THE ZEPPELIN VISITS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2889, 29 September 1916, Page 5

THE ZEPPELIN VISITS

GERMAN REPORT ON THE RAIDS. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. Amsterdam, September 27. A Berlin official report states: "Naval airships on September 25 and 26 dropped ■ explosive and incendiary bombs with visible success on the liaval harbour of Portsmouth, fortifiedl placed at the month of \ the Thames, industrial and railway establishments of military importance at York, Leeds, Lincoln, and Derby, and returned undamaged." ; | fficuteT's Teleeram.) Amsterdam, September 27. The German newspapers are not concealing their anxiety at the loss of the Zeppelins. The Conservative militarists' paper "Konig Zeitung" deprecates fears for the discovery of the secrets /of Zeppelin construction, and says that a more serious reason for •anxiety is the improvement of the British anti-aircraft defences.* It regrets that the Zeppelin was not employed more ruthlessly -earlier in the war. COUNT ZEPPELIN ILL. • ~ ■ Paris, September 27. . Advices from' Switzerland state that Count Zeppelin is ill. is obsessed with the idea of. destroying London, and is much mortified at the growing popular resentment at tho poor results of tho Zeppelin raids. BRITISH AIR RAIDS IN BELGIUM HEAVY EXPLOSIONS HEARD. fßeuter's- Tclwrram.) (Rec. September 28, 5.5 p.m.) London, September 27. Official. —"Our naval aeroplanes bombed 1 , and apparently hit, the enemy's airship sheds at Evere, Berchen, Saint ■ Agathe, and Etterbeck, ■ nearBrussels. There were heavy explosions near Evere. Presumably the ammunition stores were fired." t THE RAID ON KRUPP'S. ENORMOUS DAMAGE DONE. (Renter's Telegram.) fßec. September 28, 5.5 p.m.) J London, September 28. It is reported that enormous damage was done as the result of the air raid on Essen. Work was suspended at six Krupp factories.