HIGH COMMISSIONER'S MESSAGES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14437, 25 October 1917, Page 3

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S MESSAGES.

The Higih; Cbmrtiissioner Reports : — LONDON, Octl 22, 1.30 p.m. Sir Bouglas Ha!g reports : J9arly this morning we oarried out local attacks on both sides of th,e ypres-'Strtden ivailway,. French foaicea' co-operating -lvi. our left. Progress-wns^'satisfactory';- --' - LONDON- Oct. 22, 3 p.m. French .official :' ln Belgium thi,s morn-, ing jvc attacked Tvortb of tho British, on. a kilometre .f.i'ont, We took- all our objectives and ai'e' .'appreciably, progress'" ing north" of' VildOek.' ', LONDON, Oct. 22, ?'.30 p.ml . , A British official report states : In sue-' ce.ssful air fiffhtina, th,e Australians' squadron,. which hitherto has- been training, now commences active work. They, hayti already proved worthy of the liigh' opinion formed, of them on their arrival t IXJNDO-N, Oc't; 23, 10 a.m. . A British, official .-report states; There, have been .highly .successful minor I operations by 'our m iTie neighborhood of Poelkappelle and m conjunc- 1 tion with the French south of Houthulst forest. .' .■•'■'■*"

Theite was severe flghting, but the Routhern defences of' Houthulst * forest ha^je b'eeu. s ca.p,t^r.ed, t^ith, a .-further' series of fortified * farms' and otjher strong points?. . The AJljed troops established themr; selves firmly well beyond the southern r hpu])dar % y of the f,Qrest. t-^'-^ .:■■ ... ■• '•,- ' "- ■• - ■' - •■ ■ {Tbe cable, news m tw? lss^e accredited! to the London Times has appeared m thatjournal, but only expressly' 'st&teff is such, news the " E&itorial opln'lon of, tfte Tisjea;) '