The five-day lull in air activity over Britain ended yesterday with wide. spread German raids en six sections the British Isles.
The raids increased throughout the day, culminating in 9 temse air hattic with British shipping off the south-east "coast.
"The raiders bombed towns, and ds. in south-cast, south-west and north-west England and south-west fand north-east Scotland and Wales, Dut were driven off by British fighters and anti-aircraft batteries. Some damage was caused, particularly in Scotland, and several' persons were For National Service Five out of six Gem in bombers which dived on ie London, July 1°. south-east coast were shot down. The The Minister of Labour and No-raiders—uni an estimated 30 shed anal Servies, Mr. Ernest Bevin, has bombs and then flew homeward ith decided, 0 far ak may be necessary British fighters their tails. The to ensure adequate medical stof! for raiders were met by a blast of more hospitals or other public purposes, direct doctors to perform such se) than 100 tialreraft gun bursts, A Vices ax he may' specify. heavy: ser mot smoke was visible For the present, directions wil! nor-and water was seen splas up in mally be given only to doctors wit the first two years afler their first ying: raider dropped eight [bombs on one Scottish town, damaxing a large. building 1nd" Wweakening a other which people were warned might collapse.
Two football fields were damaged.
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