WINGED WARFARE.

Clutha Leader, Volume XLII, Issue 79, 7 April 1916, Page 6

WINGED WARFARE.

ZEPPELIN RAIDS. SCOTLAND OLTS ATTENTION. LONDON. April Oliicial: Tiici-f was a Zeppelin rai<i on Sunday night on tin l Scottish coast and the northern and north-eastern counties ol' ring-land. SATURDAY NIGHT. The High I 'ommissiontT reports ( Lon'lon, Allri I2 j: Two ;i i i slii ]is a |>]110:11-lumi tlio north-oast coast last night, only one crossing tlir const, rhe other turning liai-k. So far as is at present known IB persons wore killed and abou't Hill injured. Eight dwellings were demolished. NEW ZEALAND AIRMAN'S FEAT. BOMBED A HAIDKi;. LONDON, April :i. Tlio War 0 tii ce reports thai the casualties from Friday night's raid were 4'! killed and lili wounded. Nearly explosive and incendiary bombs were dropped. A Baptist chapel, three dwell-ing-houses, and two cottages were demolished, while a town hall and .'III houses were partially wrecked. .No military damage was done. A number of aeroplanes ascended to attack tin- raiders. Lieutenant Brandon, a New Zealander, at !).!."> p.m., rose to a height of IiOOO feet, and saw a Zeppelin Milllll feet higher, lie got above the airship and dropped several bombs. Jle believes that three took effect, At 1U o'clock lie again let off two more over her nose. .Machine-gun bullets bit the aeroplane many times. This was possibly the Zeppelin which dropped a machine gun and a tank or that, was sunk in the Thames. Lieutenant* Brandon gave up a geod position in New Zealand to conic to Europe, and gained his certificate only three weeks ago. Me expected to pro* ceed to tiie front in another week, lie had expressed a most ardent desire to "have a smack" at the Zeppelins first, anil seized Friday's opportunity with alacrity, lie ascended under most difficult circumstances, engaged the enetnv single-handed, and returned safelv. Jle has received official congratulations.

BRANDON LIONISED. LONDON, April ::. AH the newspapers are publishing photographs of Flight-lieutenant Brandon, the New Zealand aviator, who bombed one of Friday's raiding Zeppelins. BIGGER ZEPPELINS. CAITUKF.D GLIi.M AN 'S STATEMENT LONDON, April :'!. The Amsterdam Telegraaf's London correspondent states that one of the Germans rescued from the captured Zeppelin declare.! that larger Zeppelins, armed with more powerful bombs, would on ver to Kngland. The Telegraaf's correspondent adds: '' Breithaupt 's capture is important. Jle is the only Zeppelin commander who has won the order of merit. He is an exceedingly clever nmn,"

SALVING Lls. LONDON, April :!. Newspapers state that prior to the Zeppelin sinking the naval men salved the most important portions of its mechanism. The Daily Chronicle's correspondent in an east coast town describes the effort to salve the airship. It was so submerged that the problem of 'towing it into the harbour, a distance of some miles, was most diihciilt. Despite every precaution, the hausors parted, and the ! Zeppelin gradually settled down, until onlv a section ot I lie envelope was visible. When tiie prisoners landed, the commander, a burly youth, refused to line up with his fellow-prisoners, insisting that an ollicer of tiie German aerial service was entitled to be treated with great dignity; but he soon adopted a more reasonable frame of mind. The naval men saw the last moments of the raiders, slowly labouring eastward. The stern compartment of the bl,j was seriously damaged, and appeared to be afire. Its movements were most ukcertain, 'it swayed helplessly, and slipped gradually downwards. Some of the crew, before they were taken off, were busy damaging the vital parts, and it is supposed that these injuries were mainly 'the cause of the ship sinking. THE GERMAN ACCOUNT. LONDON, April :',. A German official report states: An air squadron on Friday attacked London and the south coast of Fngland. They dropped bombs freely on the. Tower Bridge, Loudon docks, and the factories at L'niiold. The airship attacked the Lowestoft and Cambridge fortifications and the harbour of the llumber, silencing the batteries. Numerous fires were caused. All returned except Ll.l. The British War Oliice, commenting on the foregoing, says it is absolutely false in every particular, with the exception of the hiss of Ll.l. CREW EXPECTED EXECUTION. AAISTLRDAM., April ::. The Telegraaf's London correspondent interviewed Breithaupt, commander ')!' the Tin s Zeppelin (LLI). Breithaupt said: "You must not suppose that we set out to kill women. We have higher military aims. No omcer in l he German army or navy kills women and children. ncli things happen accidentally in war." The interviewer states that it seems I hat the Germans expected to be shot when caught, and Breithaupt told the -British: "I take all the responsibility. My men arc not responsible." The captives >t ; ,te tliat the LI.Vs crew totalled IS men. and only one was drowned. The Zeppelin was Hearing the British 'coast, and was spotted immediately. They were struck three times before they were able to throw out a single bomb. The Zeppelin broke in the middle, and fell from a great height into flie water. All the crew were submerged, and they were rescued after an hour. They say that the British wove very kind to them. Asked if they could distinguish anything on dark nights, they replied: "Nothing; we can only tell land from water." DUNKIRK BOMBED. I'AKIS. April ::. A communi(|tie states: A Zeppelin dropped eight bombs on Dunkirk last night, bul small material damage was done. Two civilians were killed and four wounded. A PRACTICAL REPRISAL. I'AKIS, April I. A comminiiipie slates: Thirty-one allied aircraft, as a reprisal for the Dunkirk raid, dropped N.'l heavy bombs on enemy cantonments in the llouthoulst region. ALLEGED SIGNALLING. LONDON, April I. An engineer was arrested in an east coast town charged with being in possession of a signalling lamp. Flashes were seen at midnight. ANOTHER RAID ON TUESDAY. LONDON, April 4. Ollicia! report: A Zeppelin crossed, the Last Anglian coast between two and three a.m. on April 4. i It does not seem to have been long over the bind. Although several ex- ' plosions are reported, no fragments of bombs have been discovered yet. [ No damage was done, and no casualties can be traced. j FRENCH AIRMEN ACTIVE. I j The High Commissioner reports (London, April :!): — On Saturday night a French air squadron dropped 2(i bombs on the railway •tation at Ktain. and on bivouacs in the village of Bantilloss. Last night three French aviators dropped shells on the villages of A/.tanues and Brieulles. ENEMY AEROPLANE CAPTURED. I'AKIS, April ::. A French communique states: A German aeroplane fell in our lines near Noyon, and the occupants were taken prisoners. THE BALKANS. MESOPOTAMIA CAMPAIGN. LONDON, April 2. The Times criticises the Ministry for ordering General Townshend to advance upon .Bagdad with an inadequate force. The British and Indian authorities knew the force available, aud no soldier should have concurred in authorising such an advance. There was no reason for the unparalleled concealment of despatches,

I SERBIAN ARMY EAGER. LONDON, April AL I'asitch, Premier of Serbia, in the course of an interview granted to a representative of the Daily 'Mail, said he was much impressed and encouraged by the warm reception given to the Crown Prince Alexander and himself. He said: "Our army is eager to light again and in whatever direction it is sent. I sincerely believe that vengeance will soon be within the reach of the Allies."