Our Allies on the right maintained their positions, while in the Vosges the French resumed the offensive and repelled the Germans with heavy losses.
South-east of Nancy, over a front of three kilometres, 2500 dead were found, and over another front of four kilometres 4500 dead.
The work of the English artillery at Mons was magnificent, but there was not enough of it in comparison with the enemy's.
The shells of the Allies burst without fail, but the Germans, who found the range smartly, failed to make the shells burst, while frequently they fell short.
The Germans bombarded the entrenched Berkshires for 24 hours, but there were very few casualties.
A German aeroplane came too close to the gunners, who brought it down when 2000ft up. Three miles north of the canal were two clumps of forest about five miles in depth.
Germans advanced from Charleroi through the wooded country north-west of Mons.
From the higher ground the British could follow the whole of the German movements.
When they emerged into the plain the artillery opened a devastating fire, which was echoed by rifle fire from the trenches when they came within range.
Thousands of Germans fell.
The Germans had made no progress by nightfall on Sunday, but their dead and wounded were scattered over the hills between the canal and the forest.
The British loss was small.
The play of the German searchlights throughout the night was uncanny.
It was accompanied by occasional artillery fire. Fighting was resumed with violence at daybreak, as the Germans were heavily reinforced.
•The cutter Antelope has returned to Bluff from an extended sealing cruise of 73 days (says the Southland News).
This craft operated round the West Coast Sounds and on the Solanders, taking altogether 91 seals. While on the Solanders the party ran out of provisions, and subsisted for some time on pawas and punui roots.
They also had a narrow escape of being drowned through a tremendous sea sweeping into the Solanders and half filling the hut with water while they were all asleep.
The best catch of the trip was at Dusky Sound, where they caught 34 seals in one morning.
•An old ceremony of the building trade which is not often seen nowadays took place on Friday at Messrs Johnston and Co.'s new warehouse, Taupo Quay, Wanganui, when the last brick was laid.
The workmen (says the Herald) invited Mr J. R. Foster to finish the building, the silver trowel which he used being presented to him by the men.
The flag was then hoisted over the building in sign that all the bricks were laid. and all present then sang the National Anthem.
•A party who were whitebaiting on the New River, near the ferry at Fosbender's, Southland, espied an eel of great size busy amongst the little fish, which were providing him with a dainty dinner.
One of the party, exceptionally skilful with the gun, could not resist the temptation of having a shot, and, awaiting a favourable opportunity, discharged his firearm with good effect the shot striking the fish on the head.
The eel was 60lb in weight, 6ft in length, and of considerable girth.
In fact, none of the party, who have in their time spent a good deal of leisure about rivers, ever came across an eel of equal dimensions. - ODT, 29.8.1914
