Fight on the Suez Canal

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 204, 5 February 1915, Page 5

Fight on the Suez Canal

I TURKS ATTEMPT BRIDGEBUILDING. I DEFEATED AND FLEE IN DISORDER. ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT AT EL KANTARA. Received 4, 9.10 p.m. Cairo, February 4. The Turks on Tuesday niglit attempted to bridge tlu: Suez Canal at Toussoun, The enemy was allowed to bring his material to the bank of tiie Canal. Then the British attacked, and were completely successful. The Turks fled in disorder, abandoning all their material. Several were drowned. An attack on El Kantara at daylight on Wednesday was easily repulsed. Sixteen were killed and wounded, and forty taken prisoners. The British had three wounded. TURKS DEFEATED AGAIN. Received 4, 5 p.m. Cairo, February 3. The British met the enemy in the vicinity of Ismaillia on Tuesday. The enemy's ardour was checked by a sandstorm. Their shooting was bad, and eventually they retreated. Six British were wounded. PRISONERS FROM KANTARA. A BAREFOOTED RABBLE. EGYPTIANS IMPRESSED. Received 5, 12.35 a.m. Cairo, February 4. (Prisoner; from Ka,nUira present a misable appearance, many being barefooted. Tiev have created a great and falutarv impression on the Egyptian population. NEWS FROM PALESTINE. MUSSULMANS PREFER PEACE. Times and Sydney Sun Services. London, February 3. A Swiss who lias returned from Jerusalem stales that the preparations for the expedition to Egypt arc on an enormous scale. Vast sums have been spent in provisions for the desert march. The soldiers show scanty enthusiasm for the adventure, and the bulk of the Mussulmans would welcome peace. UNWILLING SOLDIERS. Times and Sydney Sun Services. Received 4, 5 p.m. London, February 4. The first Turkish deserters to reach Cairo arc actually cabmen, peasants, and professional beggars, who were swept up by the Turkish and German recruiters, though not Ottoman subjects, but British, French, Italian, and Moslems.