The efficacy of both prediction and s shattering effect are capable of improvement. The secret of the central feature of the new night-defence scheme Britain has discovered remains a secret, but, Reuter's Air correspondent adds, if what he hears is true, this defence may be capable of development to a point where, whenever weather conditions permit, this new anti-aircraft night barrage can work in unison with fighters. When that happens the problem of successful night interception will be almost solved.
German bombers roared over London at 9.15 p.m. G.M.T. on Thursday it the sixth consecutive night attack on the capital.
A heavy barrage from ground batteries immediately began while a few chlights could be seen, The barrage was not consistently heavy and obviously was being held in reserve for successive efforts by enemy machines to penetrate the city's ring of Cefences.
"Enemy air attacks during last night though not on a heavy scale were directed to many areas in s a communique. "Enemy aircraft operating singly or in small formations were heavily engaged by Cur defences at many points. Though a number of high-explosive and incen diary bombs were dropped in and a^ und London and some fires started which were quickly got under control—the damage caused was much s than on the previous night. Full details and casualties are not yet available, but reports so far indicate that -the number of killed and wounded in the London area are very small.
Some houses were destroyed in two Lancashire towns, and in a town on the eastern outskirts of London.
There was a small number of c ties in each of these places where there was little damage ana few casualties," the communique concludes.
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