Official News

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 248, 29 March 1915, Page 5

Official News

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S -REPORT. Wellington, March 27. The High Commissioner reports undate London, March 28 (4.45 p.m.):— Army.—Men killed 110, wounded 97, missing 13, prisoners 174. Sir John French reports that there is nothing new.

Paris reports that the German attack on Notre Dame-de-Lorette failed. On the Mouse and Moselle German attempts to attack were easily and immediately repelled. There were two on the wood at Consenvoye, two on the wood on Eparges, and one on the wood at Le Pretre.

Wellington, Last Night. The Prime Minister has received the following from the High Commissioner, dated London, March 27, 1.50 p.m.:— Cairo reports official—British losses in the skirmish in the desert ten miles east of Kubri on March 23 were three men killed and sixteen wounded. We sustained no officer casualties.

The enemy left fifty killed and two hundred and fifty rounds of three-inch gun ammunition. They carried away all wounded. An aeroplane reconnissance showed that the Turks retreated to Nekb.il.

The Admiralty announces that the week's loss is three ships-'of 11,650 tons, out of 1450 sailings and arrivals; also one vessel reached port whicli had been torpedoed. Army officers killed number five, wounded nine, missing two. Men killed 58, wounded 186, missing ten. Paris reports that last night the Germans bombarded Arras with shells of all calibres. A fire was rapidly extinguished. Mine warfare continued at La Boiselle, under good conditions. The French in Alsace after several days' energetic fighting reached the summit of. Hartmanns Welerkopf, which'was captured from the enemy*- The French are progressing on the ndrth-east and south-east flanks of the hill, taking more prisoners, including officers. The Gcrmang abandoned important material and many dead. The French losses were slight. German aviators threw several bombs at (Wilier, north-west of Thann, killing three young children. Wellington, Last Night. The Premier has received the following from the High Commissioner, dated London, March 27, 1.15 p.m.:— Army officers killed. 8; wounded 6; missing 2.

Paris reports an artillery engagement at Nieuport. North of St* George's the Allies occupied a farm in advance of their lines. In Alsace at lleicnackerof the Germans have thrown inflammable liquid into the French trenches without-i otherwise obtaining results. Six French airmen bombarded dirigible hangars at Frcscaty and Metz station. A dozen bombs caused a panic. All the aviators returned. A similar bombardment of the barracks east of Strasburg was successfully carried out. London, March 28, 1.10 a.m.:—Paris reports an uneventful day. A Gerimm aeroplane made an attack and the pilot and observer were made prisoners. The Colonial Secretary announced forty-two enemy firms trading in Nigeria, the Gold Coast, and Sierra Leone had been closed by Government orders. Claims against them must be forwarded before April 30th. ' Wellington, Last Night. The Premier has received the followt ing from the Hijrh Commissioner dated London, March 27, 4.5 p.m.:— l'etrograd reports that the Russian offensive west of the Middle Niemen was | met by the enemy by counter attack?. On the Carpathian's front the Russians continue to advance, although the enemy were reinforced. Seventeen hundred prisoners were taken on Wedii-v day. In the direction of Munkacs-Stvyj railway and Boina, German attacks were again unsuccessful.