RECENT DOINGS OF NEW ZEALANDERS.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 February 1918, Page 5

RECENT DOINGS OF NEW ZEALANDERS.

CO.UPAJSATIVKI.V QVJiiT Ti.UK EXPKKIJiXCJiJj. (Krom Captain Jlaluolm Ross. Oilicial Correspondent with the -New Zealand Forte;; at tlio front.) London, Feb. 10. Our operations vary little from day to day. \\ iiat casualties are reported conic almost entirely from shelling, but the enemy must suli'er much more, for as a rule we ne.nd him more metal than he lues on our sector. Keeently lie caused several casualties in one of our working parties, but few of our eases were serious. One German division which had recently arrived from the ltussiau front received a stirring welcome from our | gunners that must have inflicted many casualties and further destroyed its-! somewhat poor moral. At noon our heavy guns vigorously bombarded their area, and later in the day (lie Held artillery joined with the heavies in i further intense bombardment. In all. over 4000 rounds were fired, including a ome gas shells. Subsequently some unique shooting ■was done by our field batteries. One of the keenest of our battery commanders in a forward observation post frpotttll two Germans and telephoned the range and position down, to the guns for shrapnel lire. An excellent shot killed one. The other sheltered behind n tree trunk, from wirch further sbrap. ■■el failed to dis!ods» him A further teephorui message br.wht up one or two rounds of high explosive, and tho second German was IHwn up.. A third German came out and brave! ('endeavored In cjmv. Jiio companion iutj shelter. Jn response to another call from the batt*ry .-.on wander move -■hiapnc) arrived an.) the third German d's.ippcarud from j here is rtill considerable night patrolling, cm! working pp.rtJoß are hiisy in various phveesYcstn"J«y Ihe veneral opened the hut prcswier: to the YMC. A. hy the New Zealand Freemasons. The .hut :a helmj demoted to the artiller: Wigaues. „.]io heartily appreciate the Masonic- vener-,. unity. Everything possible is hoiiij,' done for the comfort of the officer.! and men r.t the front. The food ; s °,ood, hot meals beiftjr wried right up to the trenches throuo-h ihe shelled crests. Lectures, entertainments, and church services con- ' lim:c behind tlii lines and a. library hns bfep oper.efl. A dailv news sheet is much apiiresir.icd. A fooHiall tctr.i and the iii-ieional theatrical company will shortly visit Paris.

DOMINION'S PART. ENEMY MINE FOUND. OFF CAPE FAREWELL. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. ( The Naval Adviser to the New Zealand Government announces that an enemy mine has been discovered and exploded off Cape Farewell, Cook's Strait. The mine was, however, in the area which has been suspected for some time past by the naval authorities, and which all shipping had been warned to avoid. NATIVE RESERVISTS' REGISTER. Wellington, Last Night. A Gazette Extraordinary publishes the regulations as to registers of native reservists under the Military Service Act. The regulations provide that there shall bo a sopunitc register for (.lie First Division of the Native Expeditionary Force reserve for each of (lie recruiting districts constituted for that reserve. When the Minister has authorised the calling up from any recruiting district of reservists belonging to the First Division of that reserve, the selection of those reservists shall be made separately in respect of each recruiting district.