PALESTINE.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 November 1917, Page 5

PALESTINE.

ANOTHER BRILLIANT CHARGE. ANZACS' CAPTURES. London, Nov. 20. .. Mr. Massey telegraphs that the population of Ramleh welcomed us enthusiastically. ■ Abushusheh, south-east of Ramleh, was ,the scene of another brilliant Yeomanry charge. The men galloped up a difficult ridge facing violent machine-gun fire\ aabred 400 Turks and captured a gun •rid 350 prisoners. • The Anzacs captured 300 prisoners at Lydda, and four machine-guns. The •Australians took enormous stores of ammunition at El-Tine. DETAILS DESCRIBED. TROOPS TRAISED. ' London, Nor. 20. General Murray's dispatch describes Ihe prominent part the Australian and jNew Zealand mounted men took in the 'attacks on Gaza in March and April. The.2nd Australian Light Horse rest«d their fight on the sea northwards of Gaza on March 26, the New Zealanders on their left closing the exit from Gaza. iThe coup-de-main failed owing to the fog and the waterless nature of the country. The enemy's casualties were .|BOOO and ours 4000. " The attacks on April 17 and 20 failed owing to the encmyfs reinforcements »nd new -trenches preventing the enicircling cavalry movement. Machineguns held up the infantry!, (but the mounted men gained their objectives. The 4th Australian Light Horse were later compelled to give way. The 3rd Light horse suffered heavy casualties: Our casualties were 7000,, and General Murray reluctantly decided that it was necessary io await reinforcements.,_ He S»y»: Tt is unnecessary to reiterate the praises of the Australian and New Zealand mounted men, who always come up to their high reputation. The Imperial Camel Corps, whose personnel waa Australian, New Zealand artd British, proved themselves a corp. d'elite possessing quite remarkable spirit and gallantry. ■ The-health of the troops throughout was singularly good. The Australian and New Zealand Medical Corps was remarkable for its efficiency and unremitting devotion. NEW TURKISH COMMANDER. Amslerdaiv, Nov. 20. Tzzet Pasha has replaced Djemal Pasha W Generalissimo in Palestine. A FURTHER ADVANCE. NEARING JERUSALEM. Received Nov. 21, 5.50 p.m. London, Nov. 20. Palestine official— The mounteds ocjpied on Sunday But Uret Tihta, 12 miles north-west of Jerusalem. Our infantry yesterday reached a line fifteen Biles westward of Jerusalem. United Service. Received Nov. 21. 11.50 p.m. London. Nov. 21. The British are rapidly approaching and advancing on Jerusalem.