LATEST REPORTS FROM FLANDERS FAVOURABLE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16824, 15 April 1918, Page 5

LATEST REPORTS FROM FLANDERS FAVOURABLE.

CONFIDENCE OF ALLIED STAFFS IN CHECKING THRUST BELIEF THAT THE ENEMY HELD IS THE ENEMY BEATEN. '. - ■ fix *w 1 ■" " " * ;J; FOCH SPARES HIS MEN,AND WAITS HIS CHANCE. S\\i ■ .'• ■■ By Telegraph—Press Association— *'."'- Renter. . (Received 12.5 «.mj ~ , LONDON, April 14. ifc." .. The latest reports from the Flanders front ,are most favourable. pfe, The offensive has lulled somewhat, and the" British are holding well. ;' (Received 11.15 p.m.) PARIS, April 12-2.16 p.m. >■<:'• It is semi-officially stated that the situation in Flanders is not vVv incapable of being re-established. The cohesion of the British troops ||&; has been in nowise destroyed, and the allied supreme command now / knows 'what measures to take in order* to obviate all possibility J of a»> M rupture. ~. The course of the battle should not arouse lack of confi;•';.dence, for in such gigantic conflicts local fluctuations' hardly count. ; >; Only the last'blows are really important. General Foch by sparing. 1 his men as long as possible is waiting his opportunity. ; Australian and N.Z. (Received 11.15 p.m.) LONDON, April 13. ■ i~< •'. The Paris correspondent of the Daily Telegraph states that the HI ■ British General Staff believes the German offensive cannot last beyond Jt£\ the fifth day. If the enemy is held he is beaten. On other parts of the *«'."•/ British front conditions are unchanged. ; Australian and N.Z. and Riuter. (Reed. 11 p.m.) LONDON. April 11.15 p.m. i> ; Sir Douglas Eaig reports: As the result of last night's fighting in the neighbourhood of Neuve. Eglise the enemy succeeded after a £,>' prolonged struggle in forcing his way into the village. • Counter-attacks J.', /'this morning drove him out. We successfully repulsed a later attack, .•'.'• rand also a number of other attacks at different points along the battle . ~ front north of the La Basseo Canal. Three separate attacks on our ■TV.' line south-west and north of Merville were in each case repulsed Wk after heavy fighting. We successfully drove back attempted attacks ; -vC:-~ south of Meteren, two miles west of Bailleul, and also beat off four l m attacks on our positions south-east of Bailleul. Heavy casualties :,',' were inflicted on the enemy this afternoon. A hostile attack in /sv strength has developed between Meteren Becquo River south-west of 11 ■■4.Meteren and Wulverghem, on the Mcssines-Neuve Fglise road. Severe •;' fighting is proceeding on the whole of this front. i I