AN AMERICAN GRIEVANCE.

Timaru Herald, Volume CI, Issue 15542, 30 December 1914, Page 7

AN AMERICAN GRIEVANCE.

Press Association—By Tel. —Copyright,

I Received' 9.20 p.m., Dec. 29th. LONDON, Dec. 29. The British ships approached Heligoland in the dark, clear weather promising a successful raid, but a fog descended when they were near the coast. Nevertheless it was decided that the raid should proceed. Undoubtedly some damage was done, including fortifications and earthworks, but it is doubtful if any ships were hit. The Arthusa's and Undaunted's sixinch guns had good practice against the zeppelins, many shrapnel shells bursting about the cars. It seems certain that some hits were made, but insufficient to impair navigation. ZEPPELIN BOMBS. The German airmen's aim was fairly good, but apparently the nearest shot was twenty yards wide. One destroyer had a hot time and many narrow escapes. The. Zeppelins have no terrors for the British gunners, who fought steadily and heartily, as if fighting war ships. Received 10.10 p.m., Dec. 29th. Every British ship engaged at Cuxhaven returned to the base without loss of life or material. / ONE ZEPPELIN HIT. One report states that the Arethusa's and Undaunted's high-angle fire damaged one of the zeppelins badly. UNDER W4TER ENEMY. The submarines constantly attempted to reach the British cruisers, but were baffled by masterly seamanship. The destroyers, which manoeuvred at high speed around the larger vessels, successfully repelled every attempt to torpedo them. THE RAID SUCCESSFUL. ■I MUCH DAMAGE DONE. Received 1.5 a.m., Dec. 30th. LONDON, Dec. 29. "The Times" states that there is excellent reason to believe that a Parseval shed and airship were destroyed at Cuxhaven, and that several zeppelin sheds and their contents were badly damaged. x Copenhagen reports that ■ the raid was kept ■ secret in Germany until Saturday. Much' alarm was displayed, especially in Hamburg, until a German official report was issued. Most of the bombs seem to have reached their aim, and the damage is re-: ported- to be serious.Rotterdam newspapers' state that the bombs exploded with great force, and that the damage done was certainly serious.