THE FACILE GURKHAS.
WRIGGLE THROUGH ENTANGLEMENTS. (Beceived November 25, 8.20 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 24. During a charge m Belgium, the Highlanders encountered wire entanglements under heavy fire. The check was apparently fatal, but the ' Gurkhas wriggled through the wire, kukris m hand, and disappeared m the trenches, shouting their battle cries. After the tumult and carnage, the G ermal)Js i n *° their own entanglements. A few prisoners, | all of whom were paralysed with terror, were taken.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13546, 25 November 1914, Page 3
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76THE FACILE GURKHAS. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13546, 25 November 1914, Page 3
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