GALLANT STAND BY COLONIALS AT SARI BAIR

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2482, 8 June 1915, Page 5

GALLANT STAND BY COLONIALS AT SARI BAIR

! TWO DAYS' FIGHT AGAINST TREMENDOUS.ODDS ! NEW ZEALAND OFFICER'S TRYING ORDEAL (By TWegraph.— Press Assn.—Copyright.) Cairo, June 6. The wounded include Major Dawson, a New Zealander, who is recovering. Major Daivson, with 150 Australians and New Zealanders, held a corner of the second ridge at Sari Bair for two days against tremendous odds. The general situation was critical, and there was every probability that the British would bo driven back to the beach, where nothing would have saved them. Major Dawson's party clung to the position with tho utmost tenacity. During the night Lieutenant Conway, with a machine-gun section, arrived. The Turks were so close that the machine-gun was useless, so Lieutenant Conway retired. Major Dawson kept up the fight, his men shouting orders, bluffing tho Turks into the belief that they were confronted with a considerable force. Lieutenant Conway's machine-gun was heard at dawn sweeping across the Turkish trcnches. He had spent the night seeking a spot from where ho could enfilade the Turks. Major Dawson thus held out until he was reinforced. Paris, June G. Vice-Admiral Nicol has been appointed to the command of the French Naval Forces in the Dardanelles. Admiral Nicol has had a brilliant career. He is the youngest vice-admiral in the service. Vice-Admiral Gnspratto has been retained as second in command. ATTACKS ALONG THE ENEMY'S FRONT SUCCESSFUL OFFENSIVE BY THE ALLIES. Official: "The Allies on Friday last attacked lons the-entire front with the objeci of taking certain points d'appin. The British centre occupied two lines of Turkish trenches alone: a front ol 440 yards. The Firs! l'rtrtch Division captured (lie first line of the enemy's Ironclios opposite tliem. ''The Fleet throughout assisted effectively. Tlio enemy's tossM* Wi!f>i very lns»h. Ten officers and several hundred ffisn v'ere captured, including six Oer* man sailors. Our artillery throughout'dominated tlie '.'Hcmy's. "We easily npulsed two Turkish eouatenattacks on Friday night."