SIR JOHN FRANCH'S REPORT.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXIX, Issue LXIX, 17 March 1915, Page 8

SIR JOHN FRANCH'S REPORT.

■ (Received March" 17, 12.3cKT.rn.) , .;/ ' LONDON, March 16. *•' Sir John French*s bulletin describing , the.c'aptme of'Le Pinette, says: "It wa&^the result of a brilliantly executed \ enterprise,' advancing our line three -V liundred,/yards on the front and eight 1 * hundred —(?)• The enemy, on the '" '>- evening of ,the 14th, after a heavy i bombardment and mine explosion, r-ushed some of our trenches south of Saint Loi, but we recaptured them next morning- The Flying Corps secured further successes. A train at Don station was blown up on Saturday.