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Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 226, 28 October 1914, Page 10

LATE NEWS

LATEST WAR'NEWS. v RUSSIANS SCORE HEAVILY. PETROGRAD, October 27. Official: A great "battle has developed from Potrikau to Radom. On October 34", near "ilava, the Germans lost heavily, and seven Im'ndred were buried in one village. The Russians advancing through Galicia raptured 20 guns. Five thousand Austrian ■orpsos are strewn in the Strynia Valley. THE WAR IN AFRICA. The High Commisioner reports: — LONDON, October ST. The Colonial Office issued the following summary of the military operations in Nigeria and the German Cameroons, Having detailed the earlier roverse*, lh» nessage reads:— While these- events sy.ere taking place the warships Cumberland and Dwarf reconnoitred . . 1 he mouth of the Cameroons River. On September 24 the French troops attacked Ukoko, attended by the French war- ; hip Surprise, and the Germans were driven "back and the German auxiliaries Rhios and : 'olo wore sunk by the Surprise. Oil September 27, following on the bom; i-ardment by BritxshVships, the towns _of lOuala and Bonabers surrendered unconditionally. The French' forced the passage of 'he Japoma. Bridge in..East Tirala, and on October 8 an attack was made on Jaljagai, vitb the naval and military forces, but jt was repulsed. A second attack on October 14 was successful, when Jabassi was occupied. . --'. On October 19 we engaged and repulsed ihe enemy near Susa, in the north of the Cameroons, and a column of the Nigeriaa Regiment occupied the district around Mora, The Germans are understood to have withrawn to the south. .. \ The British killed are:—Officers. 12, men 5; wounded, 7 officers and 21 men; prison- ' *r3, 4 officers and 49 men. j... MINES OFF IRISH COAST. LONDON, October 27. Official: German mines laid on the north coast of Ireland have sunk the steamer Manchester Commerce (5363 tons). Fourteen vert drowned. , J* >t