London, Mar, 30.
A large aeroplane was seen to fall into the sea off the Northnumberland coast last night. A lifeboat put out and found large patches of oil, but no trace of the aircraft was discovered.
rhe Admiralty announces that enemy aircraft attempted to attack convoys in the North Sea yesterday night, without inflicting any damage.
In the first case a single aircra attacked. In the second case the number of attacking craft was unknown. Only two bombs were dropped and both fell harmlessly into the sea. In both cases the enemy were driven off successfully, it is stated.
Berlin announced yesterday that six merchant vessels were hit by bombs and an accompanying British warship sunk when German aircraft attacked a British convoy near the Shetland Islands.—Reuter, Sterling Slumps in
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