THE FRENCH REPORTS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14591, 29 April 1918, Page 3

THE FRENCH REPORTS.

SOME GROUND REGAINED

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association)

(Router's Telegram.) LONDON, April, 27. A French communique dated April 27th at 2.10 a.m. says:— We counter-attacked from Villers Bretonneux to south of the Luce this morning and, recaptured much of the ground lost? yesterday. ' -.-" Despite the desperate resistance of the enemy, who was strongly reinforced, we captured the monument south of, Villers Bretonneux and penetrated Hangard village. The battle lasted all day and continues. It was exceptionally violent. The Germans attempted to wrest our gains from uflrftfc.-ailvcostjs, desipte heavy losses from , our fire at each attempt. Their battalions attacked seven times north of Hangard Wood without causing the French' tq budge, and the struggle was equally furious at Hangard village, which twice changed hands. We captured and retained an orchard south. of- the Luce. , ► , The Bri^h retained Voormezeele aiter bitter fighting. The French recaptured positions west of Kemmel. „, . .-• . The enemy advance is held everywhere. ' LONDON/ April- 28* (12.45 a.m.)

A French communique says : — . There^iHas no infantry action to-day. Artillery* activity continued lively south of "the Somme and on both sides of the Avre without bombardment and m the region of Lattffaux and .Caurieres and Cbambrettes front.