More important and significant than the air raids, which have
aow become a feature of our social life, and in truth cause a good deal more spectacular interest than annoyance, as the naval raid on the East Coast which took place in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The two towns of Yarmouth and Lowestoft were attacked, but in neither case was any very great harm done. At Lowestoft the order of the proceedings was as follows. After Zeppelins had reported a clear road, the German battle-cruiser squadron, steaming at full speed, reached the coast about ten minutes past four. Their presence in our waters, however, only lasted half-an-hour. Though they used heavy guns, the damage done was comparatively slight. A convalescent home, a swimming-bath, the pier, and some forty dwelling-houses were extensively damaged, while two hundred dwelling-houses were slightly damaged. Only two men, one woman, and one child were killed ; three persons were seriously and nine slightly wounded. The bombardment of Great Yarmouth, which took place at about the same time, was on a much leas formidable scale. One large building was seriously damaged by fire and another slightly injured by shell-fire, but apparently there were no casualties.
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