IN ARABIA.
A "TURKISH SURRENDER
(Reuters Message.)
CAIRO, September 27. The Sheriff of Mecca reports. that the Turkish garrison of Taif ,has surrendered. Fifty officers, 1800 men,. 10 guns, and a large quantity of mill tary stores were captured.
Taif is 65 miles east south-east of Mecca. It is defended by several forts and has a. celebrated mosque. The population is about 5000. .
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3565, 27 September 1916, Page 6
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63IN ARABIA. Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3565, 27 September 1916, Page 6
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