SPECIAL EDITION THE DRIVE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11504, 28 September 1915, Page 1

SPECIAL EDITION THE DRIVE.

BRITSSH ADVANCING. : ■ * HEAVY ENEMY LOSSES. COUNTER-ATTACKS SKAtTERED. i Rewivusl September 2%, '• P-m.) LONDON, September 27. Sir John French reports that tie | British rcpiilsrcrl a number of counter- , ,• attacks, inflicting heavy enemy loose- ■ Our offensive :"h progressing eastward of Lonv Our captures total 53 o ccr* S»0«-> men, pisbteen guns, and thirty-two machine Tint enemy abandonr' considerable materia!. '! " IF ATTACKED." HELP FOR GREECE. ALLIES' PROMISE. If 1 (Received September 28, 4 p.m.) fc'i LONDON. September 27. > The "JDa-i'iy Chronicle's" Athens correspondent says that iha Allies have informed Greece that, in the event ol -ft ail attack upon Serbia and Greece, the ■ Allies will land a fully equipped force j'| and also render financial. assistance. i| BATTLE, FOR DVINSK. _ ;| HERMAN STATEMENT, /'J] ATTACK OX WAR VESSELS. . I (Received September 28, 4 p.m.) *• w BERLIN, September 27. ' ||j A. communique says:— " German airmen attacked Russian war vessels, including: a ship of the '"J] lino, in Riga, Bay. Hits were observed • '1 upon the drip of the line and a deetroyer. The Russians hastily steamed i northwards. } " We captured another position south- t west of Dvinsk. taking- prisoner thirteen hundred. Fighting is proceeding alonj: * the entire front." . RANGIGRA MARKET. I At vhe Raneiora market to-day there ,J| •was a yarding of 150 fat sheep and 174 J stores. Prices for fats were well mair JS ' - tained, prime wethers making 28s 3d 3 to 32s 3d. others 21s 5d to 28s, prime * "j| owes 33s 3d to 2-h 103, others IBs to 23s 1 Id, 10s to 22s Sd. Stores.—Hoggets lk | 3d to ISa 6d. v,ethers 18s Id to 2Cp ' l | Id, aged ewes with lambs (all counted; 7s. One hundred pigs were penned ' Heavy bac'-mers made from 75s to S7s, others 60s to Gt>s, pcrkers 38s io 4C . . stores 2in to ">ss. small pigs 13s to 23&. ' There was an entry of 35 head of cattle, -=il which sold af leading market rates. OTAKI RACES. , PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP. jfl All started. /jiflfl ELECTRIC HACK. All atiirtod. Won 05 half a length ~.J|H i 1 1 •; . J i r <