SOUTH AFRICA.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 July 1917, Page 5

SOUTH AFRICA.

. SUCCESSFUL OPERATKMW. Stash** July 12, MO sun. London, July 12. Bast Africa offlelal: The enemy's right ffrt dstaeUaent north-west of Kilwa retreated from Lunya to Magonga. (Anuttaneously our troops contracted Ms centre *t XJkuli. Our forces on the 7th efieigad three eorunms from Myoarefi, KMHUnma hill, and Wungwi aeainst the Germans upon the front of fjkali and Meyonga. All the column* vera successful in difficult coontry. The maxtaOß advance w thirteen miles. Anetaef column drove the enemy across the Jtsip* rirer and esUiUiihed themeelre* Wm« an enemy detachment at fttajfm wtf the main position. Further north our Beikuje forces pressed back the Germans upon the Songea-Lovale mad, enveloped the rearguard, and dme Jt northwards toward* Maheuge. A column of" West Africans advanced without opposition 35 miles from the Kufiji fjfir in the direction of Misswega. DANGER OF REPOTLKAK PBOP AGENDA. Sceetod July 12. 5.46 p.m. Capetown, July 11. At the congress of the South African Party, HonTP. S. Mabn, Minister for Education, emphasised the danger of republican propaganda, which would probably lead to civil "war. Referring to the attitude of the Xatfcmalwts and tnti-war party, he said there could *e no rapprochement between them and his Mrtj while the war lasted.