MISCELLANEOUS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 May 1917, Page 5

MISCELLANEOUS.

BRITISH ADMIRALTY. SIR JOHN JELLICOE CHIEF OF STAFF. ’ [Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.i Received this day at 10.55 a-m. LONDON, May M. Admiral Sir John Jellicoe has been appointed Chief of the Admiralty Naval Stall’. GERMAN SHIPS. AGAIN VENTURING FORTH.. [Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.] Receiving this day at 12.5 p.m. ROTTERDAM, May M. TJie Austro-Gcrman ships arriving hero from German porta are steadily increasing. Last week ten arrived at the Hook of Holland and six left. FIGHTING AT BULLEGOURT ANZACS TO~THE FORELONDON, May IT , The High Commissioner reports: | 'V In The Bnlleennrt operations

GERMAN ZEPPELIN.

DESTROYED BY YAYAL

PURGES

Received this day at 11 a-m

The High Commissioner reports as follows

LOXDUY, May 1-1. The Admiralty reports that the naval forces destroyed the Zeppelin !Av iu the North Bea this morning-

VIOLENT ARTILLERY COMPAT.

SERBIANS GAIN GROUND

[Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.]

Received tins day at 10.55 a.m, LONDON, May 14

A Serbian communique states; On May 12th there was a violent artillerycoinbat on the whole Serbian front. We carried more trenches in the region of Dobropolje. We repulsed two violent counter-attacks, with very great enemy losis.es. We' captured a great number of prisoners and much booty. On Sunday the artillery and the infantry combat continued. At sow-,-it points!, notably in the region of Kravitza and Dobropolje, we readvanced and took prisoners..