ITALIANS WAITING FOR SNOWFALL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17665, 18 December 1917, Page 5

ITALIANS WAITING FOR SNOWFALL.

BRITISH REPULSE GERMANS' HEAVY

LOCAL ATTACKS.

ADVANCE IN PALESTINE.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. WESTERN FRONT. German attacks east of Bullecourt and near Villers-Guis-lain were repulsed by the British, who also improved their position east of Avion, south of Lens. The French report artillery activity between the Aisne and the Oise. ITALY'S DEFENCE. Fierce fighting between the Brenta and the Piave continues. The Italians repulsed attacks at Col Caprile and south of Col della Beretta, but a renewal of the offensive enabled the enemy to reach Col Caprile.

PALESTINE CAMPAIGN. North-east of Ludd the British advanced their lines on a front of five miles to a depth of one mile, taking villages.