MURDER, NOT WAR.

King Country Chronicle, Volume IX, Issue 739, 23 January 1915, Page 5

MURDER, NOT WAR.

AN ITALIAN OPINION,

Received this day, 12.10 a.m. Rome, Friday,

Tbe Secolo Bays Germany's action in the peaceful fields of Norfolk is not war, but murder. It will make Germany's position mora difficult Whep peace is imposed.

BOMBS ON YARMOUTH,

ZEPPELIN AT WORK,

London, Wednesday,

A Zeppelin dropped bomba near Sandringham, in Norfolk, 10 miles from the coast.

A German aeroplane at half-past eight threw bombs on Yarmouth, doing considerable damage. A man's head was blown off.

The aeroplane was plainly hear J. One bomb fell on the sea front, another on the south quay, a third near the drill hall, and a fourth near the Trinity depot.

After remaining over the town for ten minutes the aeroplane escaped in the darkness.

FOUR TOWNS SHELLED,

London, Wednesday,

It is now believed that it was a Zeppelin that visited Yarmouth. Five bombs were dropped.

Three people were killed and! several houses were shattered.

From Yarmouth the Zeppelin went north to Sheringham, 25 miles away, and dropped two bombs without doing any damage. The raider reached King's Lynn, on the Wash, at 10.30, and dropped four bombs.

Near Sandringham more bombs Were dropped. London, Thursday.

There are'conflicting reports as to whether the German aircraft which dropped bombs on Yarmouth last night was an aeroplane or a Zeppelin. The authorities are positive it was an aeroplane, and it is generally believed it was an aeroplane, owing to the small size of the explosive drnpped. A soldier who was wounded at Yarmouth has since died. Several houses were demolished at King's Lynn, and 25 families are homeless. ™ When the explosion of the bombs was heard, the officials at Cromer, the well-known watering place promptly extinguished all lights, and no bombs were dropped. An airship was plainly seen at Ssrdringbam. Eye-witnesses sta'e that two Zeppelins passed Cromer, on the coast, 30 miles north of Yarmouth, at 8.80 _p.m. f coming from Mundesley, five miles down the coast, and going north to Weybourne. About 10 r-ro- one airshi P came ea _ 9twarc1 ' turning seaward near Sherringham, and then taking a north - westerly course. Amsterdam telegrams state that an airship'was seen in the morning crossing the* Island of Ameland, and heading north. Heavy gun firing was heard m a northerly direction soon afterwards. A second airship was seen at a great height going rapidly westward. In the afternoon one airship returned. Of three airships seen above Terschelling Island one was going eastward and the others in a southwesterly directon. The airshipß were in wireless communication with the Emden station. The body of a woman, one of the victims of the raid, has been found at King's Lvnn. It is believed that there were two other fatalities. Several people were injured. A bomb fell near some troops in camp at Grimston. Therew as also an ammunition store in the vicinity. The hydraulic engine-house at the docks was destroyed.

NEW YORK PRESS COMMENTS. New York, Thursday. The New York newspapers severely comment on the air raid upon undefended places. The New York Herald asks whether it is the madness of despair.