IN EGYPT

Hokitika Guardian, 13 November 1917, Page 2

IN EGYPT

ALLENBY’S SUCCESS

FURTHER CAPTURES

'.UrSTRAUAN &, V.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION]

LON DON i Nov. 11. Egypt official: General Allenby’s advance continued on Saturday. The left wing is in the neighbourhood of Esdud (ancient Ashdod). The enemy’s .rearguard had occupied a line along the northern branch, of the adi Sukerier. The Royal Flying Corps effectively bombarded the Wadi Surar, junction. Our mounteds on Friday captured

five' 5-point howitzers, and eight, field guns and 710 prisoners. As the battlefield is six hundred square miles, the list of booty is incomplete. The Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry on Thursday near

Huz, in face of'heavy gun, inachinegun and rifle fire, charged with the greatest gallantry. A large body lof the enemy was captured with twelve guns killing or wounding the gunners.

TURKS STILL RETIRING. | BRITISH CAPTURES. Received, this day at 8.45 a.m.) j LONDON, Nov. 12. ! Mr Massey reports from Gaza that the enemy continues its retirement. We are pressing them hard. The Turks are now surrendering freely. El Mineh junction upon the Jerusalem railway is burning, as the result of a heavy shell blowing up an ammunition train standing at the station. We have already taken prisoner 5,000 men, sixty guns, thousands of shells and millions of cartridges. The Turks destroyed a vast quantity of material which they could ill spare. Our armies are in the highest, ot spirits*