The Air Raid.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 278, 3 May 1915, Page 5

The Air Raid.

Z;S??ELiNS ON COAST. SOME LUCKY ESCAPES, London,. April 30. TJw airship was first seen at Felixstowe (pear Harwich) at a gne.it height Ten bombs were droped st, B.ury St. Edmunds. The Zeppelin, tften iiiftde castward. One bomb set fire, to arid gutted St. Andrew's Hall. TlH.Zeppclift dropped two explosive and; tjireq. incendiary bombs at Ipswich.. Two middle-class houses were burnt out. The resident:!, who were in bed, had a remarkable escape, the bombs Killing; qjj, the iback of the houses. One bomb fell in the bedroom of a girl *H?pd twelve, and immediately the furniture, took fire. Her father rescued the child.. The explosions caused manyi to run out into the streets in the scantiest clothing. Incendiary bombs at JSury St. Edmunds set fire to a shop and stalili. Three more, bombs fell in the suburbs. The Zeooelin, which was at a great height, sailed in a westerly direct ;ou. In » neek-to-neek race the Zcpoelin liurh.i.l, five bombs on a fast tra-.iv at Burv- St, Edmunds, but missed it,

Received May 2, 3.50 p.m. " London, Amy 1. Zeppelins were sighted on iflie east coast. It is reported that fc;ir passed Wells and four passed Lowestoft. They were sighted at Wells at tf.3o p.m. in the evening travelling coastwise. Later tliey were, seen travelliu',; east. Warn. inys were circulated iu eastern covtflties. The raid was without result. It is believed the airships returned homowards. No bombs ivere dropped. (Wells and U.ftvstoft nve seaport towns on the eo-ist of Norfolk,!

CIIASLI) BY BRITISH AVIATORS;. Ke&eived May t, 3.40 p.m. London, May 1. A T".iubo flew over Soutlnvidd this afternoon, but, yas driven oil' l;y British aeroplanes. (,Soutl>Yvui(l if, a seaside resort In Suffolk.!