OFFICIAL NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 24, 27 September 1915, Page 5

OFFICIAL NEWS.

OFFENSIVE IN THE WEST. The High Commissioner reports:— London, September 26 (2 p.m.) General .French reports: The. British attacked, the enemy yesterday 'south'of La' Bassee, east 'of Grenay, and. Vermell6s,: capturing five miles'of' trenches ahcl penetrated' 'four thousand yards. ,' • ~'. , ' . ' .', . !' 'We captured' the west' outskirts of Hulliich, the village of Hoos,' arid the mining' wdi-ks, ' And' Hill '' ! 70'. Hard' fi'gh'tiiVg "eAsuetl. "We 'also hear Hooge;'| s'drith bf MBnifr '" Road, ; arid' gairie'd, ' 1700 prisoner's' aria : ' eight griris'and several machine-guns were taken in Westende and, Middle--kerke'.: '', ,',,_,. ,''; ~- ~ British successfully attacked 'fW»d»4nemy' positions \vest of Hooji and HullUch, the French co-operating. The British made an energetic attack Tyn-th of and a footing \vas enemas ,, . , . -tii j ; ~i •JiThere!we're, cqpibatjs, wjith aerial fbrrpedoes \ and . ,W^i' ee .ri $^ m ? n^ , Oise.' ..,«'■ . ;1) ., f , [v,m-w t.' i'-'t *\ l'i ■ At i Champap'e,, following ( a violent; bombar^m^pt' of enemy's r^it ion,' the French infantry began, assault' between,Suippe>rid'. AisneJ. The first Jine of ] was occupied' along ,almqst .the. whole, front 'attacked, ' and' the.plQgwss"continues. . . ', ..An Amsterdam message states that twenty-two warships participated in the coast bombardment. London, September 26 (3.35 p.m.) Paris reports that on the Belgian coast the Allies' batteries co-operated with the British fleet in the bombardment of the German positions.