Show BOMB DROPPED 01 00VERJUEI1S LONDON Dec 21 1 59 p m A hostile aeroplane dropped a bomb over Dover this morning: arid then disap peared according to a statement made this afternoon by tie official press bu reau The teit of the statement follows An aeToplaue of the enemy dropped a bomb while pass eg over Dover this moral The miss le fell in a garden and exploded but no damage was done The aero plane was seen for a few seconds only It left immed ately pass ng ont o er the sea Brit sh air craft went up but did not see the enemy again. The weather was cloudy and foggy This German raid from the air on the city of Dover is the first news of an authentic character ot any host (ear craft vis ting Great Bnta n The ma chine today came from the d rection of Deal and was fljmg verv h gh It was sot sighted from Dover until t suddenly emerged from the clouds Ap parently Dover castlo was the object ve of the raid for the bomb thrown from the aeroplane fell in the garden n the rear of St James rectory wh ch is located in front of the castle The windows of the rector and some in tfte houses immediately Bnrrounding the rectory weTe broken Fog made easy the escape of the host le a rsh p Immel atelv he had dropped his bomb the pilot started stra ght across the channel Two Bnt sh aeroplanes went up n an endeavor to catch the ra der but the host le 6h p had too much of a start and could not be overtaken |