THE WESTERN FRONT.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 882, 7 December 1916, Page 8

THE WESTERN FRONT.

FIGHTS IN THE AIR. A. and N.Z. Cable Association and Router. LONDON, December fi. Sir Douglas Haig reporis:—There was considerable reciprocal artillery fire in the Loos and Ypres areas. - Our aircraft on Monday made many successful reconnaissariccs, bombing railway stations and aerodromes. A naval air squadron had many combats, and brought down four machines out of control, and destroyed two. One of ours is missing. PAP,IS, December G. An official message says:—Our machine-guns completely checked a small attack north of Vaux. There was the usual artillery fire elsewhere.