PALESTINE.
75,000 PRISONERS ON PALESTINE FRONT, LONDON, October 10. A Palestine communique says: French and British warships entered the port of Beyrout on Sunday and found the town evacuated. British and Indian infantry occupied the place on Tuesday, and were enthusiastically received. The prisoners now total 75,000. Not more than 17,000 of the Turkish fourth, seventh and eighth armies escaped, including 4,000 effective rifles.
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Taihape Daily Times, 12 October 1918, Page 5
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64PALESTINE. Taihape Daily Times, 12 October 1918, Page 5
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