HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLE.
The High Commissioner reports:— ■LONDON,May 30. On the left of. the Men so tho bombardment redoubled in- violnce to the end of yesterday between Mort Homme and Cumieres. The enomy shortly : afterwards' directed .on the whole of our positions in this sector a powerful attack, employing a newly arrived fresh division. To the French left all the assaults of the enemy launched on the slopes of Mort Homme, where our linos are established, were broken by fire. In the region of Cauterettes
Wood after several fruitless atteVnpW of the enemy, who suffered important! losses, we retired our advanced elements . south of the Bethincoiirt-Cum-ieres Road. Further ,to,.the right, despite repeated efforts, the Germans were unable, to dislodgo us on the outskirts south of the village of Cumieres. The bombardment continued intense during the course of the night. On. the right bank artillery, fighting is very active in the region west of Fort Douaimont.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8463, 31 May 1916, Page 5
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