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w  BRUISH FRONT. THE nRITI FRONT. t OPERATIONS HELD UP BY BAD WEATHER. AIRMEN'S EXPLOITS. I The following reports from Sir Douglas Haig have been issued by the Press Bureau: Saturday, 10.37 a.m. Heavy rain fell throughout the night and is still continuing. On the battle front no hostile counter-attacks have yet developed. On the rest of the British Front there is nothing to report. Saturday, 9.24 p.m. Beyond the usual artillery activity on both sides on the battle front nothing of special interest has occurred during the day. !Wjet and stormy weather continues. The number of prisoners taken by us yes- terday and so far reported is 741, including forty-one officers. Saturday, 9.28 p.m. On the 12th instant the weather could not have been leas favourable for the co-opera- tion of our aeroplanes with our infantry in their attack. None the less, machines went out till four p.m. both in the rain and during fine intervals, and with great diffi- culty succeeded in locating the position of our troops. The movements of the enemy were watched, and a great many hostile batteries were located and reported to our artillery. In addition to this work, over 10,000 rounds were firead by our aeroplanes from machine guns at hostile infantry in trenches and shell holes and on the roads. Parties of mounted troops and convoys of hostile tran- sport were also engaged from low altitudes, causing many casualties and great con- fusion. Only a few German machines were encoun- tered, presumably on account of the bad weather, and little lighting took place in the air. Four euemy aeroplanes were brought down and five others were driven down out of control. Ten of our aeroplanes are missing. The fefv strong west wind and the suddenness with which storms of driving rain came up accounted for the non-return of many of our machines. Several of these missing belonged to patrols which were not engaged in fight- ing, and evidently were lost in the storms. Sunday, 10.40 a.m. The enemy's artillery has been active luring the night north-east of Ypres. Hostile reconnoitring parties were re- pulsed west of Beeelaere and north of Poel- capefle. We carried out a successful raid in the neighbourhood of Hulluch. BATTLE IN THE AIR. I Sunday, 9.25 p.m. J Eastern County troops successfully raided the enemy's trenches this afternoon south- east of Monchy-le-Prcux, and captured several prisoners. On the battle-front there has been con- siderable activity during the day on the part of both artilleries, but no infantry action. The total number of prisoners captured by us on the 12th inst. is now ascertained to be 943, including forty-one officers. Owing to the weather, very little flying was done on the 13th inst. In the fine inter- vals a certain amount of artillery and photo- graphic work was accomplislicd, and the enemv's new positions were reconnoitred. One of our partols encountered an enemy formation of double the number of ma- chines, and a determined fight took place, from which four of our aeroplanes failed to return. Owing to the close nature of the fighting the number of hostile machines ac- counted for could not be determined by our pilots. Other Allied machines, which arrived too late to take part in the fig-ht, saw from a distance several macli-In e s falling out of con- trol. SUCCESSFUL RAIDS, 1 Monday, 10.8 a.m. During the night the enemy heavily bom- barded our position on the main ridge south of Brcodseinde. No infantry action has taken place. In the successful raid carried out by us yesterdav afternoon south-east of Monchy-lc- Preux fiast County troops captured thirty- five prisonere and two machine-guns. About 200 Germans were killed by our iBfantry, and seven of the enemy's dug-outs were ùc- etroyed with explosives. Another successful raid was carried out bv South Midland Territorials early last night north-east of Roeux. A number of the enemy were killed, his dug-outs were de- stroyed, and twelve prisoners were taken by vs. ARTILLERY ACTIVITY. Monday, 9.13 p.m. Later reports show that the number of prisoners captured by us in yesterday's raid south-east of Monchy-le-Preux is sixty-four, including two officers. A hostile raiding party was repulsed last night eaet of Shrewsbury Forest. On the battle front the activity of cur own and the enemy's artillery continues. Hostile artillery has also shown more ar, tivity during the day in the neighbourhood of Lens and in the Nieuport sector. On the 14th inst. there was a slight im- provement in the weather. Artillery work and photography were carried out by our aeroplanes, and one and a half tons of bombs were dropped on Ledeghem railway station and on hostile billets east of Lens. In air fighting three German aeroplanes were brought down and one was driven down out of control. Two of our machines tre missing.

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PREMIER AND THE FARMERS I…

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MAIMED HERO ASSAULTED.

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.ARMED CRUISER SUNK.I

SUGAR HOARDER FINED

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MR. BIRRELL TO RETIRE.

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FATAL FLYING ACCIDENTS.

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