COMPLETENESS OF BRITISH VICTORY.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue LXXIV, 28 September 1918, Page 5

COMPLETENESS OF BRITISH VICTORY.

SYRIA NOW OPEN- TO INVASION

LONDON, Sept. 27. General Liman yon Sanders fled to Nazareth only six hours before the arrival ov our cavalry. The completeness of the victory was due prmcpaUy to the skilful work of a large mass of cavalry. It i s a remarkable achievement, alnj,o&t without parallel in history. lt« effect in the Near East will probable be very great fcyria is now open to invasion, and the Turkish communications with Mesopotamia cannot be considered too secure The victory is likely 'ft* paralyse their efforts fin Persia, arid, with the Balkan victory, increase the-fears of the Turks

for their security in Europe. It must be remembered, however that although "the Hattle ia decisive as regards Palestine, it cannot in a larger sense be called decisive. Even & we captured Aleppo, this w#uld only effect the evacuation of upper Mesopotamia and would not affect the main Turkish' army in the Caucasus ' and Persia, which is based on the Bfoek Sea ports The most important result is that it frees our Palestine army for whatever use we like.—Ams.-N.Z. Cable Assn