LULL IN THE WEST CONTINUES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3099, 1 June 1917, Page 5

LULL IN THE WEST CONTINUES

The High. Commissioner reports :—• London, 3lay 30,, 1 p.m. Sir Douglas Haig reports: "In tlie neighbourhood of Croisilles and westward of liens hostile raiders wercrepulsed during the night Southward ot Neuve Chiipelle patrols enteral the enemy trenches, inflicting casualties." (lice. May 3i. 11.35 p.m.) London, May 31. Sir Douglas Haiir btates that lie has nothing of interest: to report.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. ON THE FRENCH FRONT ■ i ARTILLERY STRUGGLE NEAR ST. QUENTIN. London, May 30. 'A. French communique states: "There is a fairly violent artillery struggle south of St. Qucutin. Special units trying to reach our trenches at Mokbrond were smashed."—Aiis.-N.7i. Cable Asbd.-Renter. GERMAN BOMBARDMENT SILENCED. (ftcc. .Tune 1, 12.55 a.m.) London, May 31. A. French communique says: "Our artillery and that of the enemy continues most active in th'o neighbourhood sonth of St. Quentin. In the Champagne our batteries silenced a heavy. bombardment on o\ir trenches on Monthant Casque. —A.ns.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Renter. EARLY RENEWAL.OF HEAVY FIGHTING PREDICTED. (Eec. May 31.,' 11.35 n.m.) • London, Mflv 31. The German Press predicts that there will be an early renewal of heavy fighting od tlie West front—United Service. BRITAIN'S UNDISPUTED MASTERY OF THE AIR EXTRAORDINARY BATTLES AT GIDDY HEIGHTS. tlfce. Hay 31. 11.35 p.m.). I' London, Hay il. Correspondents on tlie Western front eive' graphic details of recent air battles at the height of three miles. The British airmen, whose mastery in the air is indisputable, frequentlv encounter hostile groups numerically superior, which, however .are casilv brought down. The most extraordinary feature of the latest lWiting is that many of the German machines, thus harried and outmanoeuvred, fall suddenly to pieces through faulty construction or defective repairs, attributed to the enforced haste with which thev have had to make good the serious looses of the iinst few weeks. Tho "Pailv Chronicle's Headquarters correspondent details marvellous air fiehting. which took place on Mar. 27. lie says thai: of thirty German machines which were brought down, fifteen were seen to crash to the ground or to be hopelessly on fire, fourteen were driven down entirely bevond control, and only one fell 'as the result of our gunfire, because so few of the enemy ventured over our lines.—Ans.-N.fl. Cable Assn. ■