, 1916-02-12
KILOGRAMS
OIL. ChO1A OIA11ON.
(Censored at Jamaiea.A

by the War Office. The German attack
was made near the western end of the French
front, a short distance below the Belgian
border in the region which has been the
scene of pronounced activity recently. Vimy
is two miles north east of Neuville near which
town the Germans late last month made au
infantry attack, capturing as reported by Ber-
lin, about 1900 yards of French trenches.
The text of the statement is as follows West
ern theatre: West of Vimy our troops
stormed the first line French positions
over an extension of 800 metres, securing
more than 100 prisoners and five machine
guns. South Of the Somme the French again
penetrated during the evening o small Ger
man trench section. In Bots LIE Pr6tre an
enemy aeroplane was shot down by our imam
try. It fell in flames, its two occupants were
dead. Eastern theatre of war. Minor Rus
sian attacks made in the neighbourhood of
Illoukst. north east of Dvinsk and against the
field guard, post that we captured on the sixth
on the BaranoYitch Lyakhovichi railway were
repulsed. Balkan theatre of war: The situa-
ton is unchanged.
Vienna, Feby, 9th.-The following com
munication was issued to-day In the
Russian and Italian theatre there is nothing
important to report. Southeastern theatre:
Vanguards Of the Austrian troops operating
in Albania have crossed the river I'm and oc-
cupied Preziia (about twelve miles northeast
of Durazzo) and the heights of the town.
The enemy, composed of remnants of Serbian
and italian detachnents and Essad Pasha s
mercenaries, avoided battle and retreated
toward the south and southeast. DULY
when occupying Va!ia (about FIVE miles north
west of Drina) did a short battle devalop-
In it the enemy was repulsed. Our airmen
have recently repeatedly bombarded with
success the troop camps near Durazzo and
Italian steamers lying in the harbour. La
Montenegro the situation is quiet. The dis
arming Of the Montenegrins has been com
pleted.
Paris, Feby. 9th.-The number of Serbian
troops which have reached the island Of Cor
fu is estimated at 5000 by a correspondent
of the tPetit Parisien", who says that III
two days 100000 Serbians will have arrived
there and the evacuation Of Albania will
have been completed. The despatch says
the Bulgarians have occupied Tirana, 20
miles east of Durazzo, and that important
fighting apparently is imminent. Inc aus
ANS b front of Durazzo are hampered by
tbo had condition of the road. A French
dAtachment. the correspondent reports, has
occnnied the Greek island of Fano to the
north of Corfu.
london, Feby. 9th.-General Sir Horace
T, Smith Dorrien has ~relinquished the COM
mand of the British force operating in East
Africa, owing to i'll health, it was officially
announced tonight. General Jan Christian
SHUTS, the Minister of the interior. Mines
and Defenced of the Union OF South Africa.
has accepted the vacancy With the rank OF
temporary Lieut-General, the announcement
London. Feby. 9th Two women and one
obi1 ware seriously injured this afternoon
whan two German sea planes raided the
Kantish coast, dropping bombs. At $50
clock this afternoon two sea,planes were
renorted approaching the Kentish coast, and
. Few minutes later they flew over Ramsgate
and Broadstairs. A number of naval and
military i aeroplanes and sea,planes assembled
=, attnck the Germans, but they immediately