FRANCE AND BELGIUM.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue LXVIII, 23 October 1914, Page 5

FRANCE AND BELGIUM.

ALLIES OCCUPY COURTRAI

WIOLENT: ATTACKS VIGOROUSLY

REPULSED

STATE OP ANTWERP

'^TRAMWAY ANJ) WATER SERVICE RESUMED.

LONDOL, Oct. 22. The Allies have-occupied Courtrai. 'S \^ '■ PARIS, Oct. 22." "*tl, \ The Council' of Ministers decided to tho Dielette mines, belonging ■to.a German named Thyssen. General Von Moltlie's son has been /, billed. ■..■■.-- •■; .

. •■• Official.—The enemy's attacks were violent At Nieuport, Dixmunde and La Bassee. All were vig►orously repulsed/ TheTe is no notable

- elsewhere. \ AMSTERDAM, Oct. 22. The Germans have curtailed the garrison at Antwerp, and-sent the machino iguns to the front. The water supply hag been restored, - -and the tramways are. running. One hundred and fifty houses were •-•absolutely destroyed, and many were : plundered. .The cnurches were* lindam---■aged, and the public buildings, excepting the law courts, were almost spared.