MAUDE'S BRILLIANT TIGRIS ADVANCE.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume IV, Issue 963, 13 March 1917, Page 11

MAUDE'S BRILLIANT TIGRIS ADVANCE.

DETERMINED PURSUIT OF FLEEING TURKS. ENEMY LOSES TWO-THIRDS OF" HIS GUNS. By Cable—Press Association. — Copyright. Australian and A'./ Cable Association. (Received March 13, 1.50 p.m.) LONDON, March 12. Tii the House of Commons Mr A. Bonar Law (Leader of the House) stated that the fad of Bagdad was the sequel to a series of brilliant performances by the British and Indians, showing push and determination beyond praise. There had been heavy lighting, especially on the rigid bank of the Tigris, in which the Turks suffered severe losses. The troops, since tlie fall of Kut-el-Amara, had pursued the Turks 110 miles in 15 days, through country destitute of supplies and in the face of heavy weather difficulties, thrice crossing the Tigris. The final march of 18 miles was made in intense heat, with severe dust storms. It was a brilliant achievement. There is every reason to believe that two-thirds of the enemy's entire artillery was captured or thrown into the Tigris, and also a large number of prisoners and much booty had been captured. Mr Bonar Law concluded by paying a tribute to the skill and vigour of the leadership of the expedition, to the valour and endurance of the troops, to the highly successful supply service, to the medical arrangements, and to the plans of the General Staff. _