IN THE AIR.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 October 1917, Page 5

IN THE AIR.

THE LATEST RAID. i OFFICIAL REPORT. FOUR GROUPS OPERATE. London, Oct. '2. Official.—A group of aeroplanes crossed the Essex coast at 7 o'clock in the evening and headed for London, followed, after a quarter of an hour, by a second group. The first attack on London was from the north-east at 7.45. The majority of the raiders were turned back, but one or more penetrated the defences and bombed the south-western district. At 8.15 a second grou.pt attempted to cross the defences north-c-ast and north of London, but were unsuccessful until shortly after 0 o'cloolc when a few passed over London. Bombs were again dropped in the south-western district. A third group of raiders crossed the Kentish coast, but did not penetrate far westward, and dropped bombs on various places. A fourth group crossed tho Essex coftst and approached London shortly before 10 o'clock, but did not penetrate beyond the north-eastern outskirts, where bombs were dropped. Reports of the casualties and damage have not been received.

WE WILL GIVE THEM HELL!

PRIME MINISTER'S BLOOD UP. Received Oct. 3, 9.15 p.m. London, Oct. 3. Mr. Lloyd George and General French toured the damaged area in London. Standing in tlie doorway of a cottage where four youth? were killed, Mr. Lloyd George's Celtic temperament found vent. Turning to the crowd of people, he shouted: "We will give it to them all back again! AVe will give them hell! And we will give it to them soon!" The crowd cheered. SUPREMACY IN THE AIR.

REPRISALS AGAIN URGED. United Service. Received Oct. 3, 10 p.m. Londdn, Oct. 2. After visiting the worst bombed districts in London, Dr. Addison, late Minister of Munitions, and Gen. Lloyd, Director of London Defences, convened a meeting. Dr. Addison reassured the citizens concerning the air raids. "Already," he said, "we have mastered the submarine ruthlossnless, and .\ve have been doing especially well lately." He believed we would soon achieve a similar Bupremacy in the air over their country as well as ours. The defences of London had advanced enormously during the week. , At Gen. Lloyd's suggestion a resolution in favor of reprisal air raids into Germany was adopted. 10 KILLED. 38 INJURED.

SAFETY OF BRITISH PILOTS. Received Oct. 3, 5.5 p.m. London, Oct. 2. Last Right's air raid resulted in ten persons being killed and thirty-eight injured. It is officially stated that all our pilots have landed safely during the last eight days' raids. WEEK'S CASUALTIES IN LONDON. Received Oct. 3, 7.10 p.m. United Service, i London, Oct. 2. The casualties for the week's air raids in London were 52 killed and 257 injured. Received Oct. 3, 5.15 p.m. London, Oct 2. Last night's raid was on a larger scale than hitherto. THE GERMAN REPORT. Received Oct. 3, 10 p.m. i London, Oct. 2. Wireless German official; Our aviatcirs last night re-attacked London, fjheerneas, Ramsgate, and Dover. THE ST. DENIS RAID. Received Oct. 3, 7.45 p.m. London, Oct. 2. It is reported that fifteen German aeroplanes were destroyed in the Allied air raid on the St. Denis aerodrome on September 30.