WEEK-END AIR RAIDS.
HOW LONDON FARED.
Australian and N.Z. Cable Asi-ocialion and Rauter. LONiDON, February 18. (Received February 19, at 9.30 a.m.) Official: Thirteen men and three women were killed and 27 men and 10 women were injured in Sunday's air raid. Six or seven aeroplanes carried out the raid, but only one penetrated to London It passed the Isle of Thanet at 9.45 p.m , and followed up the course of the Thames' crossing over London from south-east to north-west. BorrJbs were dropped in various districts between 10.40 p.m. and 10.50 p.m. The remaining raiders attempted to .reach London from tho north-east across issex, and one from the east aloncr the lham.es, but all were turned back ° liie damage has not yet been reported. T-n 5 c f, sua " tles in .Saturday's raid were: lulled, three men, five women, and three children; injured, one man and three chil'The Times.' LONDON, Februarv 18. (Received Febmary 19, at, 8.50 a.m.) •New lamp signals are now provided for grading pedestrians to air-raid shelters many of which are provided with gz-amo-Phones, and there are also facilities for dancing and other amusements.
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Evening Star, Issue 16662, 19 February 1918, Page 6
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