Africa
SMUTS NEARING THE END. Press Association—Copyright. Renter's Telegrams London, September 2. General Smuts reports that the enmey is in full retreat east and west of Uluguiju mountains. A smaller party, believed to be the German military headquarters and the provisional government, have retired to the mountains. The pursuit is being pressed. Unogoro was entered on August 2(i. ft is the most important town hitherto occupied, and was recently the seat of the provisional government. The enemy abandoned many sick and wounded in the hospital, also a large number of European women and children. The rapidity of the advance prevented the enemy from seriously damaging the central railway.
THE FINAL. ROUND-UP. (Received 9.20 a.-.u.) London, September 3. The campaign in East Africa lias virtually ended, and there only rema in.s tlie round-up of the remnants of the scattered German forces.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 31, 4 September 1916, Page 5
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140Africa Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 31, 4 September 1916, Page 5
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