Official News

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 250, 31 March 1915, Page 5

Official News

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT

The High Commisisoner reports under date March 28 (11.3.) pjm.) : Paris reports that Belgian airmen bombarded an aviation camp at Ghestelles. East of the Meuse heights, near Marclievirie, we captured 300 metres of [ trenches, repulsing "two counter-attacks. At Einarges wc captured 130 metres of trenches.

Wellington, March 30.

The High Commissioner reports mvtor date London, March 2!) (2.55 p.m.):— Petrograd reports that the Black Sea fleet on Sunday bombarded the out-ide forts and batteries of the Bosphorus on both sides of the straits. According to th e observations from the ships and seaplanes the shells fell with exactitude. Russian airmen above the Bosphorus batteries in reconnalsances dropped bombs with success. There was heavy artillery fire on the airmen without success. The enemy's torpedo boats trhd to come out and were driven back into the straits by fire from our guns. A large hostile " four-masted ship, trying to get into the Bosphorus from seaward, was bombed by us and finally hee'ed over and blew, up. Wellington, March 30. The High Commissioner reports under date, London, March 26 (6 p.m.) :

The British steamship Aquila was torpedoed oh Sunday in St. George's Channel. Many were killed by the torpedo explosion; 140 survivors saved.

The Dutch steamship Amstel was mined on Monday off Flamborough. The crew were landed. Wellington, Last Night. The High Commissioner's London cable of 30th inst, 4 a.m., states:—

Petrograd reports that on the front west of the Niemen the German counteroffensive was everywhere stopped. A battalion of the 21st German Corps, crossing the ice on I-ake Dusia on Sunday to get to the rear of the Russians, was annihilated with the bayonet. The enemies' siege batteries at Osowiec have almost ceased fire. Fighting continues between Szkwa and Orzec in an extremely desperat,. battle for the village of Wach. The Russians captured nine machine guns. British army: Officers, 4 killed and 8 wounded; men, killed 34, wounded 158, missing 14. Paris reports that the enemy bombarded Nieuport. Damage done to the bridge across the Yscr was inconsiderable. In the Champagne district an artillery duel continues in flu- neighbourhood of Beausejour. In Argoune there is artillery fighting and bombthrowing, particularly in the ! Kagulelle district, where the activity of both sides is great.