Rome, June 12.
The first air raid alarm in Rome since Italy's entrance into the European war sounded here at 1.30 a.m. today.
The all clear signal was sounded twenty minutes later. No planes were heard in the Rome area during the raid alarm. All lights throughout the city were extinguished in Italy's first wartime blackout.—United Press, Malta Bombed Malta, June 12, Enemy warplanes carried out a series of air raids on Malta yesterday. The first alarm was sounded at 7 a.m, (local time), when heavy anti-aircraft fire was heard, Some bombs were dropped, but most of them fell in the sea, and little damage was done.
There were a few civilian casualties, including women and children. An empty hospital was hit, but damage was done to military objectives. Two enemy planes were brought down.
The all-clear was sounded after an hour, but was followed five minutes later by a second alarm which lasted half an hour, Three more raids occurred tween 9 am. and 10 a.m. warning given at 2.45 p.m., ing a quarter of an h No firing was heard on this occasion.
The population behaved splendidly and remained perfectly calm during the repeated alarms. Curfew is now in force between 8.30 p.m. and 5 a.m.—Reuter.
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