FRANCE AND BELGIUM.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144852, 2 December 1915, Page 3

FRANCE AND BELGIUM.

BELGIAN COAST BOMBARDED. MANY GERMANS WOUNDED. AMSTERDAM, Doc. 1. A British squadron of 40 vessels bombarded Abo Gorman fortresses between Ostend and Zecbnigpo for two hours. Heavy firing has been hoard every day on" the Flemish front for a week past, and many train loads of wounded indicate that ’ there havo been lively operations. FIGHTING IN ALSACE. PARIS. Doc. 1. A communique states: Our artillery overthrow tho enemy trenches north of Mulbnch, in Fceht Valley. AN AGED WARRIOR. WHO FOUGHT IN 1870. TIMES AND BTDNKT SUN SEBTICIS. ' (Received Doc. 2, 8 a.m.) LONDON, Doc. 1. A French army order states that Corporal Burrugn, aged 76, wlm served in 1870, has been ro-ongaged for tho duration of tho war. Ho insisted on going to tho front as a sapper and has not felt tho strain of tho work. FRENCH YOUTHS TO BE TRAINED (Received Dec. 2, 9 a.m.) PARIS, Dee. 1. Tho Chamber adopted a Bill authorising the calling up of tho 1917 class of recruits as a prudential measure.