Official News.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 283, 8 May 1915, Page 8

Official News.

infill COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. Wellington, May 7. The High Commissioner reports, under date London, May (i, 4.40 p.m.:— North of Ypres tin; Allies easily repulsed a night attack debouching from Steenstraate. South of Ypres the Germans attacked, near Zwarteben, the trenches oil Hill CO captured bv the British. Their attack was very violent, and in the course of it they again us"d asphyxiating gas, rendering them masters of the positions. The British counter-

attack recaptured tho position ami the trenches lost. In the ISois d'Ailly a pronounced counter-attack by the' Allies at il.egre-l inont made progress, the Allien re-taking I ■ - fresh portion of the 'German position « here they gained a footing in the morning. During the night the Germans counter-attacked the Mamelon, east of Sillakerwasen summit, which they ivoecupied. The rest of our ;rains in the direction of Le fecht were maintained and consolidated. l r ield-.Marshal Sir John French reports the recapture by the British of more lost trenches on*"Hill 00 on Wednesday evening., lighting is still continuing m that locality. 'J he Premier has received the following from the High ( ommi fiioner, dated London, .May 7th, ">.2(1 a.m.:—On the right; bank of the Orzee, in North. Poland, tin? Russians repulsed an impetuous tiermail attack, inflicting heavy losses on the enemy. East of the Mlawa railway the Russians by a surprise, attack captured a farm and retained it against incessant counter-attacks. A' thousand (jermans were killed 'between the Vistula and the Carpathians. The battle continued with great obstinacy. The cnemji's main, effort was diluted towards .Taslo. The Russians were severely tried owing to the superiority of the enemy's heavy artillery, but the enemy suffered heavily when attempting to attack. Success is developing on positions on Mount Wakuvaka. Tin, Russians took two thousand prisoners. The enemy was thrown 'back a considerable distance. On the course of the Upper J/Omnitza, in 'Galieia, there woie some Russian successes.