FRENCH MAKE PROGRESS.
] GAINS WEST OF st. QUENTIN " 1 -•c/i - —— ;■ '■ "1 SCENE OF THE MARCH ATTACK j (Received 1-40 a.m.) J A. and N.Z.-Reuter. LONDON, Sept. 28. i A French communique states! West of ; St. Quentin, the enemy attempted to eject us from l'Epine de Dallon, two miles "': \ south-west of St. Quentin. All his assaults 7 " ; were repulsed. Between the Ailette and the Aisne, the day was marked by violent enemy counter- ; attacks on the Moisy Farm Plateau and in ; the region north of Allemant, where des- i perate fighting took place all day long. ■ In spite of repeated efforts, tho enemy T failed to recover our gains of the previous '. days. He lost heavily, and left prisoners in our hands. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Reed. 1.40 A.m.) LONDON, Sept. 26. Mr. Philip Gibbs writes :—The French "" made good progress at l'Epine de Dallon, I but were held up for some time at Manchester Hill redoubt. This recalls the i German offensive of March 21, which began with tho capture of these two points. The sixteenth battalion of tho Manchester Regiment defended Manchester Hill to the, K last man. I
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16966, 27 September 1918, Page 6
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