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THE PALESTINE CAMPAIGN.

A Palestine official message states: We raided Mulimas, a village, taking prisoners. Inero is a similar activity on the coastal sector eastward and northward of Jaffa. British aircraft bombed the Jenine areodrome, the Anan Station, and the Sodjaz railway with good results. GALLANT WORK BY COLONIALS. The story of Australia's and New Zealand s share in the capture of Palestine is coming out, revealing feats in combat, of endurance, and of horsemanship worthy to rank amongst the greatest cavalry achievements in history. General Allenby daringly played for the highest stakes. He risked everything on a great cavalry coup, in which the Light Horse and the New Zealandors were leaders backed up by the splendid yeomanry. Lack of water alone prevented the capture of the Turkish army and the earlier fall of Jerusalem. ' An officer from Palestine, interviewed, said that he was lost in admiration at the feats of the Light Horse. They had lived for two years like blacks in hell-holes, the monotony of the life being varied by occasional patrol encounters.- The only furlough was to Egypt, of which they were utterly fed up. Many suffered from septic sores, but were never dispirited, and were overjoyed when the time for action came. The most noticeable features of the campaign were the extraordinarily long rides over waterless country, and short rations, mu rT 4 lorses and men suffering seriously. Ihe Turks fought brave retreating actions. General Chauvel's leadership was supremely good The story of the great charge by the Fourth Regiment at Beersheba, under General Grant, was epic-like. They dashed in with their bayonets after a 30-mile night march, and fought all day victoriously. General Allenby, in a despatch, mentions considerable number of Australians and New Zealanders, including Generals Chauvel and Chaytor, and Captains G. Ryrie, W. Wonder, and Major C. Hercus.

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Otago Witness, Issue 3332, 23 January 1918, Page 21

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THE PALESTINE CAMPAIGN. Otago Witness, Issue 3332, 23 January 1918, Page 21

THE PALESTINE CAMPAIGN. Otago Witness, Issue 3332, 23 January 1918, Page 21