IN THE AIR.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 April 1916, Page 5

IN THE AIR.

' LATEST ZEPPELIN RAID.

SO DETAILS OP LOSSES.

Wellington, Yesterday.

fhe High Commissioner cables under date London, April 2p, 1.25 p.m.:— War announces that the reid over Norfolk and Suffolk appears to have beenc*rrie<} out by four or five Zeppelinp, only two making efcrious attempts to penetrate England, About to bombs were dropped. One man is reported to have been, seriously injured. , No ftrther details of the casualties are iAvaafcole. V FANTASTIC GERMAN FICTIONS.

fhe Berlin Lokal Anzeiger 'say& that • the English are incomprehensively silent regarding'the latest Zeppelin attacks, as those at tie beginning' of the month , vr«re exceptionally successful. '/ "the journal gives an imaginary acttptat of an alleged raid on London jn April 1, including the destruction of aeroplane works at Holland Park and * factory in Maryleboqe"Road, munition . workain IPurfieet, abips and armed merchantmen intlie docks. At Edinburgh and Ltith great damage was done to •munition depots and ironworks, many rising reduced to ruins. A railway sta- , tron was damaged and a train destroyed. .The version of-raids in other districts • if equally .fantastic. ■ • , SCOUTING ZEPPELINS. Received ■ April 26, 5.5 p.m. London, April 25. - Amsterdam telegram says that nim Zeppflina. were seen over Holland going; westward yesterday afternoon. They' are possibly less raiders than •CQUte.

V EXCITING INCIDENTS. 4 ■ * BRITISH RAIDS ON BELGIAN COAST. ' deceived April 26, SJ! p.m. : « > London, April 25. The Admiralty has announced that on -the raorniag of tfae 23rd, in spite of inclement weather, our naval aeroplanes bombed an' enemy aerodronje at Mariankerke. wjth, good results, and returned safely. - One of out ,%bting machines brought down tm '4neiayi aeroplane. A furtMr attack on the morning of was carried out with the same objective, with the o-operation of the Belgians.', A large number of bombs were dropped. The machines encountered heavy fire, but there were no British casualties.^: ' A British Tseapl&ne on the same day attacked an enemy seaplane, five- miles ~pff; Zeebruggf},.,;The enemy pilot was killed and the observer fell out. at a height of three thousand feet. The sea- . pjjme crafted into the sea and sank. CHAINS THE ZEPPELINS. During the operations against the German battle cniiser squadron off the ./East Coast on the morning of the 25th, ' two Zeppelins were pursued by "naval aeroplanes fati over sixty miles to eea.They dropped bombs and darts, apparently without serious jffect. BOMBING ENEMY'S SQUADRON

An aeroplane and seaplane attacked the German ships off Lowestoft, dropping heavy bombs, and four enemy subjnarinai were 'also attacked by bombs. One seaplane was under fire from the German fleet, but the pilot, although seriously, wounded, brought his machine safely back.

, One is reported missing. ' He ascended during the earlier Zeppelin , raid and attacked a Zeppelin off Lowestoft.

f,SSEX 4NL KENT VISITED. ■Received April 20, 11.25 p.m. London, April 28. Several Zeppelins made a Taid over Essex and .Kent, but were driven iff by gunfire without achieving anything.