THE WAR.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 2 June 1915, Page 2

THE WAR.

[elkctuic —corruiour ] I fjsk eahsa association.l FURTHER PROGRESS. * Paris, June 1. Official.- AVe made further progress to the north of Arras on the road from Wouehez. We occupied Talon mill and some German trenches stretching from the mill to tho sugar factory. There were only artillery duels on the outskirts of Boife Lepretre. Amsterdam. June 1. The Allies are advancing at St. Jiilicu. The German lino has weakened and is giving ground north-east-ward of Ypree before vigorous attacks preceded by effective bombardment of tlie trenches. The enemy, despite orders to hold at all costs, arc gradually losing the ground won tliere a month ago. The line has been pierced at .several points. The Germans have moved their base hospital at Tournui further Lack. ZEPPELINS AGAIN London, luno 1. "Officials.—Zeppelins ari: reported near Ramsgatc, JJientvuod and eertiiiv outlying districts sit London. . oJan; fires are reported, but they cannot bactually connected vr.'.i the ■-■rii ~1 tinairships. The Press Jii:re;iu. on Luc ground of public safety, proiubiis publication of details. BRITISH CASUAL'Jti IJST. TJie British casualty list lroni April 2Gth to May 4th (including the Dardanelles) was 092 officers killed and £278 wounded. From April 14th to May 14th 5478 non-coms and men were killmi, 19,(M8 wounded and 3131 taken prisoner. AIRMEN liOMB VOL A. Rome, June i. Official. of our dirigibles bombarded the railway station, petrol depot and arsenal at Pola oil Sunday night. A great fire broke out in thearsenal. Our torpedo boat destroyer flotilla shelled Monfalcou« dockyard, causing serious damage. CASUALTY LIST. KILLED IN ACTION.

"Wellington Battalion Private H. E. N. Brooms. . ! Plicate A. Brown. Private H. W. Brown. Lance-Corporal J. Campbell. Private F*. T. Chapman Private D. W. Gray. CoTporal E. J. Ireland. Private B. H. Monk. Private J. F. McCarthy. Private W. A. Nielson. Private G. V. Thomas Corporal C. Dustin. Private R. A. McNab. Private G. P. Pitt. Private S Reynolds. Private J. E. Smith. I'REVIOUSiA' REPORTED WOUNDED—NOW KIULEB Wellington Battalion. Corporal lw R. Bowden. Lance-Corporal C V. McDonald. Private N. H. Wood. DIED OF WOUNDS. Otago Battalion. Corporal W. S. Mitchell. Wellington Battalion Private 11. Bryant. Private W. Jones. Private 11. Meyhill. DANGEROUSLY ILL Canterbury Battalion Sergfc. E. D. Evans. Auckland liattalioii. Private C. N. Banbur.v \"OUN!DED. Wellington Battalion Private W. li. Hansiord, Sergeant W. T. Higgott PREVIOUSLY REPORTED WOUND-ED-NOW REPORTED UJSHURT Wellington Battalion Private' J. Bloor. Laiiee-Corporal G. McAney (Received This Day J. 15 a.m.) JvEWS FROM PARIS Pans, Juno 1. A communique states that on Monday night we penetrated to XJiicku, east of the Aixoulctte-Suucncis road where a violent •hand-to-hand light resulted to our advantage. A very violent combat developed around the sugar faotory at Souchez, where we captured sixty prisoners. Wo repulsed two companies at La Fontenelle, north of Saint Die, with heavy losses. , THE ZEPPELIN RAID. London. June 1. Official.—Ninety bombs, mostly incendiary, nere dropped from the Zeppelins in various localities near each other. A number of fires were caused, but only three required the attendance of j a fire brigade, and were promptly desiii, with. The casualties were small; a man, a woman, a boy, and an infant were killed; and a woman seriously: injured. _\o public buildings wore injured but a number of houses were damaged by iirw and water.

AN AUSTRIAN liXlh. Rome, Juno 1. Austrian aeroplanes bombarded Ban and Biindisi, but did little damage. A child was killed at Ban. A SUBMARINE ESOAPISB. Athensj June 1. British warships attacked a German submarine at Lemnos, but it dived and disappeared. Th« Government has prohibited the export of all goods considered to be contraband.