AERIAL WARFARE.

Greymouth Evening Star, 26 September 1917, Page 5

AERIAL WARFARE.

ANOTHER. ATTACK OK LUND OK.

RAIDERS REMAIN AN HOUR

LONDON, Sept. 25

There was an aeroplane raid on London from 5.20 to !).2() o’eloek.

SEVERAL COTIIAS LN--OAO E 1 )•

ANT I-AIRCRAFT OF NS 0001) WORK.

LONDON. Sept- 25

Several O.oihas were in tin' latest raid, which generally was expected owiiijr to fhe. fine weather conditions. ]tombs commenced to fall on London at <S o’el.Pek> '

The Oothas were seldom visible but were apparently divided into three parties. The first moved eastward, the second and third keeping nearer Central London.

The anti-aircraft guns were exceedingly efficient. il> <> extensive barrages driving the raiders nil.' the centre-

KENT VISITED

CASUALTIES NOT UK AW

LONDON, Sept. 25 The Press Bureau reports

Aeroplanes attacked llie southeast coast lasi evening at dill'ereut places in Kent and Essex. A lew machines followed the 4 liames and attacked London. Bombs were dropped at, several points. The casualties hitherto reported are six people killed and about twenty injured.

PAID ON TUBES!!IKE

NO DETAILS 'AVAILABLE

LONDON, Sept. 25

Tlic Press Bureau reports; Airships appeared in the Lineolnshire and \orksliire. coast earl\ this morning. The raid is still. oroi'Tessinff, but details have not r* ~ vet been received.

BA ID MBS DIM YEN OEE.

LITTLE DAMAGE DONE

) Ansli'iilian and N-Z. Cable' Association.)

Beceived this day at 9.25 a-iu LONDON, Sept. 25.

The Press Bureau reports: Our anti-aircraft gunfire drove off a group of aeroplane raiders which approached London last night. Only one or possibly two ponci trated our defences. The casualties arc now reported as fifteen killed a'nd seventy injured. The material damage was not great. _ Enemy airships, crossing the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire coasts, did not penetrate far inland- They attempted to up],roach viiricvus dotciidcu loculities, but our gunfire drove them offThey dropped bombs on a coast town and slightly injured ilnee women- Little damage was done-

A 111 It AID ON ENGLAND

TO ISON BOMBS USED. LONDON, August Id

A ‘number of the bombs thrown upon Southend on Sunday, 'by the German raiders, did not explode;, but emitted yellow vapor. These are now surrounded by barricades placarded —• ‘•Poison!” Whole are without e-lass. The majority of the Killed were scattered about the streets ; they had been unaware that,the aeroplanes were German. The Mayor was warned half an hour previously, but decided that it would he Unwise to alarm the promenading crowds*. The finest building at Southend, the technical school, was destroyed. One house was blown- to atoms’, leaving a blank space. The 13 inhabitants were out.

There were some remarkable escapes. Ji) a wrecked restaurant two were killed, the proprietor and Ids family of tea escaped. A father and his two daughters hurrying to a train found themselves in the midst of falling bombs. The father turned to the light and was lulled. The daughters! turned to the left and were' unhurt. A tramway conductor removed with his passengers towards shelter, when a bomb fell and wrecked the ear. It was relatively the most deadly raid vet

The Gotha machine is GermaKiy’si 11 >l7 surprise, taking the place of Zeppelins. Jt can reach London from (Kstend in an hour. Jt can ilv IS.OOUft high, has a wing span of 2 1 yards, and bristles with machineguns, including one bring down a tunnel under the tail. Jt requires two ordinary machines to tackle it.