RITISH ant London, Sept. 29. ireraft defences early today held German night raiders generally to the outskirts of the capital, where a num= ber of high explosive and incendiary bombs were dropped.
Central London was unusually quiet and the lulls between waves of Ge ian bombers were more frequent than recent nights.
The situation carly today indicated that the Germans were encountering improved British defence strategy before reaching London.
Tntermiltently the drone of German. bomber engines, followed by. brie. sharp salvoes of exploding bombs, could be heard in central London.
The German raiders were yin alone. or in small groups, and at~ tempted to escape British anti-aircraft fire by cutting off their motors and oliding into the London area.
However, British searchlights quick ly picked up the German planes and Janti-aircraft shells. followed them with deadly ain
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