WESTERN.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 6499, 28 September 1915, Page 3

WESTERN.

SUCCESSFUL ATTACKS BY ALLIED FORCES.

Sir John French Gives Details

of Operations.

Rec Sept 27, 6 15 p m London, Sapt 26 Sir John French in a despatch dated Sunday morning says :— We attacked th? enemy -south- o" La Bassee canal and east of Grenay and Vermilles on Saturday morning, aid captured his trenches on a front of over five miles, penetrating the Lues in some places four thousand jirds. ■■We captured the western outskirts of Hullucli; also tho village of Loos .aud the mining works round it, together with hill seventy. Ofehoi1 attacks were made north of La Bassee canal, which drew strong oaemy reserves towards these points, where hard lighting occurred all day lang with varying success. At nightfnil the troops noith of the canal ocGupied the position of the morning. We made another attack near! Hooge on either side of the Meuiu road. - Tho attacc north of the road occupied Bellewarde farm, situated on a ridge, but the enemy retook it. . The attack south of the road gained six hundred yards, and we consolidated, tho grWhd won up to the present. - Seventeen- hundred prisoners were captured ; also eight guvs and several machine guuy, False German Report. Tlio report iv Friday's German COtRUIUQUiae that oui1 attempted., attack on Thursday soutlr of La Bassee caual failed, is untrue, as no attack was attempted.