TO-DAY'S NEWS. THE VERY LATEST.
THE WESTERN THEATRE. FIGHTINC IN .NORTHERN FRANCE. ALLIES MAKE SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS. .. POSITION CONSIDERABLY IMPROVED. . (Received December 16, 8.45 a.m.) LONDON, December 15. The Press Bureau states: — After a. period of quiet, fighting bus 3-eooramenced in Northern' France. The Allies combined in an attack on Monday from Hollebceke to , Wyteschaete and captured .several trenches' and i\ number 6f'prisoners, and sub-: stantially progressed. An eye-witness relates:— The weather is'very wet. Though there have been no serious operations, wo considerably improved our situation generally. Our artillery, on. Dec. S, put' two field guns out of action, ignited a railway station and some rolling stock/and destroyed a chimney used for observation purposes. iln spite of high winds,- our aviators .made several valuable reconnaissances.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXV, Issue 9020, 16 December 1914, Page 5
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