EGYPT.
THE CHRISTMAS DAY FIGHT. NEW ZEALAND LOSSES 70. deceived Jan. 21, 10.45 p.m. London, Jan. 21. The newspapers publish Mr. Ross' account of the Christmas Day fighting at Mersa-Matruh wherein the Sikhs and the New Zealanders dashingly charged down, across a donga, under the, enemy's fusilado. The Sikhs' great courage won the New Zealanders' admiration. Finally, the enemy were ejected at the bayonet's point. The New Zealanders' casualties were seventy.
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Taranaki Daily News, 22 January 1916, Page 5
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71EGYPT. Taranaki Daily News, 22 January 1916, Page 5
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