IN THE AIR.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 February 1916, Page 5

IN THE AIR.

THE LATEST RAID. CHURCHES BOMBED. AT WALMER AXD LOWESTOFT. London, Feb. 21. The people of Walmer were enjoying •Sunday walks when suddenly t'lie whirr of an aeroplane 1000 ft. in the sky was heard. Instantly there was a cry of "take cover." Some followed the advice, but many continued watching the aeroplane with contemptuous indifference. A deafening series of explosions near the church shook the building and caused a momentary pause in the singing of the Te Deuai; then the service continued without a sign of panic. ■ llanv houses liad not a pane of glass unbroken. Curiosity was the prevailing feeling, and there was an eager search for pieces of bomb. Several bombs fell into the sea. At Lowestoft a bomb penetrated a bedroom and exploded. Another blew out the windows of a Primitive Methodist chapel. The crowded congregation was greatly alarmed, but left without disorder, and the service was abandoned. Three bombs dropped harmlessly in the vicinity of the gasworks. The attack lasted a few minutes. Clouds enabled the seaplanes to reach Walmer undetected. British aeroplanes were quickly in the air, but, owing to the enemy's runaway tactics, there was little chance of an effective counterattack. The attackers were out of sight five minutes after they had dropped the first bomb. One bomb blew a boy, who w«9 walking on the roadway, almost to pieces and terribly injured a. man near fa yREVISED CASUALTY LIST. Received Feb. 22, 10.40 p.m. London, Feb. 22, The Admiralty corrects the list of Walmer casualties. The total was one lad killed and another injured, while twenty sliop fronts were blown in. THE GERMAN VERSION. Received Feb. 22, 10.40 p.m. " London, Feb. 22. An extraordinary Berlin official messays sayc: "Naval aeroplanes on Sunday bombarded factories at Deal, and hit the main station and harbor works at Lowestoft several times. The gasometer collapsed. Despite the enemy's bombardment and pursuit by airmen our aeroplane; retired safe. IN FLAMES. • A ZEPPELIN BROUGHT DOVv'N. Received Feb. 22, j.j p.m. Paris, Feb. 21. Official: Frtneh guns brought down a Zeppelin, which became enveloped in flames, near Brabant le Roi.