Reuters Correspondent at London Headquarters wires: The British and Australians again attacked along the Flanders Ridges and pushed the enemy back to a depth in some places of two-thirds of a mile. The battle extended more to the northward than in three previous operations since September 20, the French taking up the fight on the left. The weather was about as bad as possible yesterday [October 8] evening. A gale was blowing and it was raining in torrents, but the clouds broke at midnight and the stars shone in the small hours quite clearly, enabling the troops to be brought into starting positions under more favourable conditions. The ground was very bad and the going extremely difficult. It is hardly likely that the Germans anticipated that we should endeavour to advance in such conditions.