IN MESOPOTAMIA

Grey River Argus, 29 December 1915, Page 5

IN MESOPOTAMIA

REPULSED WITH HEAVY LOSSES

ENEMY ATTACK A FORT

. LONDON, December 27. General Townshend reports that the enemy' heavily shelled the fort on the north sde of. the Kut-el-Amnra Pe"insiil;i on the morning- of Friday. • They -.entered the .'-forty- ; but, were

Fierce fighting- for the possession of the for\ commenced at midnight. The enemy occupied the Bastion, but retired to their trenches on Christmas morning. The garrison, who were in excellent spirits, reoccupied them. A Avhole division attacked, losing seven hundred. Our losses were 190. ENEMY'S ATTACKS REPULSED. LONDON, December 27. General Townshend reports: — We repulsed determined attacks on a portion of our position on Saturday, inflicting a loss of six hundred to eight hundred. casualties were under two hun-j died. „ ARABS DEFEATED BY BRITISH.^ LONDON, December 27. The British troops in Egypt, on; Christmas Day attacked and dispersed; an Arab force near,.Mersamat, suffer-] ing trifling losses. : •Eight of the crew and passengers; of the Villc de la Ciotat were lost. ;