Official News.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 281, 6 May 1915, Page 8

Official News.

• HIGH COMMI,SSrf» r *','?«EPQ|,]:i"'-" '*', ' t The High date London, 3&y"4, £ aJKiVf #■«•). k './ West of the Nienien%n;;§un(ky|*gllt' 'ing continued along fJhid ifljjcjjjlcoursc of "the, river to SzeszuppeV j3ii' ;Sat»day--evening a German atieekeilthe village of Bosnia", near Osowiotywiml > were dispersed iby the fire of tltesfar" tress. At the Bzura JnipVcVflant skirftiiihes I took place at the rear of the vilk'g«ffof? ijtjfcijtrezewik. In Gftljqj&tf t .Saturday eveniiig,, & ,by the greatest desp,erati»ji deTOfcpap •jug on a front fraukili&iow&eiN^tt'tio' -the Carpathians jn ,I<he-<.r/>giQ>#f ®jWy* chetf. On the left ;banfe;c<f;il&e during Saturday nighti SA e»emy delivered a series of atta*ks„4»Bt; wftlwie.pulsed. In the region lJ ofo s 3'annow am, ■southwards the artillenMiroiSvaat'nioSt'' •violent and there wercmisplated *&}!&•-' Ate engagements, -jlnsJihe:(idurecU;i , *f 9 of' Stryj and south-east, of jftofewiccWi/j-Wife' Russians captured Mount >M4twk»-?t'alK--' ing 300 prisoners, incluefing sM> officers'; On the Dneister,£ on-i Satuiday,' , " i ß'6ar ■ Zalcsczin, the enemy niadtf two BarrM" attempts. ;>- • . I ■.=. .<<& s'''* ''

i A further report fronßtJi<uHigh*<?#JK"niissioner say*:—■ .....i,a -/H iV ■*'

Berlin claims to have *pcwetfated the Russian front at <mmu»Sro«*»»poiuts in Galicia and to ha«oSp«i£!fe-cM>ack the Russians, but the stirtenWnfr-ds unconfirmed. ; •■■■ •)*•;, n. «ii; '>b

■ Germany admits%that. She'lost &2sH>b men in the Ypres fight.-' ■*'■'• «.- . Sir John French states-thai it Cfe*man attack on Hill tit) on Saturday was repulsed, and night attacks on Sunday and .Monday were also-repuls'ed.- i »4 , ln*V'Rh i indications that the' enenYy ft -prepa-riiw another effort in -FlanderS. * Heat"};' reinforcements are arrivin*;-'iiieluding artillery and cavalry! if* stillusing poisonous gases preceding attacks. The Russian fleet ibomb'ard-Cd the Bosphorus forts. The'"British discmftiridtion continues at tw<r pqihts, and the Allies have destroyed all 'th,e forts' 'protecting Maidos. ' '*"'*, ' '' Turkey is calling 'all additional inen to , the colors and there is great concentration of troops, and guns .at Keshan, north of the Gulf'of Sa'ros,' "'. *-* "'

THE LATEST REPORTS. "'. .. [Welliugtqn.iLast Nj'glif. ,' . .The High der date London, May .1. 12.3,") syn.-V-ry tSir Jolm French reports of-the ground due to'the of asphyxiating gases. The cneniyJ.'sue,cessfully completed. ryaning west of Zonnubckc. . ,:.. . ( .., i . Paris reports that, in district, near ISeausojour;.three successive Gorman attacks ■were.-, repulsed,,with, heavy losses. . „.',, t - . In the Klios and. iDilman reg{cm of western Persia the Russians,. days' fighting, completely' .dcfoate.d the Turks, who left upwards of ,djuad on the battle-field. ■ Pursuit 0f,,, the enemy continues. • -'■