It has been revealed that it was the Birmingham area which was the subject of the heavy bombing attack by Nazi raiders last night, Reuter, London, Dee, 12, Germany hurled a big force of heavy bombers at a West Midlands town last night and a smaller force the early hours this morning.
It was the first heavy assault on any point in Britafn since the furienataught on London en Sunday London was given what was really another respite, for only a few nuisance raiders' swept across the fapital's skies, slightly bombing one The West Midlands town and the surrounding area which proved the main target of the German planes suffered widespread damage, Churches, schools, a police station, sports pavillion and' other—pro* minent buildings "were damaged, were trapped inthe least. four points in but the casualties throughout the area this morning still did not appear heavy, Flames staried by the dropping of Incemlary and, ait bogie up the town were ished. SMlanight, "aller which "Rou attack slackened.
Raiders approaching London into such a heavy barrage that they: abruptly changed their course. Nooftop observers said that no bombs oF fares were. dropped.
The London area had its first dusk warning since Sunday at 6 pam. A roid started quietly and a prolonged was broken only by a few brief ts of gunfire Two south-east iMt raiders were town and town Pre. other vessels the North Sea early nest year and will try to. deal knockout blow 0 our" communica Question of Reich Food Supply London, Dec. 12.
"Feeding from outside' of people subject to German rule could only be done at the cost of British lives. Faced with that choice, there is only reached by Mr. Ronald Cross. Minister of Shiping, Ina broadcast to America Inst hight. It confirmed an earlier an-ouncement that the British Govern stid Mr. Gross, has got se people because it suits Germany's book that they should be fed, because she hay "no hope of trapping them into the "new. order ithe starved them now, but it Would suit Germany far better that somebody else should undertake the tusk and leave Germany. with a greater margin of foodstuffs for her own use, thus prolonging the war.
Britain's object, went on Mr, Cross, was nol to starve the German people out to starve her industry. It Ger= many were allowed to have voxetables Jand fats, the Nazi Government would alite to spare all the more animal {fats for high explosives, "The more can deny the enemy, the shorter the war will last."—Tteuter,
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