IN THE AIR.

Taihape Daily Times, 25 May 1918, Page 5

IN THE AIR.

BRITISH RAIDS ON GERMAN TOWNS. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE REPORTED. Received 10.30 a.m. •• -' LONDON, May 24. Sir Douglas Haig's aviation report states: Our night fliers dropped eleven tons of bombs on aerodromes, Eruges docks, and billets in the Somme area. We again attacked Mannheim, and dropped twenty-four heavy bombs on the chlorine factory causing two large fires. Our aviators clearly observed the blackened girders of the buildings gutted by the fires of the preceding night. We also dropped four tons of bombs on important electric and power stations at Kneusewald v . .* All our machines returned. ! We heavily bombed on Thursday morning Metz and, Salbon railway Station. Bursts were,observed in the engine sheds, >,,. v 3EEBBUGGE .BOMBED. j . , -( j ' .AIRMEN DO GOOD WOExt j '. -iN ENEMY DESTROYER sunk., ..,/,./ ; . LONDON, Mry."g3.j ' ;i Tho Admiralty reports: An (aidforce contingent, between the ,20th. and 22nd of May,, carried out .bombing' operations at Zeebrugge,. also at the mole and the base of the shipping in the. vicinity. An. aerodrome at Denes Westrem was also bpnibed. Two direct hits, on enemy destroyers were made. A photographic T.econinaissance shows that one destroyer' was sunk. • - We drove down three enemy machines uncontrolled. All ours returned. GERMANS TRYING TO MAKE NEW CHANNEL. LONDON, May 23. Authorities state that aerial photographs within, the last few days, reveal a satisfactory situation at Zeebrugge. The Germans have evidently been unable to remove the obstacles and are now cutting away some of the piers at the canal's entrance, with' a view of making a new channel outflanking the obstructions but the position of the Thetis, throwing up silt makes the latter operation difficult. Photographs show that the number of destroyers, torpedo' boats and submarines in Ostend and Bruges canal is the same as before the raid, proving that the vessels are immobilised.