IN MESOPOTAMIA

Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 160725, 11 August 1920, Page 11

IN MESOPOTAMIA

B KIN FORCER EATS FROM IX DIM Received August- 11, 1 p.m. DELHI, August 10. Advices from. Bagdad state that a coiunm under Brigadier-General Coningham, returning from Dewanivah, reached Hiiia after dealing with the rebel villages en route. All the rolling stock of the railways iu the disturbed area was secured. An ineffective attack was made by rebels on Mohmidiya on Satuday night. There are indications tr-at the rebels are demoralised art i; I ■’ spread of disturbances is checked, deiniorcemeut troops from India have begun to reach Jiasra.