SCENES IN AN OFFICE BUILDING

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3111, 15 June 1917, Page 5

SCENES IN AN OFFICE BUILDING

{Mac. Jtmo 15, 0.5 a.m.) One bomb demolished a block of offices. All the Hours were wrecked "ind 1 dozen people were killed, including two who hod been ordered to »o to tho'lw-e nicnt. They went; into the street instead. One lost an arm and tho other both cgs. Both died m a few moments. Several people were buried on the miner floors. Another bomb, falling into a workshop, killed threo people nod iuiurod thirty.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. A DETERMINED RAID (Kee. June 11, 7.30 p.m.) , London, Jimio 13 Apparently only live of the raiders readied. London, due v-ro'np dotorniinedliretuniod utter being chased ofi'.-Tho '•Times." ■ THE KING MOVED TO INDIGNATION (Roc. June 15, 0.5 a.m.) ... On viewing the dead bodies of the women and children at tho mortuary tho Km? bitterly exclaimed: "'lt makes my blood boil! They will do anything" The bombs missed two historic London buildings by a. few yards -United Service. GERMAN PRESS MAKING THE MOST. OF IT dice. Juno 13, 5.10 p.m.) 'i-i ~i, i- -.1 ~, • , , Amsterdam, Juno IS. Ihe herliuei Alorgenposty in a heavy-type headline, announces the ftHit of the Lnglish Government from London."— Aue.-N.Z. Cable Assn. mw POSITIONS HELD BY THE BRITISH LULL IN MAJOR OPERATIONS GERMANS PREPARING A NEW LINE London, .Tune 13. Sir Douglas Bsig reports: "Wo drovo off a counter-attack against tho positions gained yesterday morning astrido tho Souchcz Itlyer, and repulsed raiders north-east of Richobourg l'Avoue. Wo successfully raided east of Leverjrnier, north-east of Lagnicourt, west of La Bassee, and north-east of Neuve Chapollc."—■ Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. NIBBLING AT THE GERMAN LINE (R*c. .Tune 15, 0.5 a.m.) ■m ...iv •> , , . „ , London, June VI. Uib limes correspondent nt Headf|iiarters states: 'Tu spite of the lull wo continue to anuex bits of ground and stretches of tranches. Wo now hold a lino over 2000 yards in advance of the line attacked east of Messines. The whole situation at Messines is most satisfactory."—Tlie "Times." WITH THE NEW ZEALANDERS AT MESSINES CAPTURED DOCUMENTS AND PRISONERS' STATEMENTS. (Special Dispatch from the Official "War Correspondent.) „ , , . British Headquarters (France), June 11. Corps and divisional commanders are in receipt of many congratulatory messages on tho success of their operations in tho Battlo of Messines. Meantimo other unite have mado a, further dent in the German line, and posts liavo been established.closo to Warneton. On the first day cavalry patrols pushed out into tho open, among them a Canadian squadron, which galloped up to and captured a snipers' post, took/some prisoners, and did useful reconnaissance work. Infantry patrols are out to-day, and tho present indications are that tho enemy will fall back on liis Warnoton defence system. Captured documents and prisoners' statements provo that tho enemy spared no effort to defend Messines. Every man was notified that ho must resist to tho utmost. In tho front line the companies were told that adequate support would be available, and that their immediate counter-attacks would always bo effective. Neither statements camo true for the weight of our Runs and the valour of our troops triumphed. One paragraph in n captured order ran: "The oneray must not get tho Hossines Bidge at anv price." Troops in the lino wero warned to bo specially on the alert, and were practically in a state of "stand-to" day and niprht. During one bombardment our artillery blow up a. Gorman dump and twelvo horses wero killed in a neighbouring stable. That night the Germans had cooked moat. They said it was splendid. Wo have captured, amongst other things, paper Ijandases, which are now held in resorvo by the Germans in case the cotton bandages run ou.t. Our corps has captured to date about forty officers and nearly two thousand prisoners. Some wero taken in a dug-out in which they had been hiding for four davs.

. THE HAUL OF PRISONERS AND BOOTY AT MESSINES. (Kcc. Juno 11, 7.30 p.m.) London, June 13. Sir Doufilus Hiiis reports: "Since Juno G our captures have totalled 73i2 men. (7 fiiins, 242 raacliine-ffuns, and (iO trencli mortars. Wo drove off German raiders north-wcsl: of We brought down yesterday six ot tbe enemy's aeroplanes.'' —Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.-Kcuter. NEW GERMAN DEFENCE LINE IN FLANDERS (Roc. June 15, 0.5 a.m.) Amsterdam, June 11. Tho Germans nro using forced labour for constructing a now line behind tho Donder Eivor, in East Flanders, to tho Scheldt. Other operations and incessant; military activity indicate that tho Germans will do their utmost to retain Flanders.—Tho "Times.*