IN EGYPT.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 219, 3 January 1917, Page 5

IN EGYPT.

NEW ZEAL-ANDERS PRAISED BY COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF. WELLINGTON, Jan 2. His Excellency the Governor Las received the following telegram from General Sir Archibald Murray, Com-mander-in-Chief of the British fovce:> in Egypt: — I desire to inform your Excellency personally .of my high appreciation of the brilliant work performed by the Australian and New Zealand mounted troops during the operations at El Arish, and also in the action at Magniohaba, which took place on December 23. The column, which consisted of Australians and New Zealanders, under BrigadierGeneral Chaytor, with a camel battalion (of which part were New Zealanders), were all under the command of General Chauvel. The successes which were obtained were due both to General Chauvel's handling of his troops and to the rash and gallantry displayed by all ranks under his command. The troops from Australia and New Zealand have again, as on previous occasions, justified the confidence which I have in their abilities, and are daily proving themselves an indes- ( pensable part of the forces under { my command in Egypt. j ARRIVAL OF TURKISH PRISONERS Received 11.20. CAIRO, Jan 2. Twelve hundred Turkish prisoners arrived on Tuesday. They are illclothed and bare-footed, ranging between 18 and 50 years of age.

i&is ROUMANIAN GAMPAIttN. AGAIN RETIRE. LONDON, Jan .1. A wireless Russian oiuciai states: We repulsed a German offensive southward of Pinsa. The enemy strongly attacked the Roumanians on both banks of the Kazino, eastward of the Moldavian frontier. The Roumanians maintained their positions. The Roumanians were obliged to retire in the region of Patraunu, westward of Fokehany. We took new positions from Fokchani to the Danube, without enemy pressure. The enemy attempted to advance at Namolousa, westward of Braila, but were compelled to retire in disorder and entrench. Twenty-three enemy battalions attacked our centre in DobruJja and compelled us to retire to our next line. AN AUSTRIAN COMMUNIQUE. LONDON, Jan 1. A wireless Austrian official says: The Austro-Germans, fighting- their way forward in the upper valleys of the Zabela, Naruja, and Putna, stormed several successive positions in the Marja region, the enemy defending every foot. BULGARIA'S TASK FINISHED. LONDON, Jan 1. The "Times" correspondent at Amsterdam reports that the Bulgarian Opposition attacked M. Radoslavoff, because the Government sent Bulgarian troops beyond the Danube. M. Radoslavoff replied that the Bulgarians' High Command regarded the destruction of the Roumanian armies as essential. He claimed that AustroGerman officers in Bulgaria were under Bulgarian control, and he added significantly that" the Bulgarian army's work was finished.