THE SOUTH-END AIR RAID.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10100, 15 September 1917, Page 6

THE SOUTH-END AIR RAID.

POISON BOMBS' USED

THE LUCKY THIRTEEN

A number ol the bombs 1 brown upon South-end lusb month by the German raiders did not explode, but "muted yellow vapour. These were subsequent'lv surrounded by barricades placarded I—"Poison!" Whole streets are witb'out glass. The. majority of the killed were scattered about the streets unaware that the aeroplanes wore German. The Mayor was warned half an ! hour previously, but decided that it ! would ho umvi.se to alarm the promenading, crowds. The linost building; at South-end, the Technical School, is destroyed. One, .bouse, was blown i<> , atoms, leaving a blank space. The lo jinhabitants were out. There were some 'remarkable escapes. In :i wrecked res- ! taurant two vvere killed. The proprietor and his family ol ten escaped. 1 A lather and his two' daughters hurryi ing to a train found themselves in the 'midst of falling; bombs. Tho fatlier turned to the right and was killed. I'he daughters tinned to the left and were unhurt. A tramway conductor removed with his passengers towards shelter, when a bom I) fell and wrecked the ear. It was relatively the most deadly raid vet. Tin: Ootlm machine is Germany's 1917 surpriVe, taking the place of the Zeppelins, hj can reach Loudon from Osteml in an hour. It can fly IH.DOOff. high, litis ;i win-; Minn of ~l yards, and bristles with inetudtug one firing down a. tunnel tinder the tail. ill requires two ordinary machines to t tackle it.