THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 July 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

« Latest Cables This Afternoon's War News. t* ,>LiiUIiUL XLLKbUAI'U— LtiUJJi.} c l'JL.iv » UJutiO — i, HIGH L UMMISMONJfiII b itiu-oiu. there is artillery lighting at several poillts Oil tllC Allies' IiOUL. 11l lilO legion v.i juugacclte a portion ol lue Wl'iluUl UI'LLCIL iiaS iIVI'LL CUpLLlLl'd iceuiying inc Ixllo advautageouoly ior Üb. in uio region oi Arracouri a strong enemy reconnaissance, supported uy aruilery leli oack ueiore our lire. Ju tiie \ osgce; a German attach" on our position south ol La >JL'a\vae was easily repulsed. East, ol Metzeral tlie enemy momentarily penetrated our .lines but was turned back by an energetic counter-attack, A FRJiNOH COMMILNIQUK Paris, July 23.

A communique states that we occupied a portion ol an enemy trench al Bagatelle, altering the trout to our advantage. Our infantry and artillery repulsed a strong enemy reconnaissance supported by artillery, in the .Region of Airacourl. The enemy heavily bombarded our position on the crests ol' Darankoll, and momentarily penetrated our lines but was driven out by energetic counter attack. (Received This Day 9.30 a.m.) SQUANDERING. Ju a ease before the King's Bench, over disputed commissions for the selling of motor cars to the War Office evidence revealed that various com missions amounted t<i C-10,000. or 10 per cent of the purchase money, which, the Judge pointed out, the Government practically paid. INCREASE FOR COTTON OPERATIVES. The cotton operatives have been granted an advance during the war of five per cent as a result of the reference of the dispute to the Government tor settlement.