AERIAL ACTIVITY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17427, 23 September 1918, Page 5

AERIAL ACTIVITY

HAMPERED BY BAD WEATHER . : Australian and N.Z. Cable Association and Router. LONDON, September 20. (Received Sept. 22, at 5.5 p.m.) Sir Douglas Haig reports : Clouds and strong winds interfered with the air work. On September 19 we dropped 5$ tons of bombs on various targets. We brought down two machines and drove down two. No British machines are missing. Night flying was impossible. SUCCESSFUL RAIDING. GOOD RESULTS ACHIEVED. Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association and" 6 * Reuter. LONDON, September 21. (Received Sept. 22, at 11.40 p.m.) The Air Ministry reports: Last night we dropped 17 tons of bombs in a successful attack on works at Mannheim, wharves and factories westward of Karlsruhe, blast furnaces at Burbach, and' aerodromes at Boulay, Frescaty, and Morhange. A large fire broke out at Karlsruhe, and good bursts were observed at Mannheim. We directly hit hangars at Frescaty and 7 Morhange, and shot down one hostile machine. One British machine lias not , returned. ENEMY MACHINES DESTROYED. V Australian and Cable Association and • Router LONDON, September 21. (Received Sept. 22, at 11.40 p.m.) Sir Douglas Haig's aviation report states: Despite low clouds and frequent showers our aeroplanes carried out useful .1 work on September 20. We destroyed 16 hostile machines, and drove down three uncontrollable. Eleven of ours are missing. We shot down at night time a- German ' two-engined bomber, and our anti-aircraft guns brought down two additional hostile machines in the last three days. A total of 26i tons of bombs was dropped on Friday. THE GERMAN ADMIRALTY. I 'I A NEW SECRETARY. I Australian and N.Z. Cable Association and Router. AMSTERDAM, September 21. (Received Sept. 22, at 5.5 p.m.) i It is announced from Berlin that Viceadmiral Behueke will succeed Admiral von Capelle as Secretary to the Admiralty. Admiral von Capelle has been granted leave. For influenza take Woods' Great Pepper. mint. Cure Never fails. Is 6d, 2s 6tL—. Advt. Nurses know the value of Groats. Build up the patient's strength on Doctors' Cream o' Groats. Always fresh. Try it today. gg