WESTERN FRONT.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 May 1918, Page 5

WESTERN FRONT.

SUCCESSFUL BRITISH RAIDS. HOSTILE GAS SHELLING. Received May 26, 5.5 p.m. London, May 25. Sir Dougk s Haig reports:—We raided trenches in the neighborhood of Ham'el. We also conducted a successful raid northward of Lense. There has been liastile gas shelling eastward of Bethune, and increased enemy artillery in the St. Razeele sector.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assoc .and Reuter, FRENCH ENTER ENEMY LINES. GERMAN RAIDS FAIL. Received May 20, 5.5 p.m. London, May "25 A French communique states:—Enemy raids south-east of Mesnil-St Georges and west of Noyon broke down under our fire. We penetrated enemy lines south-east of Coutry, an the Champagne and the Vosges.

There was intefmittent artillerying at various points of the front.—Aus.-N-Z. Cable Assoc, and ReuterAN ENEMY RAID. AERIAL BOMBING ACTIVITY. Received May 28, 5.5 p.m. London, May 25. Sir Douglas Haig_ reports (10.40 p.m.); —iUtoder a heavy ".barrage, the enemy raided in the neighborhood of Bucquoy Before the weaifiier broke on the 23rd, we dropped 8 tons of bombs on aerodromes near Tournai and on billets We brought down five enemy machines Three British machines are missing. We also dropped seven tons of bombs on billets in the neighborhoods of Peronne, Fricourt, Bapaume, and hutments in a wood m the Sonnne area, and a ton of bombs on factories and the railway at Lagendenjen, northward of Mate. ENEMY RAID REPELLED. FRENCH RAID ON GERMAN LINES. Received May 20,11.15 p.m. London, May 25, A French communique states: Enemy raids south of Hangard and the Vosges were repelled. We successfully raided the enemy lines west of Noyon and Woevre.—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc, and Reuter. NOTHING TO REPORT Received May 27,1.30 a.m., London, May 26. A French communique states: There is nothing to report, except intermittent artillerying north and south of the Avre.— Aus and N.Z. Cable Assoc, and Reuter.