THE GALLANT TERRITORIALS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 764, 22 July 1916, Page 9

THE GALLANT TERRITORIALS.

HEROIC WORK BY LONDON REGIMENTS.

INSPIRING GALLANTRY UNDER MURDEROUS FIRE. Australian <iii<7 X.Z. Coble Association. (Received July 23, 8.50 a.m.) LONDON, July 21. Mr Philip Gibbs, the "Daily Chronicle's" correspondent, writes as follows: — In the offensive the Territorials proved great soldiers, both in attack and resistance. The Queen's Westminsters, Queen Victoria's Rifles, London Rifle Brigade, the Rangers, and London Scottish advancing at Gommecourt, readied the German lines and captured a network of trenches with amazing speed. The enemy put in a barrage of hi,»li explosives, through which no living thing could pass. The Londoners were caught in the death trap, and their escape cut off. The barrage fire smashed our communication trenches, preventing supports reaching the men in the captured salient. Comrades desperately attempted to send ammunition. One party of 60, with hand grenades, set out, but only three returned. The enemy organised a series of counter-attacks. Some of the enemy parties approached the Londoners from a northern position, from which the enemy enfiladed the London Scottish, who were on the right holding a redoubt and building barricades. Ammunition grew scarce, and bombs were almost exhausted. The Londoners gathered up the German bombs, but the position became uglier. The men never lost heart. An officer rallied six good men, and ordered the others to retreat with the wounded and take their chance across "No Man's Land" while he put up a last fight. He stuck to the barricade until all but two were killed. He was the last to leave. Gradually the Londoners withdrew under great shell fire. Many of the wounded "remained on the field, suffering great anguish for days. ./ One officer, who was wounded in the leg, crawled about the field for 12 davs before he was rescued.

SHREWDLY CONCEIVED. GERMAN ATTACK ON LONGUEVAL, MAGNIFICENTLY RESISTED BY BRITISH TROOPS. rnited Service. (Received July 21. 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, July 21. The “Daily Mail's” correspondent in France writes:— “The German attack on Lougueval was shrewdly conceived, and, if successful, it would have endangered the front where the Franeo-British troops meet. The enemy pretends that only one brigade was engaged, but the French experts estimate that there were six divisions on a two and a-half mile front. “Despite the tremendous odds, and the exceptional German fury, the British magnificently withstood the attack.” CAMPAIGN OF LIES. WHERE GERMANS ARE PRE-EMINENT. United Service. (Received July 22, 9.20 a.m.) NEW YORK, July 21. The Germans’ campaign of lies has reached its height. It was announced to-day that Berlin officially wirelessed on June 3 that a great revolt had occurred before the British Admiralty, owing to the Jutland battle, and that the theatres had been closed.