GERMANY'S AERIAL INVASION OF BRITAIN.

North Otago Times, Volume CV, Issue 13927, 9 July 1917, Page 5

GERMANY'S AERIAL INVASION OF BRITAIN.

■■ TWENTY AEROPLANES ! BOMB LONDON. HEAVY DAMAGE INFLICTED AND THREE RAIDERS BROUGHT DOWN. i 1 ■ (Australian end New Zealand Cable Association.) Received July 8, at 5.5 p.m. VANCOUVER, July 7. ' A message from London states that twenty air raiders bombed ■ London. «■ Aerial fighting ensued;' The damage inflicted is heavy. Three of the raiders were brought down at sea.

ij r- ■ - ■; 7 TWO SftUADEpNS CROSS METROPOLITAN AREA, '/ ' ' ' ut. * ■ ■-.- '■■■''■' '* BOMBS DROPPED AT VARIOUS POINTS IN LONDON, RAIDERS INTERCEPTED AND PUNISHED OVER THE • . ; ; .'., CHANNEL. {jcui(r.allan,and New Zealand Calle Association.) Heeeived July 8, at 5.5 p.m. « PARIS, July 7. Over fifteen aircraft raided London, The raiders dropped many imbs, causing fires. Anti-airchaft'guns we're firing all round and ritish areoplaces were soon aloft and chased the enemy to the - coast.:' ■ ' (Australian and Reuter). ' Received July 8, at 5.5 p.m. • LONDON, July 7. "' * A British official report says: About 9.30 this morning, a consider- •' able number of hostile" aircraft, probably two parties, appeared over Isle of'Thanet and the .east coast of Essex. After dropping bombs ' on Thanet, the raiders' proceeded to London, moving in parallel lines along the north Bank of the Thames. Approaching London from the north-east, they changed their course and proceeded north •' and west and crossed north-west to south-east, Bombs were dropped at various, places in the metropolitan area. The number of raiders is uncertain, but probably about twenty took part. ' Our'artillery and a large number of aeroplanes attacked the raiders... Reports giving the results' of the engagement, the damage and'.the'.casualties have not yet beenreeeived. The Admiralty report: Naval aeroplanes engaged the return ' ing raiding squadron forty miles east of the coast. Two enemy ' aeroplanes we're observed to crash into the sea, a third machine fel ' in flames at the mouth of the Scheldt. All ours returned. : The High Commissioner reports : ''•.-.".' LONDON/July 7 (12.40 p.m.) '.' Lord French, reports: An enemy air raid, of probably abou ' twenty aircraft, bombed Thanet the east coast of Essex London, am \ ' '■"' ' . ■ '

I his muniiiiir. Number*! of Jioi-oplniiuK and artillery iitluckud till! ' r.tidm. TlmVaMialties mid damage luivi 1 nol yet been reported. LONDON, July 7 (<>'-0 |)-'"') The Admiralty report- Naval aeroplanes mel the returning raiders forty mile's off East Coast. Two crashed into the sen and a third foil flaming into the Scheldt. Our machines are safe. LONDON, July 7 (7 p.m.) Lord French repoils the casualties in the air raid are:— KILLED : ■ -•■■ Men .■'■;. .;'■;■.■ ........ ~. .. •• •• ■'■ iToinen .. .'. .. .. ....'.... ...'«'••' 6 c . Children , .. .. .. ..'.'... : '*..' 3.. INJURED: ' ' '■, ■ Ifcii :.•;..."..... ■','. .. .. ... ■■ ■■ ,r:;J 4 '' ; .',.. Women .. .. .'. .. .....■• • ■ -oO ■..■•.■ ' 'Children ... '.', <'.Z .'. '.) ..'. : .-.'.:.'.' •• ,37 ■■ . ' , Another machine was brought down- at the mouth of the • Thames. . ■ ■