NEW ZEALANDERS UNDER FIRE.

King Country Chronicle, Volume IX, Issue 743, 6 February 1915, Page 5

NEW ZEALANDERS UNDER FIRE.

TWO CASUALTIES SUSTAINED London, Thursday, Mr Maxwell, correspondent for the Daily Telegraph,' ha» cabled to the High Commissioner, Mr T. Mackenzie, that the New Zealand infantry were under fire near the Suez Canal, and that they earned the good opinion of all for their steadiness in nctiun. They suffered two casualties " ATTACKS ON SUEZ CANAL CONDITION OF PRISONERS Cairo, Friday An attack was made on Kantara at daylight on Wednesday. It was easily repulsed, and 16 Turks were killed and wounded, and 40 made prisoners. Three British were wounded The prisoners from Kantara are miserable in appearance, and many are barefooted. Their cundition has made a great and salutary impression on the Egyptian population

CANAL TRAFFIC UNAFFECTED THE ENEMY'S TRANSPORT Cairo, Thursday The righting has not affected traffic nn the Canal and railways. There wag heavy firing on Wednesday. The pilot of a passing vessel was wounded Great difficulties are being experienced by the Turks in the matter of transport Many of their camels are dying, and others are being brought up from Asia Minor It is stated that General Kressenstein is among the invadern Two hundred and fifty Turkish prisoners captured at El Kantara look mora, like ragamuffins than soldiers TURKS RETURN TO ATTACK TO CONSTRUCT TRENCHES London, Thursday The Evening Newß' Cairo correspondent says that the Turks resumed the attack on Wednesday, bringing up ammunition and trying to. construct trenches TURKS LOSE HEAVIuY , Cairo, Thursday The Turks with the help of rafts attempted to cross the Canal at Toussoun on Wednesday, but wsre repulsed with heavy losses. Two hundred and eighty-two Turks were captured Two British officers and 13 men were killed, and 58 wounded The enemy were repulsed at Katara, 21 of them being fei'led and many wounded WARSHIPS' ARTILLERY USED

Cairo, Thursday

The enemy advanced on Toussoun at daybreak on Wednesday. Their artillery bombarded Toussoun and Serapeum. Our artillery and alao the warships in the Canal replied Six batteries and 1200 Turks participated in an attack on Kantara, 25 of the Turks being captured. ENEMY IN* FORCE TWELVE THOUSAND TROOPS * Received Friday, 7.35 p.m. London, Thursday Twelve thousand Turks participated in the Canal fightiag NAMES OF WOUNDED FROM 12th NELSON COMPANY Lawrence, This Day The Minister of Defence has received information that Sergt. A. J. Williams, 12th Nehon Company, and Private W. Ham, of the same Company, were dangerously wounded in the neck during the fighting at the Suez Canal. Wiliams' parents live in London and Ham's at Motueka. The Hon. Mr Allen sent a message to the parents of the latter, informing them of the nature of their son's casualty. HEAVY TURKISH LOSSES i l > CASUALTIES ESTIMATED AT 2400 Received this day, 8.45 a.m. j Cairo, Friday The British captured three machine guns, and ninety camels laden with storeß and ammunition, and took 600 prisoners. I The Turks abandoned 400 dead.