BELGIAN GUNS PERFORM GOOD WORK.
GERMAN POSITIONS HEAVILY ; : BOMBARDED.
ZEPPELIN STRANDED BETWEEN BRUGES AND GHENT. Wellington, April 30. The High Commissioner reports under date of London, April 29 :-* "The Belgians heavily bombarded Ramscapelle, Pervyse, Lamperaisse and Oosvelparen, in Flanders, north-east of Dixmude. Tho Belgian artillery vigoiously co-operated with French attacks on Steenstraate. Belgian aviators are displaying great- activity. "In Belgium the French maintained the ground recaptured during the last three days and continue to progress in co-operation with the Belgians. North of the right bank of the Yser Canal the French made 150 prisoners and took two mitrailleuses.
"German aviators dropped incendiary bombs on the open town of Epernay, which is exclusively occupied by a medical establishment.
"The Zeppelin which last week dropped bombs on Dunkirk was seriously damaged by French artillery, and was completely put out of action. It is stranded in the woods "between Bruges and Ghent.''
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15906, 1 May 1915, Page 7
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149BELGIAN GUNS PERFORM GOOD WORK. New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15906, 1 May 1915, Page 7
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