London, May 7. LAS? night bomber command attacks on north-west Germany were carried out by a large force, and Hambiurg.was again the principal, target. A communique states that the weather was unfavourable for full observation of the results, but large fires were seen to break out.
Docks at Lo Havre and other objectives on the coasts of enemy-coony territory were also attacked, Off the Frisian Islands an enemy supply ship of about 5,000 tons was: hit and is considered a total loss.
In daylight yesterday British bomb. rs, continuing their search for enemy shipping off German coasts, sank a patrol boat and set another' afire.
"Three British aircraft are missing from all these operations.
'Bombers of the RAF. again ranged from Norway to the Bay of Biscay on Monday night and early Tuesday morning, when the main attack was directed' against Mannheim and me @ustrial towns in the Ruhr area.
Mannheim is Germany's second largest inland port and has, many chemical and engineering works, and it is reported that the new powerful British bombs caused "tremendous hhavoe among these vital targets.
German bombers last night and early this morning to increase their total for May in the Battle of the Moon to 50 as the Luftwaffe again coneontrated its blows against central Scotland, the Merseyside, Liverpool and towns in northeast England, Eight German planes were shot down by night Aghters, while the ninth was brought down by antiaircraft fire. Of the 50 German bombers brought down thus far this month, 5 were victims of night fighters, it was oMelally' slated.
The Nazi craft again picked out the thickly populated Clydeside area in Scotland, carried out three fairly heavy raids against the Merseyside and bombed Liverpool for the sixth fuceessve night but avoided northern Frankfurt.on-Main was also raided, and many fires started. The first of the new British power bombs rained fon the city was seen to hurl wreckage high. above the plane.
Other bombers made successful at. tacks on aerodromes near Stavanger, in Norway; on docks at Boulogne and Cherbourg, and on enemy shipping sew.
Not a single British plane was lost {in all these operations—Reuter.
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