Late War News

Horowhenua Chronicle, 2 August 1916, Page 3

Late War News

(Australia-New Zealand Cable Service) THE AIR RAID. Loudon, August 1. .Between 10 o'clock and midnight, several ainsliips attacked tho eastern and (south-eastern counties. Owing to their great height, and the mists, the numbor is uncertain, but at least six were counted, and probably there was a seventh, which dad not drop bombs. The number of bombs dropped were groatly exaggerated because they fell in tlriniy inhabited districts - , and were heard at great distances. Sixty bombs were found. Our aircraft and anti-aircratt guns engaged the miders who wore seen to drop to a low altitude and then disappear in the mist, (Received This Day 9.25 a.m.) SIR DOUGLAS HAIG. New York, Aug. 1. Frederick Palmer, writing from the west front, describes Sir Douglas Haig as keeping up exercise and insisting on plenty of sleep, consequently he i<s fresh as when the war began.

Interviewed, he said the fide liad turned. It was only a question of time when we would havo a decisive victory. Events proved that man. for man tiie British were superior. Captured officers admit that Germany is beaten.

AI'STRO-UERM ANPREDICAMENT. Petrograd, Aug. 1. An American correspondent says the opinion in Petrograd is that diespite the Austru-Gernians' stubborn resistance, they will be unable much longer to successfully oppose all the three Russian lines of advance upon Ivovel, Vladimir Volhynski and Lemberg. Probably they will be competed to sacrifice one in order to stiffen the other*.