Official News.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 130, 26 October 1914, Page 5

Official News.

ENEMY'S AGGRESSIVE TACTICS. ; ' London, October 23. ** Official: The enemy is endeavouring to make a fresh effort along the greater „/| part of the line, especially between the , .'?' North Sea and the Oise, with a new .J, corps, composed of raw troopp. Strong ,' # :'A German forces on the left wing con* t Fl tinue. violently to attack in the region ' i between La Bassce and the CanaL '"he ■ ,8 Allies generally have held their poeitions, but were obliged to give way at »■•*£s certain points, advancing at others. *.& The enemy is active in the Arras die- , trict, also on the Somme. The Allies '/. made progress north of the river, par- ~ ticu'arly in the region of Rosieros and, '; Santierrc.

We have also had partial successes in the region of Verdun and Pont a Mous-

There is nothing to report from the rest of the front. Official: The Germans still hold the f Vistula south of Pilica, except the line ,■ from Ivangorod to Koscnicc, which they have abandoned, the Russians pursuing., lAustrians failed to cross the San south - '■ of daroslav, and were then repulsed, the Hussians then assuming the offensive. ~ ;'? TO CKIITLK GERMAN TRADE. ;> '*% Wellington, Last Night. ' \ The High Commissioner cables to they.v Premier: "With a view of crippling Germany's trade, the British Government has pro-' : ' hibitcd the importation of sugar to the ,*> United Kingdom. He states that there ,' is no danger of a shortage, for supplies . ) are available to meet several months* ,-> demand. The price will not exceed $%& j$ per lb., and probably will be further rev it duced. This action is necessary, owingVi| to Germany selling to neutral countries,' jj end tho latter Bending to England." *jg