THREAT ON EGYPT.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17077, 28 January 1916, Page 7

THREAT ON EGYPT.

WEST OF MERSA MUTRAH,

THE RECENT .FIGHTING. BIG FORCE OF ABABS DEFEATED. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright. LONDON, January 26. Renter's Cairo correspondent states: On January 33 we drove hack 4500 western Arabs three miles. Our casualties were twenty-five killed and 274 wounded. The enemy had 160 killed and 500 wounded.

Tlio.''High Commissioner reports:— LONDON, January 26. . Further reports of. tho operations of General Wallace's force against the Senussi are that on Sunday a British, Dominion and Indian force advanced in two columns'in tho morning, meeting the enemy, who attempted to surround them. At noon the enemy were driven back to their camp, retiring rapidly westward. The camp was occupied and eighty tents with stores were burnt. Tho enemy strength was 1 4500. Our casualties were fen British and colonials and eighteen Indians killed and 274 wounded. The... enemy casualties are estimated at 150 killed and 500 wounded.