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Later Antwerp was bombarded, as was Heyst-op-den-Berg and the city of Malines, which was undefended, and where there was not a Belgian soldier.

At Malines the batteries fired shell after shell in the direction of the Cathedral of Saint Rombault, a beautiful edifice, which was hit many times and badly damaged, though there was no military reason for the assault as the town was practically abandoned.

It can be said that the whole region between Malines and Louvain and most of the suburbs of Louvain have been devastated and destroyed.

When, finally, they were released, the report continues, they were recaptured by another German brigade and compelled to march to Malines, where they were finally liberated.

Liege succumbed in those hot August days, and Malines and Tournai and Antwerp.

Fitzharding-Smith put a finger under her chin and Sterrin effortlessly and noiselessly vomited a few bubbles of milk pudding over his finger on to the frills of Malines lace.

They reported fighting near Malines, and said that we were running straight into it.

We passed the last of the German outposts about two miles this side of Malines, but for fear we might tell on them, they would not tell us whether we had any more of their kind ahead of us.

We shot along through the open country, between the last Germans and the edge of Malines, at a fairly good rate, and kept a lookout for the English flag, which we had been given to understand was flying from the tower of the Cathedral.

Soon after we passed the first outposts, we began passing Belgian troops advancing toward Malines in large force.

We got to Malines without difficulty and got out for a look at the Cathedral.

I knew there could be nothing doing the direct way through Malines, so decided on a long swing around the circle by way of Ghent as the only practicable way.

Before I left, the Germans had occupied Malines itself and were bombarding the fort at Waelhem.

In Malines a good part of the town is standing and I suppose that the Cathedral can be restored, but the other towns are done for.

I had the passes and away we went by way of Malines, arriving in time for a late lunch.