NEW ZEALANDERS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 May 1917, Page 3

NEW ZEALANDERS.

Troops in Good Form

Stories of Raiding Operations

(Special from the New Zealaad War Correspondent.)

* May 10. For some considerable time there has bean little to report on onr seoto"* bnt lately there has been increasing artillery activity and at times intense bombardments. 0.. e heavy intermittent enemy bombardment tested throughout the night, but onr arti laiy returned tha enamy’s firs with interest,.

making his position in the tranches and the back area very uncomfortable. Our division'*! artillery his also carried out deslract ve shoots with aeroplane observation. Tha air activity has also increased. We witness daily thrilling air combats. It is a splendid sight to see flights of sixteen planes flying across the enemy’s lines and

calmly ignoring the hundreds of enemy shells bursting about them. Occasionally plmes of either Bide are brought down, but invariably the honcurs are with the British. Some attempted raids against the New Zealanders have not succeeded. One was dispersed by our artillery, trench mortirs and machine-guns and

the enemy failed to reach oar lines. Another raid waepliuned io gain information as to whet .er troops on our sector had been w tbdrawn for the Arras batt'as. 1l the early, morning following a heavy bombardment, sixty Germans weie seen advancing across, No Man’s Lind. A few succeeded in eritiring onr trenches. At first we feared that two prisoners had beeD taken, bnt we learned later tint one had got bacK wounded and that the other was killed. We captnred one German who bad been recently colled

up after being six times rejictM owing to heart weakness. The morale of the Enemy was not good, and . only thirty had volantetred for the raid. - Daring the Arras battle some New Zealanders repaired roads in the wake if the advancing infantiy. They even captured prisoners and assisted in bringing ethers in. They have secured two D.S O.’s and many Militiry Medals. ’ Beautiful weather prevails and the mud has disappeared. Our men who recently have been receiving special tJaining out of the trenches, look remarkably well. The division has never been in bett*r form and the discipline is excellent.

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