NEWS OF THE WEEK.
ON Monday night the long-expected raid of Zeppelins on London took place. About ninety bombs, mostly of the incendiary type, were dropped, and many fires were caused. The Press Bureau refused to allow any detailed information to be published, for the sufficient reason that it is highly un- desirable to let the enemy know exactly what points he has bombed. When hovering over a darkened city the crews of the Zeppelins are probably in considerable doubt as to their whereabouts. To inform them would be to enable them to do better next time. Only three of the fires were large enough to require the services of fire engines. In the first Admiralty communication it was suggested that perhaps not all the fires were caused by the bombs. The Press Bureau report published on Wednesday disposed of any inferences which might have been drawn from this statement. " The fires were all caused by the incendiary bombs." Four persons were killed—a baby, a boy, a man, and a woman—and several others were seriously injured, of whom one has since died. The German official account states that bombs were thrown on the wharves and docks of London. London may be fairly congratulated on 'its conduct in its first trial. We have written further on the subject elsewhere.
