IN AFRICA
GERMANS PALLING BACK ENEMY DET4CHMENT SURRENDERS (Australian & N.Z. exile Assn & Reuter) LONDON, January 26. Received January 2S, 5.5 p.m. East African official; Lieut. General A. R. Hoskins succeeds General Smuts, who proceeds to England to attend the War Council. North and South of the Lower Rufi.ii and delta the Germans are falling back in the direction of Utete and Utembelac, and strong enemy forces are retiring southwards from Mahenge to the Ruhudje river. We invested and compelled the surrender of an enemy detachment at Likuju.
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Southland Times, Issue 17935, 29 January 1917, Page 5
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87IN AFRICA Southland Times, Issue 17935, 29 January 1917, Page 5
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