FIGHTING ON THE SUEZ CANAL FRONT

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2755, 26 April 1916, Page 5

FIGHTING ON THE SUEZ CANAL FRONT

TURKS'SEVERELY HANDLED

HEAVY ATTACK ON A FRONTIER GARRISON

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright,

. Cairo, April 23. . " Official. —"Our : aeroplane Tecohnaissance showed4hat the enemy was assembling in , the desert in the neighbourhood of Bir-el-Duweidar (15 miles east of the Suez Canal, on-the route from Et Arish to El Kantara). After receiving reinforcements, w'e repulsed an attack on' Saturday: by. five hundred men on our post a;t Duweidar. We killed forty and captured thirty Turks. "Later, an Australian column, acting in concert with the aeroplanes, harassed the enemy's retreat. The Turks suffered heavy casualties by the fire of the troops, and tie guns, and bombs 1 of the aeroplanes. "Simultaneously three thousand of the enemy, with .-three guns, attacked Katiyeli village. After a. severe engagement, they compelled the small Yeomanry garrison there to withdraw."

THE BRITISH CHECK IN MESOPOTAMIA

ACCORDING TO THE TURKISH REPORTS,

Amsterdam, April 24.

A Turkish communique states: "A force estimated at half a division attacked the Turkish positions at Felahie on Saturday. An immediate strong counter-attack compelled them to retreat to the trenches, after two hours' bayonet fighting, leaving two thousand dead; The Turkish losses were insignificant."

BRITISH SHELLING SAN'NAIYAT.

The High Commissioner fl gg "In Mesopotamia, the bombardment of the Sannaiyat position was maintained throughout Sunday." i '