Official News.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 105, 26 September 1914, Page 5

Official News.

Wellington, Friday. The nigh Commissioner reports under date London, September 23 (6.25 p.m.): Official. —The Admiralty reports that yesterday a I'ritish aeroplane on the naval wing delivered an attack on the Zeppelin s'heds at Dusseldorf. Tlie conditions of the flight were rendered difficult by misty weather. iLeut. Collet dropped three bombs on tho Zeppelin eheda, approaching within 400 ft. The extent of tho damage is unknown. Collet's machine was struck by a projectile, but all the machines returned safely. In the event of future bombs being dropped into Antwerp or other Belgian towns, measures of reprisal will be adopted. Reliable.—Tup operations during three days along an extended front bave been in favor of the Allies. The enemy has sustained serious repulses. The enemy shows little activity in the Domestre district, and has evacuated Nomenv ami Arracourt, but holds the lines south of the Woevre. Paris reports that while a (Jerman cruiser and two torpedo-boats were laying mines in the llaltie they were funic by the Russian cruiser Mayan. Later. —The Russians have taken Jarosl&Y, a fortified town 15 miles from Przeurysl, and JYisluk, in the CarpathiTho Montenegrins arc within nine miles of Sarajevo. t ■ ,•■■ :