THE WAR IN THE DARDANELLES –

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2542, 17 August 1915, Page 5

THE WAR IN THE DARDANELLES -

AND THE CHICAGO WHEAT PIT COMMERCIAL BAROMETER OF COMING EVEN TS ; By Ttilerrapli—Press Association—Oopyrleht . , ~ Chicago, August 15. The cancellation of large wheat shipments to Europe is reported. Tho wheat pit is lowering prices considerably. Dealers profess to be unablo to understand the affair, but believe tho opening of the Dardanolles is imminent. QUARRELS AMONGST TURCO-GERMAN OFFICERS. (Rec. August 16, 10.10 p.m.) 'A quarrel between Turkish and German staff officers in GalfipolT'resufted in an outbroak against tho Germans. Forty-five Turkish officers were arrested taken hi chains to Constantinople,] and put in gaol. ' The incident has increased the indignation against tho Germans throughout tlio army. Greek refugees predict a revolution; A TURKISH OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE (Rec. August 16, 9.35 p.m.) . ■ Constantinople, August 15. A Turkish official communique states: "Our counter-attack repulsed an attack against our right wing north-west of An Burnu. "Our artillery on tho left wing at Seddul Balir also destroyed a bombthrowine: installation. "Hostile airmen bombed Ari Burnu, wounding nine soldiers." ■ THE SINKING OF THE BARBAROSSE. . , Athens, August 16. The Turkish warship' Hainedm Barbarosso, which was torpedoed by a British submarine, was acting as a monitor in : tlio Dardanolles. She had on boaa'd all the Breslau's Gorman gunners, tho majority of whom wero drowned. TRIBUTE TO THE NEW ZEALANDERS '. HIGH PRAISE FROM SIR lAN HAMILTON. mi 7 r T . ' . , , Dunedln, August 16. Jhe lion. Jas. Allen received till© following cablegram from Sir lan Hamilton to-night: atni.est thanks for-.your telegram, which has heen comlmmicated to the -troops. The corps commander,' under whom the New Zealand troops are serving, reports as, follows, and I fully endorse all he says:— I cannot tell you how magnificently tho whole of tho New Zealand troops-artillery, mounted rifles, infantry, and Maoris have done in our recent very severe fighting. Trench after trench, and ridge after ridge were suecessrully taken by them, with a dash which prevented the Turks making aiiv stand against them, and oyer country as precipitous and difficult as that wo took on landing. t p",' A TI 7 l olll ' fall fi, grades .the whole force deeply deplores tho death of Colonel Malone, and the loss of Colonel ;Bauchop, who had proved them selves first-class soldiers and real leaders in the field.' (Signed) lan Hamil-