OFFICIAL REPORTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 January 1916, Page 5

OFFICIAL REPORTS.

FROM THE WEST. AND THE CAUCASUS. Received Jan. 17, 10.15 p.m. Paris, Jan. 17. , A communique states: In operating with the British artillery we seriously damaged the enemy trenches at Hctsas, causing two heavy explosions. We blew up an ammunition depot north-east of Neuville St. Vaast. A German communique says: The British shelled Lille, causing a lire, but there was small damage. Petrograd, Jan. 17. A communique reports: In the Caucasus we captured, on Friday, twenty officers and four hundred men, together with six guns and much ammunition. AN AUSTRIAN CLAIM. AIRCRAFT IN GREECE Amsterdam, January It!.

An Austrian communique claims that the Austrian forces repulsed five Russian attempts to pierce the front near Toporontz, and there were heavy Russian losses. Paris, January lti. A communique reports:—Enemy aircraft bombed the positions north-west-ward of Kukus, and also Boganizi. A Greek soldier was killed an« some others wounded. Petrograd, January 10. A communique says:—We decupled Kanvegar and are proceeding towards Kerruanshah. Amsterdam; .Tan. 18. An Austrian communique says:—The most stubborn battle yet fought on the Bessarabian frontier region is in progress at Tororatz, east of Retranczc. There was a tenacious enemy advance yesterday, four, six, and fourteen deep, but if was everywhere repulsed. We maintained all positions. There are over a thousand dead Russians before one of our brigades. We captured 150 guns and 10,000 rides. Working shirts are best and cheapest at the Melbourne, Ltd. For distance: Blue grandrill shirts, 2s lid, 3s lid. 4s lid: liax shirts, 2s lid, 3s Cd, 3s lid; black sateen shirts, 3s lid; union iihirts. 3s l)d; plain navy drill shirts, 4s (id and 4s lid; striped navy drill shirts, 3s lid, 4s fld and 4s lid; guaranteed fast dyes.