MESOPOTAMIAN CAMPAIGN.

Greymouth Evening Star, 1 March 1917, Page 5

MESOPOTAMIAN CAMPAIGN.

BRITISH PUSHING NORTH.

MANY PBISONEHS CAPTUIIED

LONDON, February 27.

Lord Curztln added that our aeroplanes had bombed a steamer towing a Turkish pontcon bridge up.sream. The tow 'slipped and the pontoon!? lioated away. He said it was evident that the scene, of operations had shifted considerably upstream,' beyond Kut. The success announced yesterday had been followed up and he believed tliat several thousand had been taken prisoner. It was clear that the slur upon our arms (if the phrase was applicable) caused by events lasit year had now been entirely wiped out.

LARUE CAPTURES OI : BOOTY.

TI'HKS ABANDON (JUNS

LONDON, February 28

Mesopotamia- Official: Closw pursuit of the enemy was maintained on Monday. Wo engaged the enemy in the afternoon on the 1 left of the Tigris, 30 miles west-north-west of Kut. The enemy lied and abandoned quantities of material. They threw their guns into the river, including four 3.'J howitzers.

The British gunboat Firefly, which was lout iin the retreat from Ctesiphon, was recaptured. One Turkish ship was captured and another sunk. -'TRAITORS TO AUSTRIA. Received this day at 8.45 a.m. AMSTERDAM, February 28. The Austrians executed 150 Bosnia-Herzgoviniuns, who declared themselves Serbians, including clergy, members of Parliament, teachers and;; doctors.