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Taihape Daily Times, 15 November 1917, Page 5

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ENEMY ATTACKS REPULSED. ; ... , ■ I ’Received 11.35. - LONDON, Nov 14. Sir Douglas Haig reports that the enemy yesterday afternoon attacked our positions on the high ground northward of and were completely repulsed. FIGHTING IN FLANDERS. LONDON, November 14. Sir Douglas Haig reports: There was increased enemy artillery activity at a number of points in the neighbourhood of Passchendaele. FRENCH COMMUNIQUE. , , LONDON, November 14. A French states: The enemy vigorously opposed our guns, anti bombarded our lines in the Champagne region and the heights at some points in the Argonne.

A DISTINGUISHED NEW ZEALANDER. WELLINGTON, November 14. Base Records Office has received advice that the Military Medal has been awarded to Corporal H. W. Michael, a New Zealander, attached to the 19th Battalion of the London Regiment. , IN CHINA CHINA AND THE WAR. WASHINGTON, Nov. 14. China will soon formally protest against the Japano-American agreement. It is simultaneously learned that China is completing preparations to send an army to Franco. A CHINESE PROTEST. Received 11.5. WASHINGTON, Nov 14. China’s protest, as published, points out that China consistently respected the treaty rights of friendly nations. Existing treaties cover territorial contiguity of interests completely. As far as China is concerned she allows herself to be bound by other nations’ agreements.