BIG RAID ON BRITAIN.
THREE KILLED SCARBOROUGH.
[AUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION & P.EUTER.]
LONDON, Sept. 5 British official.—A submarine appeared off Scarborough last evening and fired thirty rounds, and half thereon fell on tho land. Throe persons wefe killed and five injured. The damage was slight. , v- ___ . ' AIR RAID CASUALTIES. ‘ LONDON, Sept. 5. The Press Bureau states the air raid casualties were: 11 killed, and 62 injured. THE RAID ON LONDON. (Received this day at 12.30 a.m.) LONDON, Sept 6.
The Royal Flying Corps intercepted the last half of tho raiders and drove them back seaward. The rest reached London at a high altitude in three relays of intervals of twenty minutes. They did not attempt to preserve a battle formation, but dropped torpedoes and bombs aimlessly. Londoners generally took cover effectively, henoe tho small casualties.
VIOLENT STORMS.
(United Service Telegrams.)
(Received this day at 1.20 a.m.,) LONDON Sepetmber 6. A terrific thunderstorm, whereon several London buildings were struck by lightning broke the sequence of air raids.
It is reported that hostile aircraft attempts to approach the southeast coast were frustrated by the weather.
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Hokitika Guardian, 7 September 1917, Page 2
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