THE BATTLE FRONTS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 14049, 20 July 1916, Page 3

THE BATTLE FRONTS.

The High Commissioner reports: — LONDON, July 19, 1.30 p.m. A report from the British headquarters says : This evening, after a bombardment with lachrymatory gas shells, the Germans commenced an attack against our positions in the vicinity of Longueval and Belville Wood. Heavy fighting is in progress. On the rest' of the front the work is unimportant. LONDON, July 19, 2.15 p.m. An Italian official report states: Un Monday night there was intense artillery fire-. in 'the Ledro Valley. Strong enemy detachments attacking on the Pasubio were repulsed/ with heavy loss. Yesterday the enemy's artillery fire on our position in Longanina Valley was effectively replied to. Ou the Upper Posiba, after artillery preparation, the Italians renewed .attacks at Corno del Cbstu. Enemy batteries did not. reply to' the bombardment, afterwards beginning a heavy rifle fire. The Italians, however, succeeded in gaining, the new position on tlie rocky slopes of the mountain. LONDON, July 19,^2.6 p.m. . General Smuts on the 18th reports : — Enemy forces which endeavored to ojK-iate against our communications northwards of Sandeni and Usambara railway have been now driven down the Pangani .river, abandoning a field gun. The , clearance of this area and iigrogrep is progressing satisfactorily. On tlie .southern shore of Lake Victoria a force Under Brigadier Sir 0. Crewe, disembarked at.Miiajiza on the 'night of Friday. The enemy evacuated the town after slight resistance, leaving rifles, a portion of a supply column, and' a gun from the warship Konigsherg. .■. . ' A majority of the German ' Europeans embarked by steamship and fled southwards by Stuhlmann Sound. They were pursued by armed lake -vesels. LONDON, July 19, 3 p.m. The French official report says : — The night was calm on the greater part of the front. Two coup-de-main by the enemy on our small posts in the region of Passchendaile, in Belgium and north of the Aisne, near Passy, failed under fire. ' On the right of the Guise there has been lively artillery work in the sector Fleury. We made some prograss with grenades at Ohapelle Saint Fine. 'LONDON, July 19, 3.45 p.m. General Haig reports: — '* An enemy attack, the beginning of which has already been reported, was directed during the night on outposts ot" our new positions east of Bazentin village. Very large German reinforcements collected for the attack, after intense artillery fire. •The first assault was delivered in dense masses at 5.30 p.m. The fighting continued particularly violent at Belville Wood throughout the night. After, suffering very heavy losses, the enemy succeeded in recapturing a portion of Bellville Wood and also obtained a footing: in the northern outskirts of Longueval. Elsewhere the attack, including three separate assaults on Waterloo farm, completely broke down under our fire. From the rest of the front the news is unimportant. *