THE AIR RAID

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3112, 16 June 1917, Page 7

THE AIR RAID

PATHETIC SCENES IN THE HOSPITALS Death-roll increasing London, Juno 11. Further deaths caused by the air raid bring the total to 103. There were pathetic"scenes in fte hospitals througliout the night. Many people waited long raiders were not vigorously otocked before StS^^ newspapers call for 'the sternest repnsals.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE NUMBER OP CASUALTIES MANY CHILDREN AMONG THEM. (Eec. June 15, 10.45 p.m.) London, June 10. •In the House o£ Commons Sir George Cave (Home Secretary) stated that the nir raidl casualties were 101 Wiled, 154 eeudy injured, and 209 sh ß hflyinjured. There are 120 children included in the caeualties.-Eeuter. FRIGHTFUL CONDITIONS IN A SCHOOL HEROIC WORK OF THE TEACHERS. "• London, June 14. There were harrowing scenes at the East End school. The bomb penetrated the ffi"to t riWj' muUlaied. Lands and, feet being, blown off Anguished mothers! wholocked to the school, wore barred admission, but frantically scaled the walls—Aus.-N.Z. Cable, Assn. » NONE BUT CIVILIANS •KILLED OR WOUNDED NO DAMAGE TO MILITARY OR NAVAL PROPERTY. (Eec. Jimo ; 15, 5.45 p.m.) ... T ~ / London, June 14. In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law declined to reply to questions Billin* endeavouVed to move the adjournment but the Speaker refused to accept the Motion on .the ground-that Mr. Billing had prevmusly attempted to move tlio same motion. . ir,,«;«nnMr I- , . G. Kellawav, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of stated that every one killed or wounded in the raid was a civilian. Not an iota of damage had been done to military or naval property. Hfc fcaml that no raider had lieen brought down. . \ meeting at Tower Hill, including many women, denounced the- Jjishops attitude against reprisals. The speakers declared that 17,000 curates ought to bo called to the Army. . THE GERMAN REPORT. London, Juue 14. ■Vdniiraßv, per Wireless Press.-A Ciorman official report states: "A fleet of our "large aeroplanes bombed the fort of London yesterday, in clear-weather. We observed good hits. In spite of stron? defensive fire, and numerous aerial engagements in which an English airman fell into llio Thames, all our machines returned unharmed."—Aiis.-N.JS. Cable As=n.-Kcuter. DEMANDS FOR REPRISALS. London, Juno It. There ia a strong demand for reprisals for the aerial raids. Numerous publicists nr»e the bombing of a German town after each raid. A. meetin" in Hydo Park cheered a. Proposal to send live hundred aeroplanes to bomb'Berlin.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Lord Northcliffc statea thai; Germany will continue to make air-raids on England until England carries out reprisals.—Aus.-iS .L. aable A?=n. AMERICAN ABILITY TO CRUSH GERMANY'S AIR FORCES New York, June U. The New York "Sun," in an editorial, states that the. United States will be able to crush the German air forces. The "Km." suggest*; raids' on German town* in reprisal for the on London.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Ased. A ZEPPELIN DESTROYED IN NORTH SEA London, June 14. Mr Bonar Law, speaking in the House of Commons, announced that Zepuelia L-43 wa* destroyed in the North Sra, this morning. The- airship burst into tlanies fore and aft, broke in two, and fell into the sea. No survivors were 6 een.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ________