PALESTINE.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 January 1918, Page 5

PALESTINE.

AUSTRALIANS AND NEW ZEALANDERS. FEATS OF COMBAT, ENDURANCE AN© HORSEMANSHIP. ONE OP THE GREATEST ACHIEVEMENTS IN HISTORY Received Jan. 16, 11.45 p.m. United Service. London, Jan. 15. Tlio story of Australia's and New Zealand's p.hare in tlie capture of Palestine as now coming out is revealing feats of combat; endurance, and horsemane-hlp worthy to rank with the greatest cavalry achievement* in history General Allenby daringly played for the highest vtakes and risked everything im a great cavalry coup, wherein the I<if{ht 'Horse and the NVw Zcalamier? \v. : rf.' leaders. f/ickul by the splendid Yeomanry. The lack of water alone prevented the capture of the Turkish army and the earlier full of Jerusalem. An of'ieer from Palestine, interviewed, said he wa? lost in admiration for the feats of the flight Horse. Tiiey had lived for two years like blacks in hell-holes. The monotony was varied by occasional patrol encounters. The only furlough was in Egypt, whereof they were utterly fed up. Many suffered from septic sores. hut were never dispirited, and they were overjoyed when the time for action came. The most notable feature of the campaign was the extraordinarily long rides in waterless country on short rations, the horses and men suffering seriously. The Turks fought bravely in their retreating actions. General Chauvel's leadership was supremely good. The story of the great charge of the 4th Regiment at Beersheba, under General Grant, read like an epic. They dashed in with their bayonets, after a thirty-mile night march, and fought all day victoriously. AERIAL ACTIVITY. Aus. and X.J!. Cable Assoc, and Renter. Received Jan. 10, 8.45 p.m. London, Jan. 15. Palestine official: Despite the weather, aircraft bombed tha Jenin aerodrome, Arnnan station, and S?djaz railway, with good results. There has been considerable patrol activity on the Jerusalem sector. We raided Mukhmns village, taking prisoners. Similar activity is exhibited on the coastal sector eastward and northward of Jaffa.