BRITISH LINE ADVANCED.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 August 1918, Page 5

BRITISH LINE ADVANCED.

BY 1000 YARDS ON 'FIVE MILK FRONT. Received 8, 11.45 p.m. London, August 3. Sir Douglas Haig reports: The enemy's f Driller attacks in the morning and afternoon, astride the Bray-Corbia road, were vcpuls«d after sharp lighting. Attempted enemy raid southward of Tlame! and southward of T.a Basseo were driven oft'. The progress of our patrols east of Rabceq was continued, and the lino between La-we and Clarance Rivers was advanced to a depth of a thousand yards en a front of nearly five miles. 'Patrols entered enemy trendies east of Nioppe forest. An American ofTieial states: East of Bazeehes wo crossed the Vesle and gained the Rheims-Sois? ! on B highway. A hostile ?ounter-attack broke down. A French communique states: Between the Oise and Aisne rivers, after a violer.t bombardment the enemy attempted two raids near Bailly and Traeyleval. Both were repulsed. East of the Braine the FranroATierieans crossed the Vesle and established themselves on the North (bank, maintaining their positions, despite two violent counter-attacks. North of Rbeims our linn was advanced four hundred metres between the railwavs to Rethel and Laon.—Aus--N.Z. Cable" Assoc. ARRIVAL OF SIAMESE SOLDIERS London', August 7. The Morning Post's correspondent states that the Siamese contingent has arrived in France.—Reuter. THE FIJTAN LABOR CORPS. London, August 7An Army Order announces that the formation of a Fijian Laibor Corps has been authorised.