PALESTINE.

Timaru Herald, Volume CVII, Issue 16445, 17 January 1918, Page 5

PALESTINE.

AIR AND PATROL ACTIVITY. Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn. and Renter. Received 8.15 p.m., Jan. 16th. LONDON, Jan. 15. Official.—Despite bad weather our aircraft bombed the Jonin aerodrome and Anan station on the Hedjaz railway with good results. There is considerable patrol activity in the Jerusalem sector. "\Yo raided Muckimas village, taking prisoners. Similar activity prevails in the coastal 6ector, eastward and northward of Jaffa. AUSTRALASIAN HORSEMEN.

THEIR SHAKE IN VICTORY.

United Service. Received 11.30 p.m., Jan. 16th. LONDON, Jan. 15

The story of Australia's and New Zealand's share in the capture of Palestine is coming out, revealing feats of combat, endurance and horsemanship ■worthy to rank with the greatest cavalry achievement in history. General Allenby daringly played the highest stakes, and risked everything on a great cavalry coup, in which Australian Light Horso and Now Zealanders were the leaders, backed by splendid Yeomanry. The lack of water alone prevented the capture of the Turkish army earlier than the fall of Jerusalem. An officer from Palestine, interviewed, said ho woe lost in admiration 'of the feats of "fee tight Horse. They had lived for two years like- blacks in hellholes, the monotony varied by occasional encounters. Their only furlough was to Egypt, of which they were utterly fed up. Many suffered from septic sores, but they were never dispirited, andl were overjoyed when the time for action came. The most notable feature of the campaign was the extraordinarily Jong rides through waterless country on -short rations, horses and men booh suffering severely. Thie Turks fought bravely in retreating actions. Ciiauvel's leadership was supremely good. The story of a great charge by the Fourth Regiment at Beersheba, under General Grant, is epio-like. They dashed in with bayonets after a thirtymile night march, and fought all day victoriously.