CONITIONS AT GAZA.
:' USUCCESS IN SKlrmishes. i mis®l ygm. i^^t##®i^ppipi?J Octicebs who have returned from Gaza ?&i:, state ■ that the British hold ? the conquered < . territory firmly, and have successfully |p§ g combated !; all plagues. The medical f services are good. It is ridiculous to mig-' ||§ gest '. that u Gaza' was -fa second Gallipofi. yj t" All/ the") troop ? are optimistic, ' and" nope for great things «a the outcome of the campaign. ffTlief Light Horse sis entirely j engaged ?in| scouting, patrolling, and protecting the' long h fine in ; open : • country, occasionally skirmishing. with enemy . '"parties, in which clashes it -is invariably :.;-.,. successful. The country' is • mainly under orchards and cereals, and, apart from dust, , the climate is reasonably congenial. /'■■ Bedouins are distrusted and taken prisoner .' at sight. They ' are' not ? allowed to visit their villages. - Frequent .leave is permitted to the' restH ? ramp at Port Said, and there are occasional visits to the beach near the battlefield. Tlip ' casualties " are negligible, m.d ff>v the' Comforfe ' Fund : admirably supplies the #SSSB^si^i%illf;. fs&f •
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16671, 16 October 1917, Page 6
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171CONITIONS AT GAZA. New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16671, 16 October 1917, Page 6
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