LATE CABLE NEWS.

North Otago Times, Volume CV, Issue 13927, 9 July 1917, Page 2

LATE CABLE NEWS.

(Per Cable —Press Association—Copyright) (Australian and X.Z, Cable Received July 8, 11,10 p.m. LONDOIf, July 7.. A British official lepoit says: The latest list of casualties in to Jay's air raid shows— • • KIM. ; Men 28 Women ............ 6 Children .... .. 3 Injured. . Men ~ ; 74 Women go Children '.. 37 ■,.. A wireless German official report says:' The French attacked at Cornillet, as far as Hochberg, southeast-ward of Nnfroy, The attacks were; repulsed. The enemy twice penetrated parts of the first-line trenches at Hochberg. Our counter-attacks drove them 011't. There is lively aerial activity. Three enemy aeroplanes were brought down. A German wireless official report says: The fiussinu attacks between Komiichy and Lawryniowee all broke down with heavy losses. The enemy's armoured motor cars' were shot' to pieces. The enemy attacks northwards of MiloezowTamopol railway and ar Batkow, Zutuzyd, Barazany, and Stanislnu, and at points in the Carpathians foreland failed.

LONDON, Jiily 8. The Admiralty announces that a British destroyer on oth July was torpedoed and &iink in the North Sea, One officer and seven men were killed, LONDON, July 8. The Admiralty fliinomices that the Dunkirk flights which were watching for [lie return of the raiders, missed them but encountered three enemy aeroplanes, Our aeroplanes brought down ''our enemy aeroplanes. • LONDON, July 8,

A wireless Russian > official reports: Hi the direction of Zolochev, we attacked the enemy's fortified positions and occupied three lines of trenches. We wove pressed bark by the eounter-nr-tacks. Our offensive westward of Konichy continued throughout yesterday, positions constantly changing hands. The heights north-west of Presovee ami the Villages of Lavvikovi'" and Trnvolloki and (he height.! eastwards of Godov remained in our hand* in,.the evening. We pressed the enemy back in Jamiiiea-'Pncochna sector, north-westwards of Stanislan. We also advanced in the direction of RakhaweAjvinleh, occupying l;he latter. Three of our fastest cutters raided Lakeraxin south-westward of the Danube and landed under lire. We captured machine guns 1 , and a breachlield gun. ■ Several Bulgarians were, bayoneted.