SINGLE-HANDED.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 26 June 1914, Page 2

SINGLE-HANDED.

The apparently poor display of the Turks against their foes contrasts strongly with the daring deeds of former days. In "Under the Red Crescent" is told a story of a previous campaign against the Servians. It seemed that Abdul Kerim Pasha, the Turkish Commander, while inspecting the troops one morning casually ' expressed a wish that he could capture a Servian prisoner from the Servian lines. Ahmed -Bey, a handsome man of astounding physical strength, who overheard the remark, rode up, and saluting, asked to be permitted to get the commander a prisoner. The army 'was then at Nish, and Abdul Kerim wonderingly gave, the required permission. Without another word, Ahmed Bey wheeled his charger, dashed the spurs into his flanks'; and galloped off in front of the astonished detachment straight for the nearest Servian outpost.-

As the brave man approached the lines half 'a dozen 'rifles cracked, for the Servian vedettes opened fire on him,. hoping to drop him on ', the wing. But Ahmed Bey galloped on unharmed having deliberately marked out one sentry for his prey. The sentry emptied his rifle at the audacious horseman in vain, and too late started to run.

Ahmed Bey swooped down on him like a sparrow hawk upon a landrail, and bending down grasped the man by the collar in an iron grip and flung him without any effort across the saddle m front of him. Then he galloped back again, bending over his horse's neck as the bullets whistled over hfe head and delivered his bewildered prisoner to the Turkish commander, amid the shouts of the whole detachment.