IN THE AIR.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 3 October 1917, Page 5

IN THE AIR.

GERMAN AIR RAIDS. FRENCH MAKE REPRISALS. LONDON, October 1 French communique.— Enemy aeroplanes last night bombed the Bar le Due, causing damage and casualties. Twelve enemy aeroplanes were downed. Our air squadrons bombed railway stations, aerodromes, cantonments and works, causing violent fires at Fresuoy le Grande. As reprisals , for bombardments of the open town of Bar le Due, two of our aeroplanes bombed Stuttgart. LONDON AGAIu ATTACKED. LONDON, October 2. The High Commissioner reports as follows: London was attacked by aeroplanes to-night but most of the raiders were turned back bombs were dropped in the south-western and north-eastern districts. aerial reprisals. 1 LONDON, October 1. The “Daily Chronicle” understands that ruthless British raids ,on German cities are imminent. ANOTHER AIR RAID. DETERMINED BOMBING EXPEDITION. FOUR GROUPS OF AEROPLANES. . LONDON, October 2. An official report states that a group of aeroplanes crossed the Essex coast at seven o’clock last evening and headed for London, followed after a quarter of an hour by a second lot. The first attack on Loudon was from' the north-east at 7.45. The majority were turned back but one or more penetrated the defences and bombed the south-western district. At 8.15 the second group attempted to cross the defences, north-east and north of London but were hot successful until shortly after nine a few passed over London and bombs were again dropped in the south-western district. A third group of raiders crossed the Kentish coast but did not penetrate far westward. They dropped bombs on various places. * '■ ' A fourth group crossed the Essex, coast and approached London shortly before 10 o’clock but did not penetrate beyond the north-eastern outskirts, where bombs were dropped. Reports of casualties and damage have not been received. MADE IN GERMANY. POISONED MEAT FOR THE WORLD. LONDON, September 17. It reported from Norway that German agents have been discovered carrying explosives and disease germs in cans; labelled meat, asparagus, and fruit, and also in incendiary apparatus purporting to be meat packed in Buenos Ayres. A sensation has been caused by the finding of a quantity of similarly labelled tins at Hampstead. A grocer sold the tins, all of which were returned on the ground that the moat turned black. Experts state that the brand is unknavpn. Detectives are investigating.