ON THE WESTERN FRONT.
AIR RAID ON BRUGES. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE. UVSTBALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION & REUTEB.j , (Received This Day at 9.30. ac.m.) LONDON, bept. 4. The Admiralty reports that naval aircraft on Sunday night bombed docks, submarine shelters and railway sidings at Bruges causing a fire at the lock gates of Ecluso Canal. We bombed Varssenaore aerodrome yesterday morning. One of our machines is missing. SUCCESSFUL RAIDS. IACSTIULIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATE)* & REUTER.] (Received Thi* Day at 11.25. a.m.. LONDON September, 4. General Haig reports that we advanced our line northeast-ward of »St. Julien and successfully raided northward of Lens. We repulsed raiders Boutliwestward of La Bassee. OFFICIAL REPORT. (Rocoivod This Day at 12.25. p.m.) LONDON September 4. British official—Six aeroplanes participated in last night’s jaid. They proceeded as far as Chatham and dr<> ped bombs on the Islo of Tiianot, Sheerness and Chatham areas. There were no army casualties . One civilian was killed and six injured. Tho material damage was slight Our aircraft guns fired without result.
The Secretary of tho Admiralty reports that during tho raid 107 naval ratings were killed and 86 wounded.
F URTHER CANADIAN SUCCESS
ON 600 YARDS FRONT
(Received this day at 1.30 p.m.)
LONDON September, 4
The United Press Headquarters eorarespondent says tho Canadians this morning advanced north of Lens on n 600 yards front penetrating more than 200 yards. Tho second Prussian Guards reserve were, badly mauled and simultaneously our line advanced east on another point north of Lons. The two operations tend to further threaten Lons.
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Hokitika Guardian, 5 September 1917, Page 3
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