OMINOUS QUIET
DEVIL’S DANCE ABOUT TO RECOMMENCE. By Televrapli—Press Association—Copyrigb* ■published in "The Times.” (Received May 8, 1.15 a.m.) LONDON, May C. Mr H. Perry Robinson writes: The quiet on the front becomes ominous that the Devil’s dance is about to recommence. Continued rain delays tho enemy’s plans, but another groat blow is surely impending. The Australians’ fine advance between Sailly le Lac and Morlancourt not only relieves the immediate pressure on Amiens from Corbio, but gives additional observation over tho German back areas eastwards of Brotouneux. Tho Australians, besides inflicting heavy casualties, took about 200 prisoners and captured machiiicguns. _ The 29th Division, recently mentioned by Sir Douglas Haig, is as famous as -any, in the Amy. It has established a wonderful record from Gallipoli to' the mid-April fighting. 'lt did magnificently oh tho Somme, at Monchey, Cambrai, and Marcoing, where it'completely held up the'Germans on our eastern salient in November, 1917. At the beginning of tho ■present battle the division left the recent hard service at Passchendaele and took up a position at Morris. It has done continuously great service since.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 9965, 8 May 1918, Page 5
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182OMINOUS QUIET New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 9965, 8 May 1918, Page 5
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