OFFICIAL MESSAGES

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13745, 7 April 1915, Page 5

OFFICIAL MESSAGES

The Prime' Minister has received th« following by cable from.the High Commissioner :—

London, April 5, 5.30 pm. Pecrog;ad reports that west of the Niemen fighting is developing greatly in our favour. Cavalry in the region of tho villages of Zervania and«Buda had a stubborn fight on Friday, with German cavalry, supported by infantry. The Russians made a dashing charge, sabring a great'"'many of the enemy, and capturing others. _ They drove the Germans from a position, occupying it, and pursuing" them. In the Carpathians on Friday the Russ aris had a peat success in the sector north of roads leading to the Barfrfeld and' Arson region, Tezozadorex, and Luo«iska. During the day they <• captured on the Carpathian front more than 2100 prisoners, three guns, and three machine guns. In, the Zolarzitkow region the Austrians'essayed offensive attacks, which ■completely failed. The -Russians captured two officers and a hundred other

prisoners. ■ *• *- In the direction o/ Chotm -the -Austrinns were grrvely defeated on ,-Wcdiiosdi: ' by piirlions of Russian. cavalry and .in irresistible attack on foot. ■ The Austrian* withdiew to the: frontier.. 1 London.. April 5, ?.45 p.m. Amy casualties: — Officers: Kilkvl J, I,*; . Mon: Killed 183, wounded 429. missm" *"■' " London, April 5, 4.45 p.m. Pams reports thai the military autlio-riti-.'s have received details .of tho result * ot the biHiiliiirdinOiil in Belgium on March 25th by British aeroplanes. The airship slkh! at JJerghon St. Agaihiy was seriously damaged, also tue ■unship within. At Hobokcn, Antwerp, iiavai shipyards wero burnt, and two Mibmnrinos destroyed and a third damaged. \''orU Gorman workmen were killed, and f>_ wounded London, April 0, l-lo p.m. Par.*- reports that in the wood of .Ailly, soinli-i'Jisi of Si Miliiel, tho Allies " rs>iTJ('d tineo successive linos _ol trenches, and also obtained a tooting -in part of the enemy's organisation north east of Itc^nieville.