PALESTINE.
* NEW TERRITORY OCCUPIED. Received 8.50. LONDON, Dec 23. A Palestine official message states: Our troops after crossing the Mahrelauja at midnight on rafts and light bridges, seized Khirbethadrah, Shikmuamis, Telerrikkeit and Elmak-hrios, near the river mouth. Other forces captured Rasezzambg, north-eastward of Bethany, and .beating off three counter-attacks. Captures since the commencement of operations amount to 90 guns and howitzers, 400 limbers and waggons, 110 machine-guns, 7000 rifles, a large quantity of ammunition and stores:
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Taihape Daily Times, 24 December 1917, Page 5
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