FRANCE AND BELGIUM.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXII, 7 October 1916, Page 5

FRANCE AND BELGIUM.

ENEMY COUNTER-ATTACKS SEVERELY HANDLED.

CAPTURED ENEMY GUNS.

DETAILS OF THE BRITISH HA3EL.

CANADIAN CAVALRY IN ACTION

LONDON, Oct. 6. General Sir Douglas Haig states.: The enemy counter-attacks in -the Thiepval area were severely handled and repulsed. Between July 1 and September 30 we captured 29 heavy guns and heavy ho vitzers. 92 field guns and field howitzers, 103 trench artillery^ pieces, and 397 machine guns, , PARIS, Oct. .6. ,A communique states.: We continue to progress "east of Morval. W-e .repulsed a- strong counter-Attack .upon our new trenches north of Fregicourt. The enemy, artillerywways y not active south of the Somme. Our heavy .guns at Woeuvre shelled the military -station at St. Benort, where much movement is reported, causing & .great .fire. LONDON, Oct. 6. There was much bloodshed during the recent fighting east and north or Courcelette. The Canadian cavalry for the first time participated. Patrols penetrated the enemy, territory for 7000, and 25G0 yards in different directions'.

The E<;ho de Beige states that General yon Bissing, German commander in Belgium, has ordered the winding up of all British, firms m [Belgium.