SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S REPORT.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue LXXIV, 27 September 1918, Page 5

SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S REPORT.

LOCAL OPERATIONS SUCCESSFULLY CONTINUED. BRITISH POSITIONS IMPROVED. (Received Sept. 27, 8.40 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 26. SSr Douglas Haig reports successfully continued local operations on the afternoon and night north-westward of St. Quentin. English troops progressed and captured certain strongly-defended localities in the neighborhood of Selency and Gricourt and a number of prisoners. Besides counter-attacks launched by lihe enemy north-west of- Fayet he ■also twice unsuccessfully attacked ue north-west of (Jricourt. English troops were successful in minor operations north-westward of La Bassee, and advanced our line. "We repulsed' a coun-ter-attack in this locality in the nighttime. We improved our positions north-westward of Armeniieres.—Aus,N.Z. Cable Assn. and Reuter.