OUR BOYS IN EGYPT

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 131, 5 February 1915, Page 5

OUR BOYS IN EGYPT

FIRST HAND INFORMATION

Press Association —Copyright. (Reed 9 a.m.) SYDNEY, Feb. 5.

Major McClymout has arrived eu route for Now Zealand He declared the behaviour of troops in Egypt was quite satisfactory. Stories that a couple of men were murdered for tearing veils off women were absolutely untrue. The troops were having a good time, but were anxious for real work to begin. The organisation in the British-Australasian camps was splendid, work proceeding with utmost smoothness. The Turkish army was not taken seriously; the general opinion is that they were not keen to fight. Anyhow, the British were ready to give them all they wanted.

FIGHTING IN EGYPT. TURKISH ATTACKS REPULSED. ENEMY .V s .EES IN DISORDER, CAIRO, Fob. 4. The Turks made an attempt at Toursoun on Tuesday night, The enemy was allowed to bring material to the bank of the Canal, but the British Attack was completely successful and the Turks fled in disorder, abandoning all their material. Several wore drown* d. An attack on Kantara at daylight on Wednesday was easily repulsed. Sixteen were killed and wounded and forty made prisoners. The British had three wounded. SAMPLES OF TURKEY’S ARMY. The first Turkish deserters in Cairo were actually, cabmen, peasant and professional beggars swept up by the Turkish and German recruiters, though not Ottoman subjects, but British, French, an d It all a n Mosi e ms. EC.YPTIAN POPULATION IMPRESSED. CAIRO, Feb. 4. Prisoners from Kantara arc miserable in appearance. Many are barefooted. A great and salutary impression lias bon made on the Egyptian population.

GREAT EFFOET BY AUSTEOGERMANS.

LONDON, Feb. 4. The Daily Mail’s Petrograd correspondent says that twelve to fifteen Austro-Gorman army corps are engaged in an advance on the Carpathians along a front of SO miles, in an effort to relieve Prezmysl. Fjvc days’ fighting in the Shryi districts resulted in very heavy Austrian losses. ROUMANIANS TO BE SHOT DOWN. LONDON, Feb. 4. A report has reached Geneva from Vienna that the commanders fighting against the Russians leave been instructed to shoot down Roumanians servjng as voluteers in the Austrian ai'lny in Bukovina and Transylvania. PORTUGUESE OVERTHROW GERMANS. RESULT OF WEST AFRICAN FIGHTING.

LONDON, Feb. 4. Tlie Portuguese are reported to have completely overthrown the Germans in Angola, inflicting 400 casualties. SOUTH AFRICA FIGHTING. A REBEL LEADER SURRENDERS. LONDON, Feb. -L Kemp and his commando have .surrendered. NEARING THE END. PRETORIA, Feb. 4. One hundred of Maritz’s commando have surrendered. (Teed. 8.40 a.m.) CAPETOWN, Feb. 4. Five hundred have surrounded at Witt hop. THE GREAT DUNE. GERMANS’ VIOLENT EFFORT AT RECOVERY. DUNKIRK, Feb. 4. The Germans’ new violent effort to recover the Great Dune begun on Sunday. They came on in massed formation. Some reached the Allied position and were made prisoners. A terrific bombardment continues, AUSTRIANS FLEEING BEFORE RUSSIANS.

LONDON, Feb. 4. Russian headquarters assort that the Austrians are fleeing through mountain passes held by Russians, whose cavalry penetrated the Hungarian plains. General Von Hindenberg is vainly endeavouring to advance. RUSSIANS' HAUL OF PRISONERS, LONDON, Feb. 4. The following prisoners of war have been taken by the Russians: German, 1,470 officers and 173,824 men; ■ Austrian, 3,621 officers and 410,257 men. Over 50,000 Austrians were captured last week. ■.