ZEPPELIN RAIDS.

Wanganui Herald, Volume L, Issue 14742, 22 October 1915, Page 4

ZEPPELIN RAIDS.

DISCUSSION BY THE LORDS. LONDON, 21. In the House of Lords, Lord Porlsmouth ifid he understood the Admiralty hod warning of Z-eprelin* and suggested that the public should 1w warned. Lord Hydenham Opined that there much random shooting.’* If gunners bed been taken from the trenches wher" they daily practised against aircraft, the results would have been different. The object was to prevent Zctmcliniel J shclbny targets. It would bo useless and dangerous to keep our aircraft cruising overhead. They could only wreck _/eppetin.» by botnbing, and fighting of this descrinf.ion overhead of Lon ton would involve great danger. An aeroplane’s best chancy was to find Zeppelins approaching the coast before nightfall. THE QUESTIPN OF REPRISALS. LONDON. October 21. Mr Tenfiant, replying to Mr Joym-oit Hicks regarding air reprisals on German towns, pointed out that Koval Flying Corps was a military organisation and engaged on military operations. The enemy'* dastardly raids on undefended towns »- t defenceless people would not be allowed to, divert the energies of Un* fighting’ force from its primary military duty.