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LONDON DISTRICT.BOMBSDROPPED.FIRES UNDER CONTROL.FEW CASUALTIES REPORTED.The Press Bureau issued the-following statement at a quarter-past one o’clock this morning:Hostile aircraft visited the Eastern' ' ■ . . * * . I ’ ' * *Counties and the London district last• . *-**•« ...... 1 * * . * *t • ' . \ ' 'night, and dropped incendiary and ex-• i * * * . . #plosive bombs.At midnight a few casualties had, * # . .. % . , * i ' . . ..been reported, and some fires, which• -. - ' * ’■ .were then well under control.. . * . * iThe number of casualties will becommunicated to the Press in the* , * * *. • . • . • * .course of the day.FLYING WESTWARDS.AMSTERDAM, Sept. 8.A correspondent in Dordrecht wires about 6.30 this morning that three airships, the nationality of which could not be ascertained owing to the great height, were observed coming from an easterly direction. They disappeared towards the West.—Reuter.AIRSHIP FIRED AT.AMSTERDAM, Sept. 8.■ * • .The “ Handelsblad ” has received from several places news to the effect that a Zeppelin was observed this morning, proceeding from east to south-west.The airship,, owing to cloudy weather, hadprobably lost its way. The “ Handelsblad ”• * f • » - , * * • learns from a military source that the airship was fired at by Dutch soldiers.The “ Telegraaf ” states that about eight o’clock this morning an airship, probably a Zeppelin, flew over the village of Duiven-drecht, near Amsterdam, going from northeast to south-west. The garrisons of some of . 1 » • 4 • . 1 • , * %the fortresses around Amsterdam fired on the* 4 « • • * • . * r « • »airship, but the result is not known.—Reuter.THE HAGUE, Sept. 8.A semi-official statement says the nationality of the, airship which, flew over Holland thismorning is not known. It was fired upon at svfetal places,- bht evidently without result.— Cfefitral News.RAID OF TUESDAY:» • • « # • * • § • i •Following on the brief official statement issued in, the early hours of yesterday , morning, to the'effect that there had been an air raid on the Eastern Counties on Tuesday nSgftCr the Press Bureau has now issued thefollowing statement:. %• * • • • *•#*,-Three Zeppelins visited the Eastern Counties on Tuesday night, and dropped bombs.Anti-aircraft guns were in. action, aero-i ’ ■ • • •planes went up, but were unable to locate theFifteen small dwelling-houses were demolished or seriously damaged, and a large number of doors, windows, etc., were broken.Several fires were caused, but were promptly extinguished.• % * ' • I « ' . rThere was no other serious damage.The following casualties have been reported:—KILLED.Men 2, women 3, children 5—total 10.WOUNDED SERIOUSLY.• • • • 0Men 4, women 11, children 5—total 20.WOUNDED SLIGHTLY.Men 9, women 5, children 9—total 23.MISSING.• ' • 4 * • . i • * •(Believed to be buried in the debris.)One man and two women.Grand total, 56.All the above are civilians except one soldier reported seriously wounded.
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London Standard
London, Middlesex, GB
Thu, Sep 09, 1915
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