FRANCE & BELGIUM.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144777, 6 September 1915, Page 3

FRANCE & BELGIUM.

TEREIBLE BOMBARDMENTOF THE GERMAN LINES. •;(Received Sept. 6, 8,5 a.m.) „ LONDON, Sept. 5.. A Central News correspondent in Northern Prance says that deserters coming into the French lipes testify to the terrible effects of the Allied artillery . They have never suffered, such an intense and continuous bombardment. The expenditure of shells is stupendous,, but ample stocks have been accumulated at the various bases. (Received Sept. 6, 8.5 a.m.) Paris; Sept. s. A communique states: Replying to. our destructive fire on his trenches and works, the enemy threw a hundred shells into Rheims without killing anyone. Our artillery and grenade fighting continues. MESSAGE FROM THE KAISER. , SETTER RESULTS WANTED. TIMES AND SIDNEY SUN SERVICES. (Received Sept. 6, 8.0 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 5. _ According to a Dutch officer the Kaiser recently wrote to tho commanders on the western front expressing surprise at the poor results of recent operations, urging increased activity, and enjoining the troops to fight with untiring courage so as to benefit by the speedy conclusion of the war. ' AIRMEN’S EXPLOITS, BELGIAN COAST BOMBARDED. PARIS, Sopt.,4. Adjutant Berlin, of the Flying Corps, has been granted the Legion of Honour. With Sergeant Boyer he was seat on a reconnaissance. Berlin's aeroplane was riddled with‘ninety-eight shell splinters, a wing almost shot away, and ha was wounded in the thigh, but be continued his flight. Boyer’s machine turned turtle .and,, cm landing, he ignited it and prepared to hide in the woods. Bertrn, returning, saw Boyer’s aeroplane blazing, ‘descended, and picked him up, and both returned safely. _ , Official.—Last week, despite violent cannonade, our naval aviators threw over 300 4in. shells on the Gorman naval installations on the Belgian coast. BELGIAN PATRIOTISM. . TROUBLESOME TO THE GERMANS. TIMES AND SYDNEY SDN SERVKIEB. (Received Sept. 6, 8.0 a.m.) PARIS, Sept. 5. Le Petit Parisien states the manifestations of patriotism of the Belgian population continue to cause the greatest anxiety to the Germans, who can—not strangle them. 1 FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORT. PARIS, Sept. 4. A communique says : There has been violent mutual bombardments, especially in the Artois and Argonne regions. BELGIAN DEPUTY IMPRISONED.: ' HAVRE. Sept. 4. The Germans sentenced at Verhacg-. hen a' Belgian deputy to two years’ iniSrisonment for sending a letter to his, anghter containing a message to Belgian Government. SOME ANCIENT HISTORY. PARIS. Sent. 4. A Swiss newspaper has published Urn story of a German soldier, a participator in a cavalry patrol on French territory on August 2, 1914. A service order instructed the lieutenant commanding the patrol'to break the French frontier towards Belfort. This was' done, and tho patrol traversed several kilometres into French territory without meeting a single French soldier. Therefore it is well established that Germany was guilty of th'o first violation of the frontiers, at a time when French troops had been withdrawn by orders to avoid incidents. FRENCH GOLD RESERVE.

PARIS, Sept. 4. The French mint is accepting gold jewels and keepsakes for tho meltingpot. Though the result is slight, it will help to swell tho volume of gold in the Bank of Franco’s vault, which the Daily Telegraph describes as a solid cube exceeding eleven feet. ACTIVE MINE FIGHTING. (Received Sept. 6, 11.30 a.m.) PARIS, Sept. 5. _ 1 A communique states;—There is particularly active mine fighting on the banks of the Somme in tho neighbourhood of Frise. There is an intense bombardment north of Camp de Chalons.