London, Sept. 16.
"While British casualties continue to be insignificant, the enemy is believed to have lost many men and les.
Another raider was brought down by anti-aircraft fire over Mersa Matruth.
"There is nothing to report on the other fronts."
Italian occupation of Sollum is not considered of sufficient importance to bring Egypt into the war though there is a natural feeling of concern it some Government quarters interviewed by Reuter.
Buckingham Palace was hit yester-bay for the third time by a bomb, which, however, caused no casualties.
Two bombs fell towards the Palace during the first warning, which began at 1051 ar. C.M.T. and lasted 65 minutes. One missile hit Palace buildings and crashed through the Room on the first floor, used by the Queen as a Growing-room. It tore a hole in the ceiling. The other bomb landed on the lawn. Neither of them explode A number of small incendiary bombs fell at the same time in the Palace grounds and some of them started small. fires on the grass. These were qüickly put under contial by the Palace A.R.P. staff and police.
The King and Queen were not in residence at the time, and only a skeleton staff of servants and others was in the Palace. They were all in basement shelters and there were no casualties.—Reuter.
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