London, Jan, 10, Striking over a 300 mile alr front from south to north-west England, German planes last night and early today practised a now technique in night raids on Britain—bombing. something ike 15 towns and citi including London, with equal inten= sity instead of concentrating on one articular area:
According to reports so far, towns in the north-west, some of which, ike Liverpool, had not been visited by the Luftwaffe for three weeks, seem to have home the brunt of the: assault, The attacks were made mainly by single bombers or small groups, but nowhere were attacks heavy or casualties or damage considerable, oflcfals. said.
Takdnig advantage of good fying conditions since Sunday, the raiders swarmed across the east, coast at a score of points, pouring high explosive and. incendiary bombs on widespread targets for some seven hours; then, as though: by general order, all raiders turned homeward soon after midnight 'A clear moon was shining Inst night, aiding the raiders in sighting their' targets, In a North Midlands town houses were demolished and there was a number of casualties, some fatal. There also were some casualties when a high explosive bomb crashed into a London street.
One raider soaring over a West Midland town jettisoned its bombs as night fighters were heard overhead. Raiders flew over an cast coast seaside resort at frequent intervals, Five were killed and a number injured, while several houses. were demolished and a number of others considerably damaged in a raid on 9 town in the Home Counties, Raiders also were reported over northern, Ireland, but no bombs wer? dropped.—United Press, Greenland Move Only to Establish Consulate Washington, Jan, 9.
Formally denying that the Unitea Siates had sent troops or had' established air and naval bases in Greenland, the U.S. State Department today disclosed that measures: had been taken for the provisional establishment of a consulage at Godthaab to. facilitate purchased of American food and other supplies, os well a: to enable the sale of Greenland products. to the United States, Red Cross'representatives had been dispatched in order to ascertain relief needs, while permission was asked by Greenland for purchases of arms from the. United States for the use fof the small police force protecting feryollie mines at Ivigtut in southwest Greenland—Domel.
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