Official News

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 259, 12 April 1915, Page 5

Official News

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. Wellington, April 10. The High Commissioner reports under date London, April 9, 5.5 p.m.:— Paris reports that the British troops repulsed an attack on Wednesday night New progress has been made on the Meu.se and Moselle. At Les Eparges we gained further ground beyond in the teeth of the enemy. The trenches were completely choked with German corpses. We repulsed two counter-attacks at the end of the day. In the Bois de Nori.miire we maintained all our progress despite a very violent counter-attack. We repulsed seven attacks last night. Potrognul reports that in the Carpathians matters are progressing on tl'c Ondava Valley. On Tuesday we -lislodged the Austrians in sector Sztrop- j kow-Puozac. In the direction of Me<o-. I Laborez the Austro Germans were considerably reinforced and attempted the offensive. The Russians, having occupied the front Czarolocz-Szuko, repelled (lie attacks, inflicting serious losses. Norfli of the railway line from Uzsk to Berozna we are successfully crossing the principal chain of the Carpathians and have scored a tactical victory on the heights south and north of Valozate. The Premier has received the following from the High Commissioner dated London, April Kith, 1.35 a.m.:— Smith of Ihe Wood of Ailly we mainlained our gains on a 200-metres depth im a front of four hundred metres. We repulsed throe counter-attacks. In the weed n! Ifortmar, the Germans made fifteen attempts to regain the trendies l:i!:c!i yesterday. All were repulsed, and piles of German dead were left on the , ground. North of Beausejour the enj emy's attempts to regain trenches were frustrated, with considerable loss. South-east of Hartmann's Weilerkopf 1 150 Germans were taken prisoners.