Official News

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 215, 18 February 1915, Page 5

Official News

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. Wellington, Yesterday. The High Commissioner reports under date London, February 10, 4.45 p.m.: Paris rej>orts tlint the British troops on Monday recaptured two sections of tlie trench lost on Sunday between St Klor and the Ypres Canal.' The particularly important successes of the French artillery are confirmed. Sir John French reports that since the British successes at La Bassoe at the beginning of last week there lias been less activity in that area. Nevertheless avc have made further progress in this quarter, and a valuable point has been secured without loss. We ha;'" consolidated our hold on the ground gained. Conclusive evidence obtains that the enemy's losses in the recent fightini' were severe i„ the Ypres district.' The nomv attacked our line on the 14th, succeeding in first gaining possession of a lew trendies. Our counter-attacks recovered tlie ground lost. On the remainder of tlie front there is some increase in the intensity of the artillery duel, the British showing mr.Aed superiority. Direct hits liave been frequently secured on the enemy's guns and much damage is being done to his defence. .An aviati v discovered a hostile ammunition column near La He dropped a bomb and cxplodcc l an ammunition wagon. Tlie Premier has received (lie following, dated. London, Kith. 5.1.") p.m.:— Piticvud n pi its tint in tin it„ion of Augustovo the Russians fought obstinlih on Mondu imu t nuiuncalh snpeiioi (tiniin toicis -who aacu tn m„ to nu iound 1 us an \ in_ \ n mum column i niu(hm_ him ( lip o tr 0 am i Bit am n llk Ai tuli ind the SI iia\ i the uuniA n idled i f out from Ihd to 1 icioi In tin CrrpatJinn 111 Ru in pi ul on (hi h tt bam

and Wyschoif wore repulsed. In'Bukovina the enemy captured Nadworna and crossed River. Wellington, Last Night. The Premier has received the following from, the High Commissioner, dated London-17, at 2.55 am.:— . \ Paris says reports from the whole front on the 16th were favourable to the Allies. Between the Oiso and the Aisne, near Dcbailly, their fire was very effective on an assemblage of automobiles. Pro.fiicsa wis made in Rheims so.ctdr near Loivre-Uiainpagnc front, extending to ■Perthes. North of Beuusejour we captured three kilomctrcß of German trenches, and several hundred prisoners. North-west of Font* Mousson, the Allies carried several of \th« enemy's blockhouses in Pretre Forest. • undefended tow,, of Swakopmund (Gcrworse for wear, emerged from a was Beyers whom they mostb lamed f»r among the true Boers, was remarkable/' 'enemy attacked our line on the 14th, sucmaindcr of the front there is some inly secured on the enemy's guns and much