RAID ON RAMSGATE.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14284, 28 April 1917, Page 3

RAID ON RAMSGATE.

ENEMY DESTROYERS SHELL THE

TOWN.

INSIGNIFICANT DAMAGE.

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Reuter's Telegram.) (Received April 28, 11.25 a.m.) LONDON, April 27. The Admiralty reports that last night several enemy destroyers opened fire m the direction of Ramsgate. Tlie fire was immediately returned aud the enemy was driven off, after they had fired a large number of rounds. Lord Frenoh states that one man and one -woman were killed, and one man and two women injured. Twenty-one dwellings and two stables were damaged. A large number of projectiles fell m open country.

Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.! (Received April 28 8.55 a.m.) LONDON, April 27. The shrieking of shells awakened tlie people of Ramsgate at 1.5 m the morning, followed by scattered explosions. The attack came without warning. The whole place" was .darkened m accordance with a rigid rule on the whole East Coast. Suddenly vivid star shells lit up the sky.

Heavy firing immediately followed. The attack lasted ten minutes. It is estimated that 60 shells fell, accompanied by a constant stream of star shells.

The enemy apparently was firing at random. The shells fell mostly on the higher part of the town. The damage was comparatively slight.