SYRIAN WAR.
HEAVY DRUSE LOSSES. BANDIT ATTACK REPULSED. Received December 28, 9.25 a.m. PARIS, Dec. 27. Reports from Beirut confirm a statement that the Druses lost 70 killed and 200 wounded in recent engagements at Hasbaya Fort and Saint Christophine. The bandits last night hastily mobilised under cover of a violent storm and swooped on to the railway station. The fire of the garrison held off the attackers until an. armoured train arrived and routed them.—A. and N.Z. cable, PERSISTENT REPORTS. Received December 28, 10.0 a.m. LONDON, Dec. 27. There are persistent reports that a Franco-Syrian agreement has been reached on the basis of provisional government, the League of Nations to arbitrate on future differences. —A. and N.Z. cable.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 24, 28 December 1925, Page 7
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119SYRIAN WAR. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 24, 28 December 1925, Page 7
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