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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2594, 16 October 1915, Page 15

General Sir Beauchamp Duff, Com-mander-in-Chief,. India, has received from Sir lan Hamilton a stirring description of the valoiu- of the 14th (Fcrozepore) Sikh Infantry in the attack on the Turkish positions in Gallipoli on June 4 and 5. "In the highest sense of the word," Sir lan wrote, "extreme gallantry has been shown by this fine battalion." It went into action with a strength'of 15 British officers, 14 Indian officers, and 514 rank and file. The remnant of unwounded next morning was three British and three Indian officers and 134 rank and-file. In spito of these tremendous losses there had not been a sign of wavering. "Not an inch of ground was given up and. not a straggler camc back." When the main attack on the enemy's trenches failed two companies would not retire but held on to the edge of a ravine, losing all their British officers and 45 per cent, of their _ number. Sir lan Hamilton says: "The defence of the point gained in the ravine, with an enemy entrenched on both sides above it, speaks for itself, and is-a- very fine example of the way the Sikh bears himself as the stubborn fighting man." Tho Lancashire Fusiliers and the Worcesters, tho General says, were full .of admiration of tho gallantry of their Indian comrades, and speaking for himself he says iu conclusion :_ "The history of the Sikhs 'affords many instances of their value as soldiers, but it may safely bo asserted that nothing finer than the grim valour and steady discipline displayed by them on June 4 has ever been dono by soldiers of tho Khalsa." Mr. S. George Nathan, Customhouse Quay, advertises for salo an-attractive house with a half-acro section at Trentham.