7 JULY 1917, Page 9

Enemy aeroplanes, twelve or fourteen in number, made a raid

on Harwich early on Wednesday morning. They were quickly driven off by gunfire and by our aircraft, though not before they had dropped bombs, killing eleven persons and wounding thirty-six. On their return journey the raiders were intercepted by our naval aircraft from Dunkirk, who brought down two in flames and damaged a third. The incident does credit to our Air Service, which, though it was unlucky in failing to intercept the London raiders of three weeks ago, has on the whole dealt very successfully with these incursions.