Official News.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 118, 12 October 1914, Page 8

Official News.

HIGH COMMISSIONERS CABLE. 'London, October 9. Official. —Squadron commander Spencer Groy, wilih lieutenants iMurix and Sippe made a successful :ittaek on Dasseldorf airship shed. I.untenant Marix dropped [bombs from a hc-ijht of 6UO feet, hit the s'hed, destroyed- a Zeppelin and ignited gas airships. The three officers returned safely, but lost their aeroplanes. London. October 10. Keliable. —The general situation is unchanged according lo laiiest French reports. Cavalry forces arc still operating nortih of Lille. A battle is proceeding from Lens 1(0 on the left wing. Only isolated lighting occurs from lae Oise to the Meu.se.

There has been artillery fighting along the line on (he Allies' righUn the Woeuvre district.

The posit ion is unchanged in Lorraine, Voges, and AJ.sacc.

lihc Montenegrins are marching towards Sarajevo. A Russian army (if a million is marching from .''Warsaw .;o Thorn.

The bombardment of Antwerp con linuc» violently'.

The Allie.s' attempt to drive a wed'gc between the Allien and Antwerp was unsuccessful.

Many Antwerp refugees arc arriving in llingldnd.

London, Later. Ol.licsal.—T'.ie ba;ilo progri sso-j favorably for the Allies, in spite of violent attacks.

North of 'the Oiso advantages have been secured. Appreciable progress has been made in the -St. Mihiel region. On the left wing there has been confused cavalry figh.ing in the region of Laliasscl, Armcntior.s, and O.issell. The Russians liave occupied Ijyck. The siege of Przemysl continues favorably to tlii? Russians.

A report issued by the Belgian Commission asserts that murder, rapine, butchery, and pillago has been carried out on a deliberate organised scale under the direction of superior officers. Wellington, Saturday. The High Commissioner reports, under date London, October 0: Some thousands of stricken Belgians arrived in England from Antwerp today. A great number of tliein are penniless and carrying all their belongings in bundles.

Hie first list of British prisoners of war iias been received from the Germans.

The list of casualties reported from the base on the dates September 15, lli, 17 i s as follows:—Killed, 4 officers and 02 men; wounded. 32 officers and 274 men; missing, :! ollicers and 034 men.