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SONGKONG. WEDNESDAY, OUTOBER 24 1917,

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THE OVERLAND CHINK

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THE ANGLO-FRENCH AN ENEMY COUNTER-ATTICK-

ATTACK.

FIERCE FIGHTING,

MORE THAN ALL OBJECTIVES

CARRIED.

LONDON, Oct. 29. Field-Mursho! Sir Douglas Haig reportH:--

Li

BRITISH FORCED BACK AT.

ONE POINT.

العجيب

LONDON, Oct. 28. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Hig

reportis

The enemy during the night, attacked one of our new posts in the southern portion of Houthulst Wood and forced us back a short distance.

We maintained and consolidated

Highly auccessiv minor operations four gains on the remainder of the

were carried out by us, this morning, Front.

in the neighbourhood of Poelcapelle,

There was main during the night

and in conjunction with the French, and the weather is story and

to the south of South Hulat Forest.

Battalions of the Norfolk, Sufolk,

unsettled.

Essex and Berks regiments and the AVIATION ON THE BRITISH FRONT.

Northumberland Fusiliers, attacked

to the east of Poolcapeile, on a front

LONDON, Oct. 28)

of a mile and a half, and captured Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, a number of strongly fortified build-reporting on aviation, states

ings and concreted redoubts on a Owing to the fine weather and the hill to the east of the village,

improvement in visibility on Sunday, The rain, during the night, made there was much artillery and observa

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assembly was difficult. The whole of the objectives, nevertheless, were captured after fierce fighting in which many Germans were killed...

We pressed on to the south east OL.Pocleppells and carried other valu- able positious bayond the hire of the objectives.

Four tons of bombs were dropped on aerodromes near Courtrai, and Boulers and on a big gun position near Douai. Three tons of bombe were dropped during the night on Roulers, and Lichtervelde railway stations where ires were started and also at the above mentioned ser dromen.

There was heavy air fighting chiefly well over the enemy's lines. Thir teen hostile machines were brought

The Gloucester, Cheshire and Lancashire Fusiliers, and the Man- One of our pilota, reaching the chester and Royal Scots Battalions nerodrome as the enemy's night further north and co-operating with bombing machines were leaving, the French, attacked on a two-miles' dropped bombs amongst them." front from the Ypres-Staden milway to the north of Mangefare and cap turid, after severe fighting, the southieru defences of South Hulst down and three were driven down Forest and a further series of forfi-Eight of our machines are

missing fied farms and strong points.

including the pilot who bombed the The Allies are firmly established enemy's night bombing party. well beyond the southern boundary Navul squadrons attached to the of the forest. A strong local counter-army, have been fighting throughout attack, in the vicinity of the railway, these opemtions and have accounted checked our advance, astride the for a large share of the machines railway line, but the enemy was brought down. unable to prevent progress elsewhere. We captured 200 prisoners and the enemy casualties were beavy.

THE FIGHT DESCRIBED."

A DIGGISH BITE INTO THE

ENEMY LINES.?

The Australian squadrons, who have up to the present been train ing have commenced active work und have proved themselves worthy of the high opinion formed of them on their arrival.

THE OBJECT OF THE GRERATION.

PARIS, Oct 28. semi-official qanouncethent

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Losnox, Oct. 22. Reuters Correspondent at Head- quarters states:

Co-operating with the French, our states that the Anglo-French opera- troops attacked the enemy positions tion in Flanders is designel merely

to rectify our line along the Ypres along the Paschendale ridge and at Houthulst Wood, after a brief and Studen railway, the capturing of the position, making defence cusier. fiered barruge, in an atmosphere. resembling a bad London log

against possible counter-attacks on the remainder of the front By mid-day it appeurs we bad penetrated the enemy line to a depth of 1000 yards, bringing o

left Bank

our

The artillery activity is very violent, especially on the Aisne Front,

well up to the fringe of Houthulst and at Verdun, with the object

facilitating infantry raids.

PEEBLE ARTILLERY FIRE:

Wood, and it was stated that we occupied the Brewery at Poslepella, which was the scene of such a fierce struggle at the last offensiver und also Mennier House and Helles House

LONDON, Oct 28,

A French commit During the day, the ene

* The greatest reaistance was experi- lury re-acted feebly enced on the left centre by the ↑ the troops aDG machine gun checking the ulvanensolidating the in this region.

jground

the north of

n

th

An enemy counter-attack; in the forenoon Estride the Tree Stoden feld rolmay was repulsed with severe The artillar putushment to the enemy 467 Epine de Chevr A10 o'clock the sunk broke out, Pantheon secto erimbling

Zon the