EAST AFRICAN OPERATIONS

Otago Witness, Issue 3313, 12 September 1917, Page 16

EAST AFRICAN OPERATIONS

An East Africa official message states: !A British Belgian column from Iringa functioned with the Belgians from Kilossa. The Belgians crossed the Ulanga towards Mahenge. We inflicted severe losses on the enomy retreating from Mahenge. Many of them are surrendering in the southern area. We overcame the enemy resistance at Opondas, southward of Mahenge, and occupied all their positions. Our troops are pursuing. It is reported that in the southern area the Germans have been dislodged from Tunduru, and are to Hiwale. There are no Germans now in Portuguese Nyassa{and southward of Eovuma. Retreating >efore the converging advance of the Anglo-Belgian columns, the enomy retired to the south bank of the Kilimbero. An enemy detachment on the River Santo was attacked on August 24, and was driven Southwards. The Anglo Belgian columns functioned at Trakara, on the northern bank of the Kiljmbero. The British War Office reports: We are imrsuing the Germans, whom we have disodged from Upepo. Wo have occupied Malinje, and repulsed counter-attacks in the vicinity of Uponda. FIGHTING IN TRIPOLI A column near Agilah, in Tripoli, moved against 5000 rebel tribesmen with five guns, directed by a Turkish officer. The fight ended in tho defeat of the tribesmen, who left 1000 dead. Tho Italians arc pursuing them. <rtf UNFORTUNATE SERBIANS. The Press Bureau announces that tho Serbian Press Bureau has published an appeal to all the Allies to help to save the tmfortunato Serbian population. The internal conditions of the country are deplorcblo. The enomy have removed the whole

of the harvest, and the inhabitants have only one loaf each per. week. Children are dying in thousands for lack of milk.* About 80,000 interned Serbians and prisoners of war have perished in AustriaHungary.