TRENCH RAIDS ON THE BRITISH FRONT

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2945, 4 December 1916, Page 7

TRENCH RAIDS ON THE BRITISH FRONT

SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S REPORT. Australian-New Zealand Cable AEioeiation. London, December 1Sir Douglas Haigh reports: "Wo drove off an attempted raid nortb.-eas6 of Neuve Chapelle. We entered tho German line at several places south of Armentieres." (Aust.-N.Z. Cable Aesn. and Beutcr.) (Rec. December 2, 7.40 p.m.) London, December 2. Sir Douglas Haig reports heav.v reciprocal shelling in. the neighbourhood of Gueduecourt, and on both sides of the Ancro. Considerable trench mortar activity prevails elsewhere. Anstr-ilian-New Zealand Cable Association. (Rec. December 3, 5.5 p.m.) London, December 3. Sir Douglas Hug reports: "Wo repulsed two small raids which were attempted after a heav.v trench mortar attack in the Souchez areas." (Aust.-N.Z. Cable Assn. and neuter.! (Rec. December 3. 11.15 p.m.) ~. _ , TT . , ,m, London, December 3. Sir Douglas Haig reports: JTherc has been intermittent shelling by the enemy on tho Ancrc, and considerable reciprocal trench-mortaring, at Ypreß, Armentieres, and tho Hohenzollern Redoubt." HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. The High Commissioner reports:— London, December 2, 4.40 p.m. A British official report states: "A small enemy party entered our trendies north of Le Sars, but were immediately ejected." CALM ON THE FRENCH FRONT (Aust.-Jf.Z. Cable Assn. and Eouter.) ■ „,„., , , . London, December I. A.Jraich official communique states: "It, ]s calm on the whole front'; Our aircraft bombed factories at Thionville and bivouacs at Damvillerß." (Rec. December 2± 7.40 p.m.) t t?.-„-i. n: • i • , , London, December 2. t^i l^t'St^ mnmmst3ics: " Tller6 is *®*r" «* (Rec. December 3, 5.5 p.m.) a v t. m• i • _ London, December 3.Western front" MnmUmque states: li has ken a «aln> **&*> on tfo (Rec. December 3, 11.15 p.m.) ■A' ir,.„„ .1, a• i • x Paris, December 3. alon-nnr Cla l C ° mm r" !,l !i. States: '" Weak m S prevail* enenv s fi^'*'if XC r Pt °-" S e Wof the M «» se > &* enemy is furiously bombarding in the region of Vaus."