Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-20
ASSO(ATED Press
zEPPELlNs RAID
ENGLISH TOWNS

LONDON, Enos Jan. 20.-Ihe long
expected German Zeppelin raid upon
England took place last night. the
results Of the aerial homhardmente
being = number Of buildings dam
AGED, one woman and one boy killed.
and one man, one woman and one
baby injured by the bursting shells.
At least four different places were
bombarded and from the various re-
ports received, the raidina air feet
consisted Of from three to six Zeppe.
lins, which crossed the channel sepa-
rated, made the attacks and returned
In the direction they came from.
REPORTED CAPTURE
OF ONE RAIDER
No official report was given out last
night by the war office as to the dam
age inflicted in the raid, or the sue
cess with which 1t was met; but .
Central News report from Hunstanton,
which was passed by the censor,
states that one of the Zeppelins had
been brought down there and cap
tured.
Hunstanton is seven miles north
Of Sandringhare, one of the objects Of
the aerial attack.
The first intimation of the raid
came early in the afternoon when an
Amsterdam despatch was received
stating that at 2:3o o'clock three Yep
peIins had passed over the island OF
AmeIand, flying west.
The Zeppelins bombarded four Of
the coast towns Of Norfolk, including
the town of Sandrineham, in which
is located the residence Of King
George, Sandringham Palace, the Off
eial residence of the Prince of Wales
when the holder Of that title 10 old
enough to require an establishments
Of his own.
A number of the German bombs
were dropped in the near neighbor.
hood Of the palace, where the chill
dren Of the king and queen Of Belgium
are supposed to be now living.
TWO KILLED AT
YARMOUTH
The first attack was made at Var.
mouth. At this place the bombs fell
In Norfolk square, at the South quay,
the headquarters Of the National Re-
serves; at Trinity depot, and else.
where throughout the city, doing con-
siderable damage to property.
A quick search by the police at the
scenes Of the explosions resulted in
the finding Of the bodies of two vic
Tins Of the raid, man and woman.
u is reported that at least two more
persons were killed,
From Yarmouth the raiders pro
ceeded north along the coast to Gro
mer, which also WAS subjected to 4
bombardment, and then west to Sand
ringfiam. =
Here an attempt was made to dam
age the Royal Palace. A number Of
bombs fell all around the place, but
none struck the palace.
KINGS lynn DOCKS
AFiRE; SEVERAL HURT
Near Sandringham there was a
-bombardment Of Kings Lynn. Here
the raiders killed one boy and injured
three other persons, man, woman
snd5a baby. Four bombs fell on the
Kings Lynn docks, which caught fire.
After towering over the place for IS
minutes to watch the effects Of their
work the ZeppeIins then raided along
The WISH. Ss'tk
A number Of houses were badly
danraged at Kings Lynn, but the citil
zens took advantage Of the warming
and sought refuge In their cellars or
in the funk holes" they had prepared.
this being the name generally given
to the temporary bomb-proofs many
had dug for use in such instances, and
which demonstrated their worth last
night.
Last night King George and Queen
Mary left for Buckingham Palace.