MOTHER COUNTRY.
ANOTHER GREAT AIR RAID, FIRES CAUSED. THREE RAIDERS DOWNED. Received July 8, 5.5 p.m. London, July 7. Twenty air raiders bombed London. In the aerial lighting the damage was heavy. Three raiders were brought down over the sea.
THE OFFICIAL REPORT. ABOUT 20 HOSTILE AIRCRAIFT. NAVAL AIRMEN DO GOOD WORK. A. and N.Z. Cable Assoc. and Reuter. Received July 8, 5.15 p.m. London, July 7. The British official report states: About 0.30 a.m. a considerable number of hostile aircraft, probably two parties, appeared over the Isle of Thanet and the east coast of Essex. Alfter dropping bombs on Thanet, the raiders (proceed-' ed to London, moving in parallel lines on the north bank of the Thames and approaching London from the north-east. They then clianged their course and proceeded north and west, crossing London from the northwest to the south-east. Boirtbs were dropped at various places in the metropolitan area. The number of raiders is uncertain, but was probably about twenty. Our artillery and a large number of aeroplanes attacked the raiders, but the reports of results of the engagements and as to the damage and casualties have not yet Ibeen received. Admiralty naval aeroplanes engaged the returning raiding squadron forty miles from the east coast. Two enemy machines were observed to crash into the sea, while a third fell in flames at the mouth of the Scheldt. All ours returned.
ANOTHER AdCOUOT. Fifteen aircraft raided London and dropped man}' bombs, causing fires. Anti-aircraft guns were firing all round. British aeroplanes were soon aloft and chased the enemy to the coast. HEAVY CASUALTIES. ANOTHER RAIDER DOWNED. Received July 8, 11.55 p.m. London, July 8. British official: The latest casualties in to-day's air raid wore: 28 men, 6 women and three children killed; 74 men, 30 women and 37 children injured. Another of the enemy aeroplanes was brought down at the" mouth of the Thames. DUNKIRK SQUADRON MISSES RAIF ERS. Received July 8, 11.55 p.m. London, July 8. The Admiralty states that at Dunkirk the flights that were watching for the returning raiders missed them, but encountered and destroyed enemy seaplanes. They also downed 4 aeroplanes.
CONTROL OF FINANCE. SELECT COMMITTEE TO ENQUIRE. Reuter Service. Received July 8, 5.5 p.m. London, July C. In the House of Commons, replying to many complaints as to lack of Parliamentary control of finance, Mr. Bonar Law stated that a select committee would be appointed to consider how control was best obtainable, also to examine the expenditure of Government departments. Mr. Bonar Law announced that the duties of the Chancellorship of the Exchequer did not allow him to devote the necessary time to the War Cabinet, and that, probably, an additional member would be appointed. TWELVE MONTHS' ADVANCE. London, July 6. Reviewing events in the twelve months since the British definitely assumed the offensive, Mr. Ro/binson says:—"Since a year ago we measured our half-grown •strength and untried troops against the perfected German military maohine, we liavc seen our new men prove themselves not once, but a hundred times, superior. Our new armies have taken 70,000 prisoners (including 800 officers), 450 guns, and 2000 machine-guns, representing the capture of an army of ten German divisions with the equipment of so many German divisions thrown in again and again. That total number exceeds the total divisions of Germany's military organisation. In effect the entire military might of Germany has passed through the mill and had been ground Une. The new nrmy has won much ground, a hundred villages, and endless strongholds and redoubts. But the geographical gain is immaterial. The task set iwaa not winning acres, but breaking the German armies, which considered themsevles invincible. We are confident that our new armies are better men and better commanded that the armies against them.*® HOME SAVED FROM DRINK. "Our homo was saved from a downfall, and we can only thank 'Drinko' for it. Only two packets were used." So writes a Dunedin wife. Hundreds of similar letters on file. Write for free booklet with copies and full details of this wonderful secret drink cure. Address Lady Manager, Drinko Proprietary, G.P.0., Box 655, Wellington. FOR A LAME BACK. When you have pains or lameness in the back, bathe the parts with (Chamberlain's Pain Balm twice a day, massaging with the palm of the hand, for five minutes at each application. Then dampen a piece of flannel slightly with this liniment and bind it on over the,seat- of gain, anftt ev«T7[wher%
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