Malta, Mar. 13, Eighteen civilians were killed and nineteen seriously Injured in' an alr ald over various localities here on Tuesday night. Considerable damage was done to property in one area, Enemy aircraft were twice reported in the vicinity of Malta yesterday Istanbul Bomb Was Planted in Sofia Istanbul, Mar. 13, Confirmation that the bomb which exploded at the Pera Palace Hotel Was secreted among the baggage of the British Legation party while still Soft, ts contained in an official statement Issued here following quirles into the incident, The statement says that two valises which had been placed among the luggage of the British Legation staff at Sofia prior to the special train's departure, arrived here, and one was aken to the hotel. where it exploded a few moments after arrival A second valise was found at another hotel among the luggage of a member of the British Legation stall, Following the explosion, this entieman became suspicious," and found in the second valise an in+ formal machine resembling a wireless battery, He submitted it to expert examina tion, which revealed that it contained explosive material, which was then vendered harmless.' 'The enquiry into the' affair is still continuing.
Dead and injured Three persons were killed and 22 injured. "It is learned that Miss Gertrude Ellis, secretary to—the British Milllary Attache to Sofa Is among the dead. Miss Armstrong, who worked at the Legation, had to have both legs amputated asia result of her Injuries, and later died.
Describing the outrage, "George Rendel told Reuters: "While I was: unpacking, I heard a formidable explosion, and I believed that the whole building was about to collapse. T ran' downstairs to where my daughter Ann was to see If she was safe, and found that she was unhurt, "My deepest sympathy goes out to those who have been killed and injured."—Reuter,
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