London, Feb, 12.
South African troops' played a prominent part in the capture of Hobok on "the south Abyssinian border, according to details of the operations which have just reached London. With a British force, the South Africans left Dukana ' and camped on the border, Later they pushed on through dense bush over 2 distance of 18 miles towards thelt objective, As in the Western Desert, Indian troops—infantry, sappers ahd mechanized cavalry,—are greatly distinguishing themselves in operations in Eritrea, where they" are very much at home in terrain resembling, that of the North West. Frontier.
Scaling heights held by" the Ilallans, they have repeatedly captured positions at the point of the bayonet, and immediately charged down the mountainside. In one battle, that which resulted in the occupation of Barentu, Punjab, Garhwal, Baluch and a Frontier Force regiment fought throughout. the attack, The actual seizing of Barontu was effected afler a five-day battle fought by an Indian brigade through a narrow gorge, and a ten-day battle fought along the _Alcota-Barenti, road by another brigade,
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