made from the north, but so far as one can hear, with no important result. The Ger mans can now shell from both sides of the salient - I hear our casualties have been very heavy. 4-5 May 1915 Hill 60 retaken by the Germans on morning of 5th they attacked with poisonous gases & asphyxiated the garrison of Hill 60, & that of the trenches of the ZWARTE LEEN salient; this is rather an important piece of ground to us, as it commands the approaches. Counter attacks were made on night of 5th but failed owing to the gas. the King's Own Scottish Borderers reached Hill 60 but were driven back by gas. I do not think any artillery bombardment preceded this attack. It does not seem as if the respirator pads which