London, Feb. 13.
A small British force has landed in the Sinai Peninsula north of For, town onthe Gulf of Suez, and has surprised a body of 900 Turks who were preparing to attack For. The Turks were annihilated. We recaptured @ hundred prisoners, Sixty dead were counted on the field. The enemy's camp and stores were destroyed. Our losses were one Gurkha killed and one wounded.
Fifty Turks, commanded by two German officers, had previously reconnoitred the position which they believed to be undefended.
They retired when they found that it was garrisoned by 200 Egyptian troops.
Brftlsh Legation in Peking. statea, tha telegram received through the January the Commander of the Turkish troops at Neysel being informed that the Government Station at For was un defend: ed, sent fifty men, with two German icera, to occupy the place. Finding, on arrival, that For was garrisoned by 200 Egyptian soldiers the party sent for reinforcements, which brought up their body to a little under 200 men, The troops landed in their rear and surprise attack, ax described. It fed that none of the
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