AIR RAIDS ON LONDON

Wanganui Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15343, 4 October 1917, Page 2

AIR RAIDS ON LONDON

A WEEK'S CASUALTIES. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. 'LONDON, October 3. The casualties during the week's raids on London are 52 killed and 257 injured," "LONDON, October 3. Last night's raid was on a larger scale than hitherto. A wireless German official message states:—Our aviators last night again attacked London, Sheerness,. Ramsate, and Dover. CLAMOUR FOR REPRISALS. LONDON, October 2. After visiting the worst-bombed districts in London, Dr Addison, late Minister of Munitions, and General Lloyd, Director of London Defences, convened a meeting. Dr Addison assured the citizens concerning the air raids. He said that already we had mastered submarine ruthlessness. We were doing especially well lately, and he believed that we should soon achieve similar supremacy in the air over the enemy's country as well as ours. The defences of London had advanced enortmQUsly during the week. On General Lloyd's suggestion a resolution in favour of reprisal air raids on Germany was adopted. "WE WLL GIVE IT THEM BACK." STATEMENT BY LLOYD GEORGE. LONDON, October 3. Mr Lloyd George and General French toured the damaged area in London. Standing in the doorway of a cottage where four youths were killed, Mr Lloyd George'B Celtic temperament found vent. Turning to the crowd of people, he shouted: "We will give it to them all back. We will give them hell, and we will give it them soon." The crowd cheered.