PALESTINE.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 November 1917, Page 5

PALESTINE.

GAZA EASILY TAKEN. DDE TO IKEVIOU9 BATTLES. " CAVALRY IN PfUBSUIT. ' Bmtad Nov. 10, 6.S pan. . London, Nov. 9. .Jtt. HaMy teksgntph* The attack on Vffh hatched at midnight on two Ufas, accompanied by intense artilleryBritish troops routed the a# Attmantar Hill and ottered the ** d»yizre«k. Others advanced y**" W Bide and northwards. The MViliy JWWOed the disorganised enemy captured Earbra, formerly «f the Turkish Gaza-Beer-wyiMltiwiy slight resistance at On w* dttt to the grand success of be fiStfWUa day's hattle on the right, *ftew«K«noajbooty was taken. TOw wgfaire of Gaza with its tremendWorios, has been accomplishEgjfr n g the eastern,line of JSajSM, «ld ften threatening Gaza in ' ¥*> , , Doilodßs were comparatively alight. gHQiTMAJiffi RETEEAT OF TURKS.

New York, Nov. 9. WwJMlfe retreat of the Turks in is reported.' I

.TURKS IN RETREAT.

• PWO HGEgBB FORCES CONVERGE. A»V'an4 ;NJZ. Cable Assoc. and Reuter. •, Received Not. 11, 5.6 p.m. London, Nov. 9. igfctt&'toflteial: The whole of the Tttrk||&nrr is retreating northwards and ■ bombed iby British aeroplanes. The enemy upon our right is retiring on WfcMß. Wfe hampered his retreat, eapOar ttMpanteds, advancing through Je(Mmeh and Huj, thirteen and nine miles lespeetively eastward of Gaza, searched ®l south bank of the Wadi Deri, which b twelve miles northward of the old Vfl&ifth front, and thus established conour forces advancing from' Otta, Toe latter forces captured the north tank of the imouth of the Wadi Bssi aad Babies, Teaching the railway tod turning the enemy's prepared positton.i On this wadi we also captured the Turkish coastal railhead at Beithsntffli, and aretmrduing the enemy in the iireettoa of Wadi Heei. We captured over forty guns. The British navy, assisted by the French, ac**v®ly Co-operated throughout, bomthe enemy's communications Jf the ooast and rendering other valu•W® taUatance. #

FURTHER PROGRESS.

ASKALON CAPTURED. ENEMY CASUALTIES 10,000. Received Nov. 11, 11 p.m. London, Nov. 11. Egyptian official.—Our mounted men, Uttttfln; rapidly,- captured another 400 MB ttd'lo guns. Our line now runs in a south-easterly direction, from 2 miles Bfirthwud of Mamameh to 2 miles north bf Arakel Menshye, on the central railIftft Qneraliy ten to six miles north■nia ot.yvadi Hesti. We occupied Askalon. Our aeroplanes continue to bomb bodies Turks, and all important centres of communication, drop2ag thre? hundred bombs. During the y ite captured over 70 guns, of which several wire 5.9'b. General Allenby estimates the enemy's casualties at 10,000, exclusive of wounded. TURKISH DEFEATS ADMITTED. Received Nov. 11, 5.30 p.m. Stockholm, Nov. 10. The Kolnisohe Volks Zeitung admits the Turkish defeats, and adds that the British ships were sighted off Ascalon preparing to land, but the Turkish army M& taken the necessary measures.