BRITAIN'S PART.

North Otago Times, Volume CVI, Issue 14025, 17 January 1918, Page 6

BRITAIN'S PART.

•OHEWUNCHFOOD HOARDING, , HUNDREDS OF. PROSECUTIONS. Per Gable—Press Association—Copyright (Australian and N)Z. Cable A«sociatiou) , LONDON, January 15. Lord Rhondchvhas ordered the,prosecution of hundreds of'food hoarder's based on inquiries into deliveries of goods by large stores'in London and piovinces,, ' ' * Officials of the Ministry of Food have made many private searches of houses. on wesFfrGnt ENEMY RAIDS REPULSED. OPERATIONS NORTH OF,LENS Per Cable—Press Association—Copyright (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association) Received January 16, .8.5 p.m; • LONDON, January 13. Sir Douglas Tlaig reports: \ We' repulsed a strong raid north-eastwards of Armontieres. We raided northward of Lens, and bombed the dug-outs aud took some prisoners. "BOLOlSM" IN liil. . ~ ■'..;<!■■ ARREST;OFM,OAILLAUX. . ~. SENSATION IN PARIS, (The Times Service). . ' PARK, January 15. The arrest.'of'M. Caillaux caused'a ■ sensation in the city... . ; It is understood that the Italian Government forwarded ' important docu. incuts, wliich were found in a safe at Flonence, rented in the name of Renouard. This is the name under which M. Caillaux travelled in Italy. Baron Sonnino forwarded the documents to M. Clemciiceau, Prime Minister of France, who Avill publish thenr shortly, STARTLING EVIDENCE FROM ARGENTINE. GERMANY'S PRESS CONTROL, (The Times' Service). Received January 16, at 8.5 p.m. PARIS, January 15. Le Matin says that the Hon. Robert Lansing has communicated to M, Cle. menceau, the translations of Count Luxburg's despatches, dealing with the negotiations between Caillaux and the German Government during aud . after Caillaux's visit to Argentine in lfltli, and disclosing that Caillaux desired tho earliest poaco in view of the restoration ; of Franco-German trade,''Caillaux urged .'■ that success required a negotiator, whom the French public would not support as being likely to enter into negotiations with the enemies; therefore, he requested Germany to warn I the newspapers which had been praising him. Count Luxburg telegraphed, advising Berlin to instruct the newspapers to adopt an attltudo of strong hostility towards M, Caillaux. THE INVASION OF PALESTINE. VIGOROUS AIR RAIDING, SUCCESS IN JERUSALEM SECTOR. Per Cable—Press Association—Copyright (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association) Received January 16, 8.5 p.m. LONDON, January 15. A Palestine official report says: Despite the weather, our aircraft bombed the Jenin aerodrome and the Anan station, on the Sodjuz'tailway, with good results. There is considerable patrol activity in the Jerusalem sector. We raided Mukimas village, ' taking some prisoners, There is similar activity on the Coastal sector, eastward and northward of Jaffa. STORY OF THE FALL OF , , JEURSALEM, GLOWING EULOGY OF NEW Z'BALANDBBS. ■' GREAT FEATS OF HORSEMANSHIP. : WORTHY OF BEST IN HISTORY. Received January 16, 11.30 p.m. LONDON, January 16. Die story of Australia's and New Zealand's share in the capture of Palestine is coming out, revealing feats of combat, endurance and horsemanship: worthy to rank with . the : greatest cavalry achievement in history. , General Alleuby daringly played, for the highest stakes, and risked everything on a great cavalry coup, in which the Light Horse and, the New Zealanderg wore the leaders, backed by ■■ the splendid Yeomanry. The lack of water alone prevented the capture of the Turkish Army and the earlier fall of Jerusalem. An officer from .Palestine, in thecourse of an interview, said- he' was lost in admiration of the feats of tho Light Horse. They lived for two years like blacks m hell-holes, The monotony was varied occasionally by pstiol encounters, Their only, furlough was in' Egypt, of which they were utterly "fedup," Many suffered*from septic soieybut They i\ere overjoyed when tho time of action had come, ' " The,most notable feature of fho cam- , tho | extraordinarily . long rides'through waterless country on short, rations. ' The hoises aud men fluttered seriously. The -Tuiks fought biavc cheating fictions. Colonel Clmuvel's lcadciship was supiemoly good.- Tho ■3toi> nt tin- jrwit chaigq of the Fourth al lleneinl flVirt; ii' c]wj\m ;"* in' with Ihcir hnyonnlq nftera thirty mile night march and fought jill day Victorian". , • ' k ,