OFFICIAL NEWS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2268, 30 September 1914, Page 6

OFFICIAL NEWS

I. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLES

ALLIES ATTACK CONHNUES

I . The following messages.'have been re- }-, coived' by. .thel prime s Minister from the }■'■ High..Commissioner.in London :-^-. . |; London,'' September 28, 1245 p.m.-.Ee.liable.-TjNeVv'sVfrom Paris is favour. j Bole.j.tQ.j.the'.'.Allies'. ;'. The-centre is on- ;-.' tho, .defensive and:;both 'flanks are vig-. i orously offensive.- -.German aeroplanes : dropped.-four- bombs in Paris, only: one ;-.- causing "serious- damage, killing -one ;■ i ihan;.\....:v f:;-,: ...v;:.-■'■'';.■'.-, :;,','::..,' "'.'-■. '.-;.-■' -Luderiljz-Bjiy,; the'entrance to an im- ; portant:.;diamond"field'.'in West Africa, : has been occupied by the Union : Defence j;. ■ ■';■-•;['•■ ;/ ', ,i: '.'".''•' : - : ;.. . Heavy'fighting is':'reported from TerI ; inonde.'and,.Hbfstade,..TChero. : ithe enemy \ 'has fallen' back, .losing big guns. Ger- !'. man_;.attack. oii Antwerp:; is' considered i^ imminent; with An- ;■'.; twerp> are becoming difficult. ■'.' .-. .'< ; ■, j. Reports, from. .Potrograd state that •:• tho.-|re'.treat:pf the Germans towards the j.Smvalki government is..gen.er.al..' • f: -All',communication with Przemysl is h severed..,!'The'Austrian army-has fallen >;'.; back in.'tlio:'.\vesti ''The Russians have -...occupied Turka, in Galicia. ... ■ '•' i,"• Thirty-sis German ships, valued at j •'; £2,0.00,000, are held up in' Antwerp. !-.-.;Tho French -fleet/bombarded; Cattaro ir-jfqr twelve, hours.- :. Several forts were ;^'dismantled.'-'.-: ; ; ■.-■'•' •: ■ ''-".''■•'■• : ■ ■' f '■:'::"' ISOLATED: :- ; T' [/.-.;;:;^:;.r^.'.:".'. J.'..,. ;,.■:;2.45'p.m.' '■' K. r ; The Russians have completely isolated: ; ". Przemyslc:.They .have cut off the. r'ailV-'., roads -.connecting ' the' 'fortress in; ttio [. i north' with Jaroslav;' in -the' east with p;: Lemberg, iii the west with Tarnow, and j- (n the south .with Khyow:: . £•<:}■ " ; ; CAPTURED SHIPPING. ';' ' j ; -.'.'.- '. September 2S,' 3 p.m. £■'■■' : Official l—TJp to September 23 twelve ;_: British ships were sunk ■ by.'.tho enemy ;"."■ on the' high seas,:-aiid fifteen"'.British-. i and neutral ships were sunk by mines |. iiithe'Nbrth-Sca.' Twenty-four fishing • .vessels were captured or sunk by tho ;,-.cnemyMnthe North Sea, and ■.-neighbour-.' (: ing'.waters. . Since the outbreak of j ;;wari,. 102-of the--enemy's, vessels have [~ been.detained"in British ports; 88 wcro r.'.-. captured; 14' in; the Suez zone; 15 cap-; J: <> ble, of .being, armed are detained in the [; States ports; 168 are detained p by" the Allies. ,' Seventy-four British >, ships.are detained in German ports and ;■ .12 have been captured or sunk by, tho [•• /Germans/ '. ' : '~-:. : : . '-'''■•■.. p;V;BRITISH; REPULSE | ', The. following'-news has been 'trans- !'\.. jnitted by the Official Press Bureau:— ;: , i London,' September 27; 10.-lo p.m. \. "Official.—The situation is '■■ satisfac:':!lory.''.' Ari attack,on the British front :->,bas:beeh-repulsed with heavy losse'sito ;".. '■• ■• jbe enemy.' , • ;• :r :.;'-,'; v ; JAPANESE SUCCESS. ■■•'■;' '/London,' September 28, 7.10 p.m. ':•'."■ - Official .-tTho Japanese military at- ,-; .tache in ..London.;states: "On'''the .aftcr- ' ' jioon of tho ■ 26th..'o'ur troops 'attacked !r .the enemy who' werp" in. occupation of r' advanced positions on high, ground be- !,'.■'■ tween the rivers 'Paisha- and Litsun. j"' Aftfir a. slight.'engagement the enemy i; ..wore put- t6 : .flights :On the!- 27th -our :.'■ troops occupied the line along the'right. ' v: banks of the Litsun and-. Cliangtsun -.: llivers, seven miles north-east of Tsing- ' ; ,tau: J {.'••;'.', ',; ~' . '