THE SERBIAN VICTORY.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 4405, 24 November 1916, Page 5

THE SERBIAN VICTORY.

CONSTERNATION IN BULGARIA.

ATTACK AGAINST SOFIA FEARED.

ALLIES’ LEFT WING STRENGTHENED.

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) LONDON. Nov. 22.

The “Daily Chronicle’s” Sofia correspondent reports there is consternation at the retreat from Monastir. It is admitted the Germans and Bulgars lost 33,000 dead, wounded and missing, also many cannons and huge stores of ammunition. The newspapers blame the Germans, in consequence of the withdrawal of troops towards Roumania, and express a fear that the Allies’ domination of Monastir, together with the linking up of the Italian army from Albania, will render the Allies’ leftwing invincible and enable the centre and right wing to seize the Balkan railways and push forward towards Sofia. A French communique states: A tliic-k fog in tlie region of Monastir has hindered operations. The enemy is strongly resisting on the line of heights from Snegovo, four kilometres north of Monastir, to Hill 1050. south-west of Makovo.

We took prisoner five hundred more of the enemv.

Our troops on the west bank of Lake Prespa are continuing to advance northward.

THE PURSUIT CONTINUES.

ALL THE ALLIES MAKING PROGRESS.

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) (Reuter’s Telegram.) (Received Nov. 23, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Nov. 23. A Serbian communique says: Yesterday we successfully pursued attacks along the whole line and captured the village of Budiniras and the surrounding heights, inflicting heavy losses. Our Allies also made progress.

GER MAN REINEORC EM ENTS

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) (Received Nov. 23, 7.20 p.m.) PARIS, Nov. 23. At least 24 fresh German battalions reached the Monastir front prior to the loth, and others have since arrived.