HAIG’S INTERVIEW.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 4476, 17 February 1917, Page 5

HAIG’S INTERVIEW.

QUESTIONS IN HOI'SE OF COMMONS.

GOVERNMENT MAKING INQUIRIES.

(Australian and N.Z. CaJjle Assn.) (Received Feb. 16. 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Feb. 16.

In reply to questions in the House of Commons regarding the correctness or otherwise of Sir Douglas Haig’s interview with French war correspondents Mr Bonar Law said that the Government was taking steps to ascertain exactly what had happened. He could not make a statement until he received this information .

ALLIES WOULD WELCOME GERMAN OFEFNSi VE. ALL PLANS COMPLETE. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) (Received Feb. 16, S p.m.) PARIS, February 16. General Rawlinson, replying, to a war correspondent’s question Will the Germans anticipate the Allies in the next offensive? said: —"If it pleases General Hindenburg and his subordinate to massacre thousands of troops they are welcome, and we would not complain. Everything is ready to receive them at any hour or, place, they choose. The corroboration of the Anglo-French armies is perfect. The French serve as an example and m closely intimating the French, we are only doing our duty as soldiers.”

WITH THE NEW ZEALANDERS.

SEVERAL SAIALL RAIDS

(Special from the N.Z. War Correspondent.) FRANCE.

For three weeks Northern France has been held in the grip of the Ice King, streams and ponds being frozGil. The New Zealanders have bad little fighting. . The Germans attempted a raid which was promptly stopped by our artillery barrage. ~ We made two small rains. One corporal with fifteen men cleverly cut out an enemy sentry post, killing eight men and capturing two. Our casualties were nil. Another brigade captured three ot the endtny without casualties. Once the Germans entered our front line, but our casualties were only two slightly wounded. The healtii of the force continues good. •