IN THE AIR.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 June 1918, Page 1

IN THE AIR.

[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. COPYRIGHT.] HAIG’S AVIATION REPORT. BRUGES DOCKS AGAIN BOAIBED. LONDON,'June 1. Sir Douglas Haig’s aviation report states: —Our aeroplanes and balloons on the 30th were very active. Fine weather enabling much work to be done. Bombing vigorously all day long in d iff dr eli t targets, including railways, dumps, and billets at Alerv'ille, Armentieres, Bnpaume, Albert, and Aralencionncs.

We brought down 28 Germans maecliincs and two balloons, and drove down six machines uncontrollable. Five British machines are missing. We dropped 17 tons of bombs at night, time, and again attacked Bruges docks, causing large fires. Our long distance night squadrons dropped 4} tons on rail stations at Aletzahlons, Thionville, Courcolle, Karthans and Esc.li. All returned. THE PARIS RAID. LONDON, Afay .31.

The first of last night’s raiders did nob reach Paris, but the second group dropped bombs on the capital. A GERMAN FRIGHT. GENEVA, At ay 30. German airmen .returning to their aerodrome caused panic among the people of Alannheiin on Tuesday and they made a rush for shelter. Eighteen women and children were trampled to death.

The public bodies in the Rhine towns continue to petition the Reichstag to oh tain a cessation of reprisal raids. * AIR. R AID ON ZEEBRUGGE. AAISTERDAAI, Alay 31. Frontier reports state that there was a great Allied air raid on Zocbrugge last night. -Heavy gun fire and terrific explosions were heard presumably from a magazine.

FEAR. OF AIR REPRISALS. LONDON, June 1. The Geneva “Tribune” states that allegedly from fear of -air attacks the Germans have forbidden the annual Corpus Chyisti processions of June 2nd in the Rhine towns. Cardinal Hartmann had received a British promise through the Pope, hut ho forbade nevertheless the holding of processions in Cologne.

WOMEN’S CORPS BOMBED. }. LONDON, June 1. A bomb on Thursday fell on the Woman’s corps- Camp in France, killing several. TOLL OF aeroplanes. LONDON, June 1. There were 1127 aeroplanes downed during May on all fronts. Theses include 744 German machines . REPLY TO CRITICISM. LONDON, June 1. Replying to criticism of the Foreign Office he said the whole Cabinet was responsible for. the Cologne Corpus Cliristi immunity. It was not even proposed by the Foreign Office. Lord Cecil agreon to the decision in the absence of military objections.

AAIERICAN SURGEON KILLED. LONDON, June 1. When the Germans bombed the British hospital on Thursday an’ American surgeon was operating on a British officer, the former being killed. 'lhe removal of the wounded was most difficult. owing to" the' staircase being demolished. GREAT BO AI BING RAIDS. LONDON, June 2.

General Haig’s aviation reports states that aeroplanes did successful work on the 31st. Despite; strong opposition from the enemy otir aircraft - dropped over a ton of bombs on station and work shops at Karlsruhe. One British machine has not returned. Another group of British aeroplanes dropped a ton of bombs with good effects on the railway triangle af ATetzahlon. AVo dropped a. Eurther thirty one lons in the course of the day on different targets behind the enemy’s lines. We brought down twenty German machines and 6 were driv>n down uncontrollable. Our anti-air'Orafters. shot down another one. Two: British machines are missing. Wo dropped sixteen tons at nirrht time, ‘including six tons on Bruges docks and Zeehrugge-Brugos canal. In addition we "dropped four tons on the railway junction and stations at Aletzabion Karthaets of.Tlnonville. All machines returned. , A German night bomber was brought down iii flames in our lines.