Telegrams from Rome state that the Turks twice attacked the redoubts Benghazi on the night of December 21, but they were driven off.
A six hours' action took place at Tobruk on December 22 in which the men-of-war participated. The Ttalians lost seven men killed and sixteen wounded, while the enemy lost heavily.
Constantinople newspapers report continuous fighting in Tripoli and Cyrenaica (Barca) resulting favjourably to the Tarks and Arabs, who are stated to be fighting with their full vigour and enthusiasm.
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