EGYPT

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIX, Issue XLIX, 3 January 1916, Page 5

EGYPT

HEAVY SENTJSSI LOSSES

CAIRO; Jan. J. f Details of the fight oh Christmas. Dayshow that the enemy's losses were greater than at first reported. We oci cupied an enemy position and a camp ' westward' ol jVlersamatu.. The Senxissi fled, in a .hasty and disorderly retreat, I losing 400 killed and 82 .prisoners. A I consid e'rable, number. of camels and. sheep I were captured, and a quantity of ammunition and, stores were destroyed. I We disabled an enemy, gun. i The retirement was l so hurried that. I Garrof Pasha, the commander, 'left prii vate-papers ini his office. .■ ■ i We "had' ten killed, and four officers and 49.[men ;wounded'. Another column on the 28tih .djspersed Bedouins under* Haxun, ; ; southr east of Mersamatuy. and:.. oceupied. the enemy's cainp and. waler/supiply-. . , THE BOOTY. (Offical.) CAIRO, Jan. 2. v Say-ed Harun abandoned one month's supplies, 400 sheep, an£ Ninety camels v ; The booty at Majid was 12,000, rounds small arm ammunition, 300 sheep, and 84 camels. A TURKISH COMMUNIQUE. •AMSTERDAM,, Jan. 1, A Turkish- communique saysln the ( fighting near Matras the Senussi captured 130 English. .; _