The Air Ministry states that the damage inflicted by Wednesday night's bombing operations on military objectives was extensive and covered a wide area. The majority of aircraft—the largest force of Royal Air Force bombers yet "employed—found and} bombed. their targets with great feftect, causing wide-spread damage, and many explosions and fires. No Jopposition was offered by enemy fighters, but ground defences were active, Direct hits were scored on main roads, railway lines, and other planes: [successfully bombed roads leading to bridges. A military encampment was also attacked, and a bomber scored fa direct hit in the centre of a mechanised column two miles long.
Three-to-One in Favour of Allies The daily toll inflicted on enemy aircraft is working out at more than three to one in Allied favour.
Several direct hits were scored on another long mechanised column by Hampden bombers, which also at~ tacked road and rail communications.
Only one British aircraft failed to return.
Night operations were carried out simultaneously by Wellington and Whitley aircraft." An enemy attack was encountered in the Narnhout and Dinant neighbourhood.
'Day bombing operations were also carried out on Wednesday' in the; neighbourhood of Montherne and. Dinant by two squadrons of Blenheim alrerat, which onused heavy damage parked lorries and tanks. [we Blenbeims failed to return, British fighter pilots had a good day, as 0 total of 60 enemy aircraft were des-toyed, "the Ministry" concludes London, May 17. Three thousand Germans and Aus-ans: living in Great Britain. were Snlerned yesterday, in. a. lightning Youndsup ordered by' the' Home' Se= retary, Sie John Anderson.
'They' comprised men from 16 to 50 years' of aye, who were previously Bassined by" Alien Tribunals under feategory B. Though exempt, "unt yesterday, from Internment. they were Subject 16 rigorous restrictions, "They were forbidden to own am automobile br camera, and were not allowed to change their address or travel more than five miles from. their homes Without permission by the police, Yesterday's swoop, covering the whole country, was a sequel 10 the Wreekcend. round-up of enemy allen districts along the south and cast Coasts, from the Me of Wight to north Scotland:
One thousand policemen, and de-tactives and Scotland: Yard's feet fare, as. well as commercial. trucks {oak part in the round-up in London, where about 1,600 allens were taken {o internment camps.
Women were not affected by yore terday's round-up, and It is reported that only 100 German and AUsteian women have so far been interned men.
Britain, compared with about 7000,
Tneluding both men and women, still-about 60,000 Germans. and Aus bane "have not bean' interned
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