LIMIT OF CONGESTION REACHED.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 March 1918, Page 5

LIMIT OF CONGESTION REACHED.

GERMAN I'O.AST OP CATTOUWi CALAIS. 'Times Service. Amsterdam, Mi'ivh IS. The coejiesi ion ol' troin I-'liimlmi I:rireached its piaclicahle limit, then '•e;:)'; f! r ,!) re-'crves nrmind Ghent dii.Pf. Tisr fiennaiiH are louillv repealir.tr tlioir IUU boast; "We u ill gain Ca'ais.'' RAiDERS DRIVEN OFF INTENSE AERIAL FIGHTING. BELGIANS REGATN LOST TRENCHES li'.'.eeived March 21. la.ir.. Ails. .Hid is.'/, (.'aide Assoc. and Renter. London, 'March 1!). Sir Douglas liuiu' reports: 'We drove oil raiders north-east uc Arnirntiores. Enemy artillery has been aetive at Ypres, Cambrai, Vcrmelies, the Li Bassce Canal and Ariiientici'esi. We dropped nine tons of bombs on billets and dumps and Bii- . signy r.iil-.vay station, and on tivo aerodromes. Air lighting has been most intense between large formations. We downed twenty-eight enemy machines, 'i'wi l\e of ours arc missing. Our night fliers bombed two aerodromes. Ail returned. A Belgian communique sttaes: All Ihe advanced trench (dements wherein the Germans penetrated yesterday in the rgiou of Nienport have been recovered. The enemy attempted to capture adposts at, Beverdyke, but was repulsed. Numerous enemy dead were found in the reoceupfed trenches. TO WATCH THE BATTLE. Received March 20, f> a p.m. Copenhagen, March JO. The Gfirman general stall' has invited neutral correspondents to attend ofiicially at the Western front. The correspondents to go to the front on Wedncsdav. Received March 20, 10 p.m. London, March 19. A French communique states: There, is lively artillery action to the right of the Meuse, between Bures and Badonvillers, in Lorraine, and at oOiuc points in upper Alsace. MOTIiEE COUNTRY. FATE OF KUT PRISONERS. PROBABLY ALL HAVK DIED. Received March 20, 11.25 p.m. London, March 19. lii the House of Commons Mr. J. F. Hope stated that the :K:JC officers and men comprising the Ktit garrison had not been heard of since General Tovvnshend's surrender. The authorities state it is practically certain all had died during the hundreds of miles march across the desert, where no provision had been made /or food, shelter, or medical treatment. All were very wak owing to their privations during the siege, many suffering from dysentciy. Doubtless these fell out of the march and died by the wayside. About a fifth ef the forcewas British. All efforts to get information from the Turkish Goverr>uent had failed. WOMEN AS SOLICITORS. Received 'M'areh 20, 11.25 p.m. London, March 10. The House of Lords passed a third time, by 47 to 10, a Bill admitting women as solicitors.

THE NEW ZEALAND FORCE. QUESTION IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. Router Service. Received March 20. 5., r > p.m. London, March 19. In the House of 'Commons, Mr. ,T. 1. Macpherson (Secretary to the War Office) replying to Mr; Davies, suid such rciut'orccinonts hail been asked from New Zealand as were necessary to maintain the New Zealand formations at their established strength. Mr. Davies inquired: "Are the drafts sufficient to keep up the formations at the Jul! .strength 1" Mr. Macpherson: "I believe that is the case.'' MINERS SUPPORT COMBING OUT London, Marc' 1 IS. The South Waka miners have voted by a majority of G9-! to support a general comb-out of 50,000 miners. London, March IS. The South Wales federation, by a small majority, ballotted in favor of combing out 50,000 miners from the British coalfields. Received March '2O, 0.5 p.m. London, March 1!). The Durham miners' ballot was «3,57(i to 27,17 H in favor of combing out miners for war service. In connection with the South Wales miners' vote supporting the combing out, North Wales voted similarly. United Service. Received March 20, 11.25 p.m. London, March I!). Lancashire and Cheshire miners have voted a majority of 15,500 against the man-power scheme.