GENERAL HAIG’S REPORT.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10113, 22 October 1917, Page 5

GENERAL HAIG’S REPORT.

BRUGES DOCKS BOMBED. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. (Reuter’s Telegram.) Received October 22. 8.45 a .in. LONDON, Oct. 21. _ General Sir Douglas Haig says there is nothing to reixirt except reciprocal artillcrying. Admiralty aircraft made attacks on P,r U g-o>= docks and the Engcla aerodrome. A fire broke out in ;tho latter. All our machines returned-

ELEVEN ENEMY MACHINES BROUGHT DOWN. SEVEN BRITISH MISSING. Australian-New Zetiland Cable Association. LONDON, Oct. 20. Sir Douglas Haifg reports heavy mutual artillery fire and air activity. British machines dropped quantities of bombs on various important points. Eleven enemy machines we|re brought down ; seven British are missing. FRENCH AND GERMAN MESSAGES Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. .LONDON, Oct. 20. A French communique reports marked reciprocal artillery fighting on the Aisno at Leman and on both banks oi the Mouse. LONDON, Oct. 19.

A wireless Gorman official mosssage says: There is intense artillor.ying at Houtlmlst wood and Passchcndaele, between Ghcluvolet, Zandvoorde, and North-east of Soissotis. We repulsed, three French attacks northward of Vauclero mill. We completely overcame the Russians at Moon Island, taking 5000 prisoners. LONDON, Oct, 20. A wireless German official message says: There is intense artillery fire between Ilouthu Ist Wood and Dousse, north-east of Scissor! s. Wo have landed troops at Dago Island. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. (Rem-er’fl Telegram.) Received October 22. 1.0 p.m. LONDON, Oct. 21. A wireless German official message says : “The enemy bombarded Ostend from the sea most violently. After artilkrying between Vauxaillon Brae wo readied the ■east coast of Dago Island, and penetrating the interior occupied Schildan Island. The Russian naval forces loft Moon Sount and arc proceeding northerly, abandoning the battleship Slava, also four grounded vessels.