ENEMY ATTACKS REPULSED.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 February 1917, Page 5

ENEMY ATTACKS REPULSED.

ENEMY LINES ENTERED. NUMEROUS AIR FIGHTS. received Feb. 11. 11.40 p.m. London, Feb. 11. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: The enemy attacked our new petitions east of Sailly Saillisel, but was raids south-east of Neuville St. Vaast, east; of Veermelles, and southward of Ner.ve Chapelle. We entered the enemy's lines east of Neuve Chapelle and destroyed emplacements. We successfully raided G-iveuclrv. French official: We made a successful eovp-de-inuin vest of Pout-a-Mousson There lias been lively artillerying on both b.u>k,s of the Mouse, as well as numerous aeroplane' bombardments and air fights.

BELGIAN RELIEF. TO BE CONTINUED BY NEUTRALS. Received Feb. 'l, 7.40 p.m. Rome, February 10. The Vatican, in a semi-official Note, staies that Holland, Switzerland and Scandinavia have agreed to continue American relief work in Belgium and Northern France in the event of war. ENEMY ATTACK FATLS Paris, February T. A .French communique says an enemy attack in the region of Eavtaux les 'Palameix, east of the Meuse, completely failed. _ There was violent artillerying in the Wocvre.. German aeroplanes bombed the Dunkirk and Froitard regions. Four persons were killed and four injured.

DOMINION'S PART. TRAINING OUR REINFORCEMENTS. NEW COURSE ADOPTED. Wellington, Feb. 10. In pursuance of the policy of keeping the training of the New Zealand reinforcements as up-to-date as possible a further new course has been introduced in the syllabus at Trentham. Til's takes the form of putting the reinforcements over a specially designed obstacle course with a view to improving their agility and thereby enabling them, when they reach the battle line, to overcome hindrances quickly and make the most of the available time. The course, which is 200 yards long, is an exact replica of that provided at the latter end of last year at Etaplcs. the big specialists' training camp for the British and colonial divisions in France. It comprises eight obstacles, all of which are of different types and take some getting over. Training started yesterday, and it is proposed in future to put all the reinforcements over the course two or three times a week in the later stage of their training, such exercise to form part of their physical instruction. A similar course is being provided at Featherston.

BULGARIA. TIRED OF WAR. London, February 9. A wireless Italian semi-official message states:—There is increasingly active opposition in the Bulgarian Sobranje, with the view of reducing Bulgarian activities in the war. The troops have recently been withdrawn from Bucharest and only remain in the Dobrudja. German pressure is combatting tliI?- issue without result. Austria also desired the Bulgarians to participate on the Italian front, but the proposition produced a tumult in the Sobranje, and the session ended in an indescribable scuffle.

HOLLAND. FOOD RIOTS IN AMSTERDAM. Rotterdam, February 9 Disturbances continue in Amsterdam Fuel is practically exhausted and potatoes are very scarce. Many greenI' grocers' shops have been plundered. The police are guarding the dock ware, houses. '