ON THE WESTERN FRONT.

Mataura Ensign, 11 December 1917, Page 5

ON THE WESTERN FRONT.

THE BRITISH FRONT. COMPARATIVE QUIET. {Australian & N.Z. Cable Association and.-'-Renter.) LONDON, Dec. 10. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports : There *as an outpost, encounter west of Graineourt and an attempted raid southward of Lens was repulsed. The eneimv artillery has- become more active in the Messines sector. Our aeroplanes bombed hostile billets. FRENCH OPERATIONS. ARTILLERY DUEL CONTINUES. (Australian aud N.Z. Cahle Association) LONDON, Dec. 10. A French communique states: There have been fairly lively artillery actions at Samogneux, Kapigneul, in the Maison de Champagne and on the right bank of the Meuse.