Official News.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 133, 29 October 1914, Page 5

Official News.

OPERATIONS IN AFRICA. SOME SEVERE FIGHTING. Wellington, October 28. Tlio High Commissioner reports, under date, London, October 27,'(|1'2.40 a.m.) : Tlie Colonial Otfice issues a summary of the military operations in Nigeria mid the Herman Cameroons. On August 2, the British occupied To Pe, and on August 29, attacked tlio German station of Garua. Our force was heavily o.iucerattiicked at dawn, sull'criiig considerable losses, and was compelled to retire, and subswjuen'.lly retreated into British territory. Another British column, reconnoitring' from from Ikon,' Southern Nigeria, ,on August 25, occupied Nsanakanj,', live miles over the German frontier. iAi third British force from Calabar crossed the Anglo-German boundary on August 20 and seized Archibong. yn September 6 the garrison left in Nsanakang was attacked by the enemy, and repulsed the attack, but a second one was successful. The casualties were heavy. While these events were taking place the warships Cumberland and Dwarf reconnoitred the mouth of the Cameroon river. On September 24, French hoops attacked Ukoko, attended by the French warship Surprise. The Germans were driven back, and the German auxiliaries Rhios and Uolo sunk hy the Surprise. On September 27, following a bombardment by British ships, the towns of Duala and Bonabers surrendered unconditionally. Jn October .the French forced the passage of the Janoma bridge, oast of Tivala. On October 8 the attack was made at Jabassi with naval and military forces, and was repulsed, hut a second attack, on October 14, was successful, when Jabassi was occupied. On October 19 the troops engaged and repulsed the enemy near Susa, in the north of the Cameroons. A column of the Nigerian regiment occupied the district around Mora. The Germans are understood to have withdrawn south. The British killed were: Officers 12; men, 95; wounded: officers, 7, men 21; prisoners, officers 4, men, 49. THE DRINK THAT GINGERS YOU UP! That's Camroc Dry, Ginger Ale! It is warming in winter and cooling in summer. Its healtlifulneos and punfeyis