PROGRESS OF THE ALLIES FULLY MAINTAINED.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13572, 28 December 1914, Page 4

PROGRESS OF THE ALLIES FULLY MAINTAINED.

The . High Commissioner cables as follows: — - ■'■-*■' LONDON, December 23. . Reports from. Paris atate that progress of the Allies is being fully maintained. ;• • - LONDON, December 24. .Reports from Paris, state that from , the ; sea to Lys.. the Allies have progressed by sapping; the dunes. South-east of Ypres ' they captured a , group of houses, the enemy's counter-attack, ; being repulsed. The Belgians have eitab- ; lished detachments . on the right, bank of the Yser arid south of Dixiriude, and are organising at tlie bridgehead.; On ,tho bank of the Aisne th»3 Zouaves all day brilliantly repulsed 'attacks,' and remained 'iii poeses.sron of', tbe - " German trenches;, captui'ed bri'' 'tho\ 21stV Northwest of -Mesift les Liriaws four 'hundred • metres " of German trenches "were' 'captured. Counter-attacks by the enemy were repulsed. " "■"' - LONDON, December 25. v Paris, repoits that south of .the Oise the French artillery smashed the enemy's defensive works in the region of.Bailly and the plateau of Noitvron, North of Sapigneti a strong counter attack by the enerriy completely failed./ North of ,Mes- . nil arid east of PeitH^' the* Allies now' occupy * tho entire flfst line, of the enetpy 's dfef endive. lir '": tfcie ' . region Ciiisiy, Bois'de Forges, tli^ French heavy artillery mastered "Wie- Gerftiati batteries, enabling 'itio ■ infahtry'to make marked^ advance.