TUESDAY

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 23 December 1915, Page 3

TUESDAY

Qas Attack >on Brifish — German Failure in Belgium — Sir John French:* Farewell—Confident of Early Victory—Allies Fortifying Salonika. '■ . A gas attack on.the British line north-east of Ypres^ on Sunday morning failed. The British fire prevented the enemy-leaving- his trenches. except in >. few places, and there the Oernians. were i quickly driven back. '\ - , ' ' I

'In an affectionate farewell message to the British army in s'rance, Sir John French says he ha& the,firmest conviction that a glorious'endingto the campaign is not far distant.

' The allies are fortifying the , approaches to Salonika, which 'they are confident they will be . ?ble to hold. Balkan reports mention the possibility of Bulgarian troops entering Greece disguised as Germans.

■ . There have been numerous 'massacres >in New Servia, in-' 'stigated by Austrians and Bulgarians, who armed Mussulmans v and incited them to attack the /civilian population. ■

, The Leader of the Conservative I Party in Roumania has sent a '•-memorial to %he King urging [ intervention on the side of r Germany.

• The Russian force operating in Persia has frustated a considerable offensive at Kutchkek, between Teheran and Hamadan.