THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 September 1916, Page 3

THE WAR

(Australia-New Zealand Cable Service., THE BRITISH REPORT. (Renter Telegram). London, Sept. 25. Sir Douglas Haig reportsSouth of the Autre three enemy attacks west of Des lionets wore repulsed with Ic.ss. There is active artillery liring at many points. In five raids our airmen bombed railway stations and enemy coniniuiticaitioiis. I.''ive hostile machines were destroyed ill air lighting vesterdav. Two ntl icrs were brought down and damaged. I've of our machiiicK aie liiifssing. A LONG FLIGHT. Paris, iSept. 2-3. A Comniun'ijiie states: --There is nothing important apart from the artillery dil els south 'of the Somnte mid ei.fit of the '.Mouse. 'I wo I'Yeneh aeroplanes dropped bombs on Ktwn and returned safely after a High t of five hundred miles. .Seven aeroplanes dropped fifty bombs . on factories at Rombaeh and Tliionvillc. IN AIACKDONIA. Salonika, September A liiil.ish official message states: — On the iStrunia front we crowed the river in three pates. Jemnian, which the enemy had set on lire has been occupied. We met strong opposition when attacking Kara<lz and Kovlala. A counter attack wa.s entirely dispersed. Naval and lield artillery successfully bombarded trencher.

The weather is misty and unfavourable. INVASION OP TRANSYLVANIA. Bucharest. Sept. 20. The occupation of Szekelyudvarkely assures the Rumanians of the possession of one-third of Transylvania or twenty tihousand isquare kilometres, and enables the shortening of the Rumanian front. IN THE I>OBR I'D JA. Zurich. >Sept. :>•">. Budapest reports state that the Russians brought up large reserves and threatened points in the Dobrudja. Strong .Russian and Serbian forces eocupy excellent fortified positions.