ON THE WESTERN FRONT.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 219, 3 January 1917, Page 5

ON THE WESTERN FRONT.

BRITISH ACTIVITY IN FLANDERS. LONDON, Jan. 1. 1 Sir Douglas Haig reports: Patrols I entered enemy trenches at several places eastward of Armentieres. Th enemy artillery is more active north of the Ancre. There is no reciprocal artillery fire elsewhere. TEENCH REPULSE GERMANS. LONDON, Jan. 1. A French communique says: On the right of the Meuse a strong enemy coup |de main east of Dcs Chambrcttes com'pletely failed. There is relative quiet elsewhere. j BELGIAN DEPORTATIONS. | THE GERMAN WAY. PARIS, Jan 2. Repatriated Belgians narrate that the Germans punish slave raid victims Who refuse to work. These are placed In a long box, like an upstanding coffin, w-here it is impossible to move, for several hours. The victims are afterwards put in a cell for a time, then Jfcurned to the box, alternation continuing until the slaves are willing to obey. ||OUR FUTURE TRADE. Received 8.45. LONDON, Jan 2. The Colonial Institute is receiving (satisfactory replies to the circular inviting the Dominion governments and chambers of commerce, and Boards of Trade to endorse the policy of obligat- i ory purchase of Imperial goods and preferential British contracts where possible. Twenty-eight governments and twenty-one chambers of comberce and boards of trade endorse the proposals.