IN MESOPOTAMIA.
BETTER WEATHER THE ARMY'S DIFFICULTIES. London, Fob. 0. Mr. Candler, telegraphing from Basra on February 2, said the rains bad ceased and the Tigris was falling. Clear cold weather had succeeded. The column advancing up the Tigris was in good condition, despite exposure to the severity of the weather. The relieving forces were faced with formidable difficulties, as the Turkish defences and swampy areas would necessitate frontal attacks across a mile of flat ground without cover. The enemy's trenches were generally invisible in the mirage. In few campaigns lias the army ef British Indians been so liardlv trie! Agd « ,v»li*ntly £*««£
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Taranaki Daily News, 8 February 1916, Page 5
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102IN MESOPOTAMIA. Taranaki Daily News, 8 February 1916, Page 5
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