GENERAL HAIG’S REPORTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 July 1918, Page 2

GENERAL HAIG’S REPORTS.

j BRITISH OPERATIONS:

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j LONDON, July 12th. j Sir Douglas Haig reports: AA’e imprisonered 120 and took ten machine guns in Thursday’s enterprise soutliI west of* Merris. j AA'e repulsed an attempted raid south

' of Hticquoy. j AVe successfully raided the enemy, north-east of Merris near Meteren and in the vicinity of Hamel, taking prisoners.

| Sir Douglas Haig reports: We drove i oil' an attempted enemy raid this morn- | ing with loss, in the neighbourhood of Baequoy. • Heavy rain storms on the 11th limited the nctvitv in the air. 1 Our aeroplanes dropped nine tons of bombs on railway junctions, behind the Gorman lines and destroyed three Gorman aeroplanes, downed two nnrontrall- ' able. Three British are missing. Night flying was impossible. * BRITISH OPERATIONS. I AUSTRALIAN A N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION it IIEUTER.] (Received This Dav at li. 2.5. a m.) LONDON, July *l3. General Haig reports English and Australians, on the 12th, carried out sitece.sHftll fniifor enterprises in the neighbourhood of A’ieux Berquifl And Merris. Our casual ties in this sector in the past few days have boon exceptionally light. j AA'e raided north of Hamel, and repulsed a raid north of Meteren. Hostile artillery was active opposite Beaumont Hamel, and in Estraloe and Loere sectors.