BRITISH AMD CONTINENTAL

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXII, Issue LXXII, 25 October 1916, Page 7

BRITISH AMD CONTINENTAL

OFFICIAL STATEMENTS

SERBIAN, BRITISH, GERMAIN!) . RUSSIAN. - • ■ . ■

BY CABLE— PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT.

(Received Oct. 25, 11.40 a.m.)

' . LONDON, Oct. 24. A Serbian communique states: The Germans and Bulgars fiercely attacked the teerbian Vardar division unsuccessfully. • Our first army advanced on its ■whole length, and took the first Bulgarian trenches. There was fierce fighting north of Veleselo, which favored us.

The Admiralty reports thai yesterday afternoon a naval aeroplane attacked four seaplanes off Ostend, down and destroyed one, and drove off the others. , :

;■ A German official report states: We hare captured Predeal and Rasova. A Russian communique declares that the enemy is passive in the Trotus valley. We repulsed attacks at Orsova. Artillery is active on the Busco-Dob-xitza-Kimpolung Jine. Under pressure the Roumanians retired to heights north of Uonstanza and Medjidie, and ihe enemy occupied both towns. We dispersed Kurds north, of Dizy and south-east of Lake Van, '