IMPORTANT VICTORY.
CAINED BY NEW ZEALANDERS. * By Cable. —Press Association. — Copyripht. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Hoc. April 5.12.50) LONDON. April 4. Mr Pcrcival Phillips writes:—The New Zealanders on Sunday night gained ne of the most important local victories gained since the present lull began, . It was carried out with lightning speed and resulted in the capture in seven minutes of Hebuterne-Auchon-Villers Road, which the Germans Strongly held, depriving the enemy of necessary observation. . Elements belonging to four dmislons were jammed into a confused mass. The New Zealanders found 110 machine-guns among the debris and nearly 300 prisoners w r ere taken, including three officers.
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Sun (Christchurch), Volume V, Issue 1293, 5 April 1918, Page 6
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