PALESTINE.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 September 1918, Page 5

PALESTINE.

COMPLETENESS OF OUR VICTOR*.

jAWOST "WITHOUT PARALLEL JJJ j HISTORY. '■ jf . iV i SYRIA-STOW OPEN TO INVASION j Received Sept. 27, 11.55 p.m. •} Lfindoij, Sept. 27 General Liman vou Sanders fled to ' • Isazareth only six hours before the *f« i rival of our cavalry. The completeness of the victory was •> due principally to the ekilful work of "' a large mass of cavalry. It is a remark* "' able achievement, almost without paral- / lei in history. Its effect in the Near *; Bast will probably be very great. Syria is now open to invasion, and the Turk- -- ish communications with Mesopotamia * cannot be considered .too secure, lie ■-' victory is likely to paralyse their efforts $ in Persia, and, with tlu Balkan victory, .-; increase the fears of the Turks for their ' • security in Europe. j It must be remembered, however, thai ,' | although the battle is decisive as regards -; I Palestine, it cannot in a larger sense be called decisive. Even if we captured Allcppo, this would only effect the ' • evacuation of upper Mesopotamia, aM " would not affect the main Turkish army' •', in the Caucasus and Persia, which, is based on the Black Sea ports. The most - important result is that it frees OUT ' Palestine army for whatever use waiUkßj, —Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. ~" J"

REAPING THE FRUITS, DRIVING THE REMAINING 03JBK& INTO THE ABAES' AKMB. Received Sept. 27, 11.55 pjnLondon, Sept. 26. Palestine official:—The south and western shores of lake Tiberias are generally in our hands. The Turkish garrisons resisted stiffly, but were overcome. Our cavalry occupied Amman, and are now driving the enem/ nji the Hidjaz railway into the arms of the Arabs at !M'aa Some of the enemy may escape to Damascus, others going southward to the Dead Sea with the object of extricating the garrison which the Arabs are pressing hard.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Aasoe. and fieuter.

FURTHER GAINS. TURKS SURROUNDED. Londou, Sept. '2*. A Palestine communique reports: Our cavalry occupied Tiberias Semakh and Essamara, on the shores of Lake Tiberias, despite determined resistance. Eastward of the Jordan the cavalry occupied Amman, and are pursuing the Turks along the Hedjaz railway. Our casualties since September 18 are below one-tenth the number of prisoners taken. —Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. New York, Sepi 28. The Turkish Fourth Army is surrounded east of the Jordan, and is in danger of annihilation.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. The British in Palestine have occupied Tiberias and Semakh, east of the Jordan. They have captured Amman. The total British casualties do not exceed 4000.—» Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.