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The British line in France was subjected at the end

of last week to a series of trench raids at various points, which had little success, but showed that the enemy is now very much on the alert. Last Saturday the Germans made a local attack on our advanced posts near the Ypres-Staden railway, north of Poelcappelle, and drove them in for a short distance on a front of halfe-mile. In that Slough of Despond, at the foot of the northern end of the ridge to which the enemy still clings, these tactical gains or losses are of small account. Along the rest of the line no change has been reported. Our French Allies have had a similar experience in repelling many German raids, and a few local attacks north of Verdun and in the Vosges.

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