HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16348, 3 April 1915, Page 10

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLES

ACTIVITY IN FRANCE AND " BELGIUM. LONDON, April 1 (1.10 a.m.). Army casualties: — Men—killed 96, wounded 132; officers—killed 2, woundei4. Paris reports constant activity in the Argonne, particularly between Four de Paris and Bagatelle. On Tuesday night the Allies took 150 metres of trenches, making prisoners. The same night the enemy bombarded the trenches 'she lost on Tuesday at Bois le Pretre. The enemy counter-attacked at daybreak: with several battalions, and succeeded in' regaining some ground, 'but was . dislodged at eight o'clock. At Parroy, fighting between outposts resulted to our advantage. o ur airmen on Tuesday night dropped 34 bombs on the railway station and the enemy's bivouacs at Woevre," in the Champagne' region, Soissons, and in Belgium. On Wednesday the maritime station at Bruges and the aviation camp at Gits were bombarded successfully. '

THE RUSSIAN FORCES. SUCCESSES AGAINST GERMANS AND TURKS. LONDON, April 1 (3.45 a.m.). Petrograd Teports progress 1 in the en.virons of Krasnople. On Tuesday the Germans were forced to fall' back Hurriedly, leaving 200 prisoners. In the Carpathians the Russian offensive continues, and 1800 prisoners were captured on Monday.

The Black Sea fleet bombarded Zunguldak, Kosla, Kilinli, and Eregli, causing a number of explosions and . a number of fires.

In the Caucasus region, at Artivin and Karadbent, the Turks were driven back.

AIRMEN AND SUBMARINES. SUCCESSFUL BOMBING RAID.

LONDON, April 1,(10 p.m.)

Airmen to-day carried out a successful air attack on German snbmarines being constructed at Hoboken, near Antwerp, dropping four bombs. A second airman, whilst reconnoitring aver Zeebrugge, observed two submarines lying alongside the mole. He attacked them, dropping four bombs with successful results. Both returned safe.