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STIRRED UP BY TURKS. (By Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received September 15, 11.35 a.m.) DELHI. September 14. Detail•« of the Mesopotamia trouble have arrived, modifying the previous information. Apparently the behaviour of the Kurdish levies is unsatisfactory, I but this was not the cause of the | withdrawal, which is ascribed to the j strength of the tribal contingents, j which the Turks succeeded in raising ! The er-acuation of the officials by aeroj plane was carried out from Sulaimani, | the number of British officials so rej moved being fifteen out of a total of j sixty five, the remainder being recruited from non Mohammedan personnel. : The Turkish forces are now reported to ! have withdrawn to Rowanduz and the j tribal gathering has dispersed.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16839, 15 September 1922, Page 7
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