UNDEFENDED ITALIAN CITIES AGAIN BOMBED.
BLIND 'ATTACKS MADE [THROUGH HEAVY CLOUDS* BRITISH AIRMEN DESTROY MANY ENEMY MACHINES. By Telesrapli— Association— Australian sad N.Z. .'(Reoelved 11. D.m.J • ROME, Jan. 23. Austrian and German airmen have resumed their attacks upon undefended cities. They cannot pretend there is any military objective, for they dropped bombs through thick clouds, rendering any aim impossible. Ninety bombs dropped on Treviso in six raids between seven at night and daybreak, destroyed several houses, burying 15 civilians. There was greater material damage, but fewer victims at Mestre, six miles north-west of Venice, where they bombed at random and hit three hospitals, wounding three nurses. Australian and N.Z. and Banter. (Rued. 11.45 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 28. A British official report from Italy states:—We shot down in the past week 'six aeroplanes. Since the end of November we have brought down 39. Five of ours are missing.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16761, 30 January 1918, Page 5
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