13 Majesty King George VI narrowly escaped death from German bombs here yesterday as German raiders dived through cloudy skies in steady attacks on many parts of the Bri h Isles including London.
His Majesty arrived at a hall in central London on a tour of inspection about one minute before a bomb crashed outside the building, sending hundreds of persons scurrying for shelter.
The King remained perfectly calm despite his ni trow escape.
The air alarm was sounded during the dinner hour here last night, but the all clear came a short while later.
'The evening was quiet until about 10 pam. when fairly' heavy anti-aircraft five broke out in the London tarea against German raiders lying. bout of sight above the heavy cloud Danis, Comparative peace reigned over: London until well after midnight last night. Three bombs were dropped on the central area, where two civilians were struck by debris, but were not seriously injured.
Before midnight anti-aircraft bate tories were active in the western subturbsand the fragments of one antiireratt shell fall through the class root of a railway station, Moscow's Cooperation London, Oct. 5.
Britain and the United States are: acting in concert in sounding out Soviet Russia's reaction to the new Japanese military alliance with the Rome-Berlin Axis, reliable "quarters reported here last night.
"Thg British and American Governments, it was said, hope that present Air Raid Fund
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