FURTHER PROGRESS MADE BY BRITISH.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLV, Issue 6853, 16 April 1917, Page 3

FURTHER PROGRESS MADE BY BRITISH.

4croplanes Harass Hostile Troops.

Tho High Commissioner reports : London, April 12, 11 50 pm

A British official state meat says : South of the Arras-Cambrai road this afternoon we stormed the village 0 { fleninei and Wancourb and the adjoioitig defences. We crossed the C&jeoS River, and occupied heights 0 3 tfae eastern bank. purthsr progress was made during the day north of the Scarpe and east of Vuny Ridge, Our gains reported ie the moroiug north of the Vimy Ridge were secured and positions strengthened, last night, north-east of Opehy, a lar*e enemy detachment came under th^eftoctive fire of oor infantry and suffered heavy casualties. During the fighting oa the 9 A and 10th we captured prisoners from all the infantry regiments of six Germairdiviaions.

The number of prisoners in each of these divisions exceed one thousand.

In spite of exceedingly bad weather our aeroplanes were active again yesterday and seized every opportunity to harass hostile troops by maohiae gun fire.