ZEPPELINS DESTROYED.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 699, 8 May 1916, Page 8

ZEPPELINS DESTROYED.

NAVY'S SPLENDID WORK. THE NORTH SEA VICTIM. The High Commissioner reports: LONDON, May 5. Sir John Jellicoe reports that the ships which destroyed the Zeppelin off the Schleswig coast yesterday were the Galatea and Phaeton. The Zeppelin was apparently employed on scouting duty. LONDON, May C. The Admiralty announce that though the Galatea and Phaeton severely damaged LZ 7, her destruction was completed hy a submarine, which rescued and brought in seven of the crew of the Zeppelin. A cruiser slightly injured the submarine while she was returning to her home port. (The Galatea and Phaeton are sister-ships of the famous Arethusa, which was recently sunk by a mine after a short hut brilliant career, nicy arc light cruisers of 3750 tons displacement, carrying two 6in and eight tin guns. They have a speed of 20 knots.] AIRSHIP FALLS BLAZING. THE SALONICA TRIUMPH. LONDON, May 6. Vice-Admiral J. M. tie Robeck, commanding the British Naval Forces in the Mediterranean, reports that the Fleet heavily fired on a Zeppelin as it was approaching Salonica. The airship came down ablaze near the mouth of the Yardar River. The High Commissioner reports: LONDON, May 6. Vice-Admiral de Robeck reports that survivors of the Zeppelin crew have been found, four officers and eight men being taken prisoners. HURRICANE OF SHELLS. RAIDER WARMLY GREETED. LONDON, May 5. The Salonica corespondent of the "Daily Chronicle" sends a vivid narrative of the destruction of the Zeppelin. The night was cloudless. When the raider's coming was announced the city was plunged into darkness. Suddenly the watchers saw a searchlight catch the raider flying at a height of 7000 ft over the Gulf of Salonica. Other searchlights quickly followed, and the silvery form or the Zeppelin was visible for a quarter of an hour. Then the British Naval antiaircraft guns opened lire, and a hurricane of shells burst round the invader. The shooting was wonderfully accurate. One shot was seen to pass practically through the airship, while another burst in the centre of the vessel. The new French incendiary shells lit up the town, and the course of the upward flights of the naval shells could he followed by their traces. The Zeppelin seemed to lose her bearings, and headed seawards, pre- \ senting her broadside to the war- j ships. Then two blazing shells; struck her in the tail. These afterwards proved to be incendiary | shells from a French aeroplane, which ascended, despite the darkness, directly the raid was announced, and got above the raider. The Zeppelin's tail dipped. She seemed almost lo writhe, and then dived at , an angle of 45 degrees. The onlookers lost sight of her for half an hour until a great Jlamc ; lit up the sky, and a dull roar was , heard. The Zeppelin had fallen into the Yardar delta, 15 miles away. ' Either her bombs had exploded, or ' the crew had set lire to the airship. Five uuexploded bombs were afterwards found in the wreckage.

THIRD AIRSHIP IN TROUBLE. SIGHTED BY FISHERMEN. LONDON, May 6. The Rotterdam correspondent of the "Daily News" says some Dutch fishermen report that Zeppelin LZ.9, was sighted in the' North Sea, flying very slowly. She was apparently badly damaged.