OFFICIAL REPORTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 January 1916, Page 5

OFFICIAL REPORTS.

VARIOUS COMMUNIQUES. Received Jan. 1, 7 pjn. Paris, December 31. A Montenegrin official message states that the Montenegrins captured 1500 Austrians in the Sanjak battle, and annihilated another detachment and repulsed an Austrian attack at Boutchido. The Austrians recaptured Raskovagore. A French official report states that a German attempt to capture the observation post near Hill 103 by a hand grenade party failed completely. Berlin, December 31. An official Austrian report alleges that the French submarine Monge was sunk on Wednesday by an Austrian flotilla. Constantinople, December 31. A Turkish official report announces that two enemy vessels bombarded our central positions on December 28. A French battleship bombarded the Anatolian coast, but was hit by Turkish shells, and withdrew amidst smoke and names. Turkish seaplanes bombarded the Sedd-el-Bahr camp, causing a fire.

THRILLING AEROPLANE COMBATS. The following has been received from the Higli Commissioner:— London, December 31, 1.30 a.m. Yesterday sixteen of our aeroplanes bombed the Comines station, hitting the railway lines and sheds. Ten of our aeroplanes heavily attacked the aerodrome, doing considerably damage. In both eases all the mschines returned safely. During the day we iiad twelve encounters with hostile aeroplanes, one fighting four of the enemy all of which were driven off. One of ours was brought down in a combat with two hostile chines. During the night the enemy heavilj shelled trenches south of Frioourt, but were immediately driven out. North of Ypres there is artillery activity on both sides. In Artois, munition depots were exploded Bouth-west of Beauraines and in the Beauvraignes sector. North of Soissonns an enemy battery was silenced «nd domftgei