BRITISH STAND AT KUT-EL-AMARA

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2691, 10 February 1916, Page 5

BRITISH STAND AT KUT-EL-AMARA

NO WITHDRAWAL CONTEMPLATED SETTLING DOWN TO TRENCH WARFARE 1 By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Delhi, February 8. A communique states: "General Townsliend is holding Kut-el-Amara as a point of strategical value. General Aylmer's operations are intended' to support him there. No withdrawal is contemplated." The newspapers give prominence to the communique under the heading, "Kut-el-Amara to_ be held." They state it is clear the British are firmly established in their position in Mesopotamia, and that it is evident tho forces are settling doivn-to trench warfare until the weather improves, • \ i SEA FIGHT IN THE ADRIATIC s ENEMY'S DESTROYERS AND SUBMARINES DRIVEN OFF, (Rec. February 9, 9.30 p.m.) _, , , ~ , , . London, February 9. There has been a, brisk naval engagement in the Adriatic. French and British warships forced four destroyers to flee to Cattaro. ™ -n, i .i' • u i -u t • Paris,. February 9. The French Admiralty describes a naval action, m the Adriatic on Feb ruary 6. A British cruiser and a French torpedo-boat which were covering the retreat of the Serbian Army fired on four of the enemy's destroyers, whicE fled. Next day the Allied vessels were attacked by submarines off Durazxo A torpedo missed a cruiser. ' ' The submarines were driven off. BLACK SEA- FIGHTING. The Higlj Commissioner reports:— London, February 9, 5.35 a m Petrograd reports"The Black Sea ships have bombarded the Turkish positions on . the Anatolian coast. 77 A squadron of Russian seaplanes bombed a steamer anchored at Zungul3ak." i KAISER ON THE RUMANIAN FRONTIER. ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) (Rec. February 9, 5.5 p.m.) London, February 8. .The "Times" correspondent at _ Bucharest states that after leaving Nißh the Kaiser inspected the fortifications on the Rumanian frontier. '