THE ZEPPELINS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17285, 28 September 1916, Page 7

THE ZEPPELINS.

LATEST RAID.

NO MILITARY DAMAGE.

TWENTY-NINE DEATHS CAUSED

The High Commissioner reports . LONDON, September 26.

A, British official report states that, seven airships raided England last flight on the south, east, north-east and north midlands, principally ever industrial centres.

. No damage was done to factories ‘from a military standpoint. y i Some small houses were wrecked and some damaged. 'Twenty-nine deaths were caused. The airships were successfully driven off several industrial centres. BAFFLED BY DARKNESS. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association(Received September 27, 5.30 p.m.) LONDON, September 26. Darkness baffled the raiders, who cruised about aimlessly*. A dozen Iwmbs, mostly incendiary, fell in a north Midland town. Five houses were demolished. Eleven people wero killed and five injured. > . At the inquest in London on the air raid victims the Coroner suggested that the crew of tho Zeppelin' i might bo legally held for murder, but did not) press the point.

THE CASUALTIES.

SEVENTY-FOUR KILLED IN TWO

RAIDS.

(Received September 27, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, September 26.

An official message dealing with the air raid on September 23-24 sayslt is established that the airships.brought. down wero tho naval Zeppelihs L 32 and L 33, both of most recent construction. The first airship was destroyed by ah aeroplane after passing through effective gun fire, tho second by gun fire and loss of gas. Thb corrected casualties are twentytlireo men, twelve women and three children killed, and 12-5 injured.' Thb casualties in last night’s raid were thirty-six* killed and twenty-seven injured. No military damage was done.