London, Feb, 16, Widespread German raids over Britain continued early this morning but none of the raids reached greatest intensity.
British night fighters battled a lone Nazi raider which dropped incendiary Bombs in a residential area in an eastern town, The Luftwaffe attempted a mass daylight raid yesterday at 5 pin, In brilliant sunshine the raiders swarmed over the Channel and crossed the Kent coast near Dover, only to be met by other swarms of British Spitfires who engaged them in combat and drove them back, First incendiary bombs for a month were dropped on Liverpool: A bomber was shot down in south-west England. It apparently was loaded with incendiary bombs for it blazed furiously for four hours, The first raid on the London area came at 9 pin. and the all-clear sounded after a brief burst of gunfire, Raiders also were reported over the Midlands, and north-west and northeast England and eastern Scotland.
The Air and Home security Mini-stues announced that two German bombers were destroyed off the east coast during the daylight raids, while another bomber was shot down over the east coast by anti-aircraft fire.
Two British fighters were missing after last night's patrol, it was said United Press.
London, Feb. 16.
The Admiralty yesterday ordered all British ships under 1,600 gross tons to be equipped with radios capable of receiving British Broadcasting Company news bulletin:
The Admiralty also ordered a wireless watch to be maintained from 7 am. to 1 p.m. and from 6 pin. to 9 p.m., British Standard Time.
The order was interpreted as an additional invasion precaution so that all ships at sea might be acquainted with the home situation—United Press.
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