SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S REPORTS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXVII, Issue LXXVII, 5 August 1918, Page 8

SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S REPORTS.

ENEMY WITHDRAWAL ON THE ANCRE. CLOSELY FOLLOWED BY BRITISH. BY CABLE—PBESB ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. (Received Aug. 5, 10.10 a.m.) LONDON. Aug. 4. Sir Douglas Haig reports: Our progress in the Albert sector was continued, and we hold the greater part of the ground previously in the enemy's possession westward of the ancre. We are closely following up the enemy in his withdrawal, indications of which were previously observed. We repelled strong raiding parties south-eastward of Hebuterne and eastward of the Robecq. There was increased hostile artillery activity at Kemmel. Sir Douglas Haig's aviation report states: The weather interfered with air work. We dropped thirteen tons of bombs in the daytime, three tons of which fell on the Bruges docks. Night flying was impossible.—Aub.-N.Z. C.A. and Reuter.