WAR IN THE AIR.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16157, 11 March 1918, Page 7

WAR IN THE AIR.

RAID ON LONDON

ANOTHER ENEMY VISITATION

(13y Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) (Australian and X.Z. Cable Association.) iKeuier's Telegrams.) (Received Mnrcli 10th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, March 8. The Press Bureau states: — "Seven or eight aeroplanes carried out n raid last night on London. "Two machines bombed London. "The first two raiders, following the Thames, turned back before they reached tho capital. The third crossed the Essex coast and bombed the southwest and north-west districts of London. Tho fourth crossed Essex nnd dropped bombs on North London. It then proceeded south across the capital. "After dropping their remaining ! bombs on the northern district, tho reI maining machines turned back. Some da ma go was done to property, and several houses were demolished." KIILED 11; INJURED 46. (Reu'er's Telegrams.) (Received March 10th, ;j.o p.m.) LONDON, March 8. The casualties, as a result ot' last night's raid, -were:— Killed ... ... ii Injured 4G It is feared that six others are still buried in the wreckage. AURORA BOREALIS ASSISTS ENEMY. (Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association.) (Received March 10th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON. March 9. The latest raid has been designated the Aurora Borealis raid. A glow in the northern sky gave a light resembling suuimer, which was simple to enable tho aviators to steer over the North Sea. The Borealis lasted until throe o'clock in tho morning. Bands of red and white light illuminated tho water; though only tho northern glow was visible in London. Though the raid was a great surprise to tbe public, the remarkablo barrago and the speed with which tho British airmen went aloft, showed that the authorities were not taken unawares.

A SURPRISE VISIT. LONDON, March 8. Last night's air raid surprised London. It marked a now enemy departure of utilisng aeroplanes 011 moonless nights. RAID ON PARIS. (Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association.) (Router's Telegrams.) (Received March 10th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, March 9. A French official report states:— "Several enemy air squadrons raided Paris. '•Details are lacking, hut it is believed that the casualties aro fewer than in the last raid." RILLED 11: INJURED 41. (Australian and N.Z. Cabls Association.) (Eeut-er'a Telegrams.) (Received March 10th, 11.25 p.m.) March 10. A French official report states: — "Between 10 and 12 squadrons participated in the air raid on Paris. , "They were hotly received by our anti-aircraft guns, and 60 aeroplanes. "One Goth.i was brought down at Compiegne, and the four persons aboard Were incinerated." The casunlties were:—

Killed ... ... ... 11 Injured ... ... 41 ACTIVITY ON WEST FRONT. (Received March 10th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, March 9. Sir Douglas Ilaig reports:— "Despite a haze wo dropped tons of bombs on various targets, including a ton on an aerodrome in St. Quentin. "Our night fliers dropped five tons of bombs on railway stations at Caihbrai; also on billets ana battories." LONDON, March 8. Sir Douglas Haig reports:— "Aviator work is proceeding in fino weather. There is great mutual activity. We dropped over 400 bombs on billets and rail sidings. Dcspito mist, our night fliers bombed an aerodrome at Metz. All returned.'' (Received March 10th, 11.25 p.m.) LONDON, March 10. Sir Douglas Haig reports:— "There was great aerial activity yesterday. We dropped over 400 bombs on dumps and sidings at Menin, Busigny, and Guise, and east of St. Quentin. "We brought down 13 and drove down ten enemy machines. Three of ours are missing. "In spite of the mist our nightfliers dropped bombs on a dump and railway sidings at Fresnov and northeast of St. Quentin. All our machines returned. "Wo dropped a ton of bombs at midday to-diiv, with good results, on barracks, railway sidings, and factories at Mainz, where a large nrc broke out. All our machines i«turned."'

PRAISE FROM SIU DOUGLAS HAIG. (Received March 10th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, March 9. Sir Douglas Haig has congratulated the First Brigade of the Flying Corps on their splenaid success in bringing down 13 aeroplanes in one d;iy. ITALIAN REPRISAL RAIDS. (Australian and X.Z. Cable Association.) (Received March 10th, 5.5 p.m.) ROME, March 0. Italian aeroplanes bombed Pola as reprisals for the raids on Venice. Extensive fires.were seen from a distance of -30 miles.