ANOTHER ZEPPELIN VISITOR
BRIEF AND FRUITLESS FLIGHT OUR AIR DEFENCES MORE EFFICIENT , . By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, April 2S. A Zeppelin flew over a Kentish coastal town last night. It did not drop bomb?, and departed after heavy gunfire. ' . Similar reports .have been received from 090 or two other localities. The newspapers note the improvement iu signalling the approach of Zeppelins, and also in the range and markmanship of the guns. MORE VIGOROUS MEASURES DEMANDED. (Rec. April 30, 5.5 p.mf) London, April 29. The Navy Leaguo demonstration has beon held at the Queen's Hall to urge upon the Government the urgency of having more vigorous and comprehensive aircraft measures. Mr. R. A. Yerburgh, M.P., presided, and tho chief speaker was Lord Montagu of Beaulieu. AN INCIDENT OF LAST DECEMBER By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) London, April ,28. Captain Southward, who has returned from Algiers, where ho was iu hospital for four months recovering from shell-fire wounds, describes tho sinking of the Clan Macleod in tho Mediterranean in December last.
After tlio eighth shot the funnel was hit. Ho realised he would be unablo to savo tho steamer, hoisted signals of surrender, and stopped the engine, but tho submarine started to shell the bridge, the boats, and tho boats' crew, killing nine men and. wounding six, three fatally. Captain Southward was (struck by the first shell. He and tho lirst mate went round tlie decks, snw nobody alive, and left the steamer. Ho iras ordered aboard the submarine, which Hew the German naval (lag. He found the commander and lieutenant furiously angry' because ho had not (stopped sooner.
"Tho commander," said Captain Southward, his fist in my face. The submarine then proceeded to sink tho steamer by shell-fire. Tho commander ordered me back to the boat, and told 1110 to inform all captains that they would be fired 011 if they attempted escape. We then psrtcd company. I picked up two Wounded men, and set sail for Malta with the cutter lifeboat with sixty-nine men 011 board."-
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2759, 1 May 1916, Page 5
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338ANOTHER ZEPPELIN VISITOR Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2759, 1 May 1916, Page 5
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