The Archive · 1940

All-Clear Night

London's First

No Alarm Sounded, But Wary "Regulars" Take To Subways As Usual; Sunday Also Quiet London, Nov. 4.

VOR the first time since the German air attack began agi London eight weeks ago, the capital last night failed to hear a single air raid warning and Londoners today went to work refreshed after a peaceful sleep.

Although not a single warni jing was sounded during the night following only slight burst of German air activity which disturbed he Sunday afternoon peace, hundreds of thousands of wary Londoners slept in air raid shelters.

Subway oMcials reported that the majority of "regulars" arrived before the blackout and "once. comfortably down they stayed put."

The Alr Ministry reported that! there were a fow raiders over Britain during the night but their activity was confined to north-east England and east Scotland, where bombs were Gropped. No casualties, however, were reported, the Air Ministry on-

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