ON THE BRITISH FRONT.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXI, Issue LXXI, 10 January 1916, Page 5

ON THE BRITISH FRONT.

DAILY ARTILLERY OPERATIONS

LONDON, Jan. 9. General Haig reports: We repelled an enemy bombing attack about the Armentieres-Lille railway, and our artillery has considerably damaged the enemy trenches at various points. Mr Philip Gibhs renorts that the .British artillery are engaged daily in battle along its 'entire line, sometimes reacnmg the violence of r a bombardment preceding an attack. Our losses lately have been small. Our gunners are confident. The enemy are suffering tenfold, and their morale is shaken by the continual strife, The enemy Tellies' -are chiefly mhrng ODQra'tions. They lately fired five mines simultaneously' near Hulluch. The explosion was terrific, but nevertheless the casualties were few. The enemy's attempts to occupy the craters yere frustrated, chiefly by the action <vf two Mueiackets who were on a visit to. the; ti'ench. They seized a couple rtf machine guns, and swept the ground over which the Germans" tried to advance. > •