IN THE WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 July 1918, Page 5

IN THE WAR.

ZEEBRUGGE AND OSTEND BOMBED. ALSO. DESTROYERS AND TORPEDO> BOATS. "'" EXCITING AIR BATTLES. Received July 10, 6.5 p.m. London, July 9. The Admiralty reports that aircraft, between the 4th and 7th of July, dropped eix tons of bombs on Zeebrugge and the docks at Ostend and Bruges. They also bombed four destroyers and four tor-pedo-boats near Zeebrugge. Sixteen hostile machines attacked one of our 1 formations. We destroyed three and drove down three. All of ours retained. Seven hostile machines attacked fhreeriof our large seaplanes,, and WxaOg a 'fiftyfive minutes' engagement two pf the enemy's machines were destroyed-— • .Aus.-N.Z. Oafcle.'Assoc tod- Renter. ' THE RAID ONCOBLEWZ. SERIOUS DAMAHE-OAUfißa). Received July < 'l<J,&&panv fondon, Advke from Geneva, stwtes tfeatSSday'g air raid on Coblenz causedljeiteas damage to the station and W t wo bridges across the Rhine and -H&e'elle. The majority of the ■bombs fell' jsg she Schoeffbrietstein fortress, whim i&invariably full of reciuite.—Press Assof •. RAIDIMG GSSaMiaTTOWNSi -;. Jiojfifori, .Juty ty The Air Minister reports:—Oni' jfii> men attacked the station and factories' at Kaiserslautern on the Jih- Hostile machines were engaged ©ver' tiyes. Our squadron on the Bth way stations, workshops, and siding* 3a Luxemburg, Bursts were observed"; iri the station and woricatops.—Ara.-iKZ. Cable Assoc and.Renter- \