have been much less but for an unlucky chance.

Instead of burying itself in the earth

the churchyard and throwing its blast upwards, the bomb, a 100-pounder, struck the top of an iron gate set in the hravy railings surrounding the church. It exploded virtually in mut-air, and did extensive dam- age to the north face of the build-

, to the fabric and windows of the western corner of buildings opposite, and to shops and offices Byer a wide area.

Disconsolate Caretaker

The blast was so great that a column of old ivy, toughly em- bedded in the wall of the church, was blown in a roll along the frent of the building.

The church caretaker. who guards the building nightly. was disconsolate. He had taken great precautions to protect the stained- glass windows, which were his special pride, and was upset to see his handiwork lying shattered around him.

"I was in the vaults when the bomb came down," he said. "The explosion shook the old church and I came up to see what had happened.

"Stained glass windows, al- ready protected by quarter-inch plate glass, were strewn on the floor. The bomb had hit a dou

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been opened for усага and splinters flew all over the place, "If it had hit the earth It wouldn't have done nearly 50 much damage. The vaults below

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there are protected by four feet of sold stone."

The court buildings had been peppered with bomb splinters. white wounds nicked out of the blackened stones looked as if a massive hand had thrown salt! against the building.

A.F.S. Heroes

The licensee of a public-house in an area affected by fire earned the praise and thanks of A.F.S. men who helped to fight a fierce blaze. Although warned to evacuate his premises because of the increasing danger, he refused to go, and continued to provide refreshments throughout the night for the firemen and wardens.

If they could risk their skins: fighting fires, then so could 1," the landlord said. "It was just a job of work that had to be done The Bremen were grateful for the hot drinks and sandwiches, and I was glad to be able to help.”

Other Central London buildings damaged included the Associated Press of America building, a po- pular restaurant, in which diners were flung from their seats by a bomb explosion, Many were in- jured and taken to hospital. The band continued to play, "There'll always be an England," as the restaurant rocked with the shock.

Oil Bomb Hits Church

TOO CLEVER A.R.P.

A London business man who values his sleep has lately de- clined to fol- low his wife and fami- ly to the safety and discomfort of their air-raid shelter. He has made his bed nightly under the dining-room table. With the sideboard on one side and the wall on the other, he con- sidered he had good enough protection against the collapse of his house.

other night,

Was

The however, he awakened, so sharply by so loud an explo- sion that he sat up violently and knocked himself unconscious on the underside the table.

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The basement of another build- ing which was hit was converted to" boat fleet could be into a casualty clearing station for

the district, and docters and ain- transported in warships, hulance workers did great work specially constructed to to points

with the injured.

An oil bomb destroyed the carry them, roof of a church in South-West where they might be

London, The Vicar said: “We

were sheltering in the Crypt needed to operate in an with 50 people who have been emergency. bombed out of their homes. We

This plan is being considered heard a thud and, running out, and if it were put into operation church roof was would open up a new phase in naval warfare.

that the

saw

ablaze.

"With a churchwarden and a sidesman I rushed into the church and, while the roof was burning. we helped to save ornaments, hymn-books and other articles. Other people formed a line from the church door to the church hall and the ornaments were passed from hand to hand to safety."

Boarding House Dead

To decide the type of "moa- quito" craft most suitable for the United States navy, the Navy Department-offered prizes of 15,000 dollara (£3750) each for designs for a 59ft, motor torpedo boat, an 81ft. motor torpedo boat, and 110ft, and 165ft. submarine chasers. Al these new craft are to be known as "p" boats.

Four of the 59ft, class have been delivered and reached

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Nine people were rescued un-speed of 40 knots. They are hurt from the wreckage of three equipped with two 12 cylinder, boarding houses in South-West | 1200 horse-power petrol en- London which were hit by a bomb. gines.

British Designs

AR.P. workers were still digging among the debris to recover the bodies of others believed to have. Four of the 81ft. class are been killed.

building, and it is reported that It was disclosed that premises at least one is constructed of damaged in recent raids included aluminium alloy. Selfridges in Oxford Street and All these types cost, between an Indian students' hostel attached | £21,000 and £24,600 each. Two chasers to London University.

of the 110ft. submarine costing. £48,000 eRach are on order.

DEVIL'S ISLE

Reports from French Guiana suggest that inhabitants of Devil's Island will declare for General de Gaulle, no matter what the local governor decides.

These men fear the Vichy Gov- rnment might restore the old | harsh penal system which was bolished by the Popular Front Government in France,

The largest type, a 185ft. sub- marine chaster, in building at a cost of about 1,225,000 dollars (£306,250): She is an all-welded steel craft und is intended for patrol work as well as anti-sub- marine service. The speed is un- derstood to be about 22 knots.

In addition, 23 vessels, ara on order to plans arranged by Mr. Hubert Scott Paine, the British "mosquito” boat designer.m These vessels arc 70ft. long with three petrol engines giving n maximum of 4050 horse-power. The Blum Ministry was very Twelve are being completed as susceptible to the world disgust motor-torpedo boats and the rest. Proused by brutalities practised in as submarine chasers without French Empire. All of the 59(t., 70ft, and 81ft. this part of the

torpedo tubes."). but they would not go as far as craft, totalling 32, are to be com- repatriating the men whose labour pleted within the next four or was essential to the working · of five months...

this rich colony.

No Food Or Wages

tories have declared their intent- tion of fighting for Free. France, Since France went out of the But some of the old convicts war Vichy has ignored Gulana, 'on the mainland think that a Nazi, Food and wages have not been victory, by wiping out the record sent, and a number of "colonists of their past, would give them who have escaped to other terri-moother chance.