Evening star., 1940-10-02

by stepped-up undersea war,
the Children's Overseas Reception
Board was said to be considering
whether to halt for the winter the
program of removing children to
safety abroad.
A government announcement is
expected in the next few days on
the decision, said to have been pre-
cipitated by the loss of the Canada
bound refugee ship City of Benares
September IT.
Some sources said the rough pas
sage because of winter storms ard
the increased danger from subma-
rines might influence the decision.
Others said the storms might cut
down the chances of U-boat attack.
A commun1que said German high
explosive bombs last night dam
aged buildings at Merseyside, the
shipping district of Liverpool, but
that incendiary bombs which fell
there were eXtinguished quickly and
damage was not excessive
A number of casualties were re-
ported, including some persons
killed. The bombs fell in the center
Of one MerSeyside community Just
as people were leaving five nearby
moving picture theaters.
In other towns in Northwestern
England the communique said,
houses and industrial buildings
were damaged At one of these
towns fires were started in several
districts, but were promptly brought
under control and all were eX-
tinguished."
The north, south and east suburbs
bore the brunt of the nights at
tacks in the London area.
All Clear Before Midnight.
Once, just before midnight, an
all-clear signal sounded 1t was
the second time since the air war
was intensified that London has
had an all-clear signal that early
in the night.
1t did not last long, however
not long enough for Londoners to
hurry home from their shelters
before a new alarm signaled the
approach of more German planes
from the east.
The planes were met by a roar
ing barrage of anti fire and
they sWerved over the southwestern
outskirts instead of trying to slip
through over the mid-city section.
It was indicated that casualties
in and closely around London were
few
However, more than 20 persons,
including patients and nurses. were
njured-Some of them fatally
when a bomb burst beside a large
East London hospital.
After the first of the daylight
raiders drew the fire of London anti
aircraft batteries, residents of a
southeastern section of the city first
heard machine-gun fire overhead.
indicating that defense planes were
engaging the NaziS.
Observers soon after were able to
see big battle in progress. British
Spitfires we're said to have pursued
the raiders doWn-river toward the
Thames Estuary.
Raiders apparently were striking
at other targets on the embattled
island at the same time. One Nazi
plane swooped over a district in
Wales and dropped a number of
bombs.
Bomber Crashes in Suffolk.
One German Dornier bomber
crashed in flames in Suffolk after
running fight with British Spitfires
over Southeastern England.
Before it was shot down the
Dornier dropped high explosive
bombs on a southeastern town. The
town also was peppered with bullets
fired from machine guns in the
planes battling overhead.
Some pierced the roofs of houses.
Shoppers dashed for shelter along
the main streets One burst of bull
lets went through the roof of
newspaper Office, wounding proof
reader.
Four bombs fell on homes in
Southeastern London during the
second daylight attack. One was
delayed-fuse explosive Damage to
property in the district seemed to be
extensive, but no casualties were
reported.