IN THE AIR.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 March 1916, Page 5

IN THE AIR.

THE ZEPPELIN RAIDED. OUR INEFFECTIVE MEASURES. London, March 10. Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, a le»dilg authcri'cy on aviation, raised a debate in thi H«use of Lords. He stated that he be'ieved Germany possessed over 40 Zeppelins. Nono of them had beta damaged in the 25 raids made on Britain. The latter'g anjti-airoraft gttta . were feeble, end the shells bunt 2000 ft below the raiders. He demanded t*« creation of a Ministry of Aviation, •> air warfare was developing tremendous* ■yLord Landedowne, replying, said tn recognised the ;erioua shortcomings, tut had great hopes of Lord Derby's ec»*. mittee of naval and military advisers. Lord Bcresford urged a wholesale aeroplane attack on the Zeppelin sheds, and incidentally advised Mr. Winsfc*" Churchill to consult a specials-, fc" M, mentality was affected. -i~m —,-) A ZEPPELIN MISSINL "• AFTER THE LAST RAID. , t Received March 13, 12.5 a.m. The Hague, March 18, Reports from Cologne state that antf Zeppelin did not return from tb» last raid on England. :.. RAID ON A RAILHEAD, •} ' ißeceived March 12, 5.5 p.m. '" London, March 101 General Sir Douglas llaig reports that thirty-one aeroplanes made a successful attack on the hostile railhead and Wllets at Carbin. It is believed that consider. able damage was done. The aeroplanes returned safely. NOT VERY LniELY. j Received March 12, 5.3 p.m. London, March 11.

A German wireless, reviewing the February air battles, says: Six of our machines are missing, while th« Allies lost thirteen. ' ~"