File 3300/1916 Pt 2 'Aden News Letters:- (Jan. 1917-Dec. 1917)' [‎249v] (498/620)

(Translation.)
Official Notification.
for {J'lv'ral hiformat^o* Ve ^ ^ rom ^ 1C ® overnor district the following Notification in respect of the present War is hereby issued
News have been brought by a dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. recently arrived from Towal that Husain
Faisal ibn Awn was beaten off near Bir Ibn Abbas and escaped towards the coast,
whereas the tribes Awn-al-Ahamada and Jehina and several others surrendered
and joined the Turks. The forces on Tarik Sultani lead’ng to Rabegh marched
from Ghabir and now arrived at Bir Ibn Hassani. They proceeded from Bir Ibn
Hassani to Bir-e-Shaikh and then to Rabegh. On their arrival at Bir Hassani and
after entering the boundaries of Bir-e-Shaikh all difficulties were surmounted and
roads to Mekka and Jeddah are now opened. Now in spite of strenuous efforts of
our enemies the Railway line is working.
Dated 17th Safar 1335 A. II.
een . broil g llt ky another dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. that on Saturday, the 13th Safar
iJ3o A H., the Turks in alliance with the tribesmen of Halli and Abha of Assir
attacked Coonfoodah and killed many of the followers of Ibn Awn, whereas the
remainder fled m dhows to Jeddah. Three guns and 2 maxims and large quantities
or arms and ammunition were captured.
, ^ kave been brought by a dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. arrived on Wednesday, the 24th Safar
from Jeddah that the Turks are advancing and that many of the Shaikhs and Arabs
in i edma, Rabegh and \ embo who were formerly with Ibn Awn have now joined
the Turks and accompanied by the Shaikh of Rabegh have arrived at Medina and
are now earnestly assisting m repairing and extending the Railway. Our aeroplanes
r. amage t0 the Englisl1 inthe Canal ^he Greeks have
P ? J the Tu ^f f 1 ? th « Germans, agamst the Englisli and the French. Roumania
has been annihilated and met the fate of Serbia and Belgium. Ibn Awn left Mekka
jidah d at h ta“td S FaiSrn Haid t r ’ Kazim Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. and the Gove ™°r of
escaped bt sea tf V A r and , Were ' about to ca P ture h i n > " ken the latter
escaped by sea to i embo and sought protection of English men-of-war The
Romania r T he / 0n e lmaUd °l ^ Ge “ eral B^ussiani havrentered
arrived at Bern and^e/tb 6 r by th< i l {usslans for nia king a separate peace have
150171 and o*® 1 fke German delegates. Owing to the great damage c- used
hgh^are'to^be^ut^iufat 111 ' 0 ^! 1 ' 0 ’■w' 0 Gove ™ men f’ have omlerafthatfall
progress for the^last 90 1 jt * i ^ e S otlatloIls for the conclusion of peace are in
Montenegro will be divided anmnkt tl f gl ° nS n llle terrltories of Serbia and
an indemnity of war The G?. g f E° Urenemies wil1 llave ‘o us
high position and “eat .nPiEfoTk: and tost Vthe
Worlds. g mntenee of the Islamic Khalifa over the whole Moi^n
Issued for general information, publicity, greetings and rejoicings.
MOHAMED TEWFIK,
Kaim-Makam of Beit-el-Falcih.
G. M. Frees, Simla,-Ko. C.813 F.D.-24-3-17-1G-M.D,