THE DARDANELLES

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 17, 20 May 1915, Page 5

THE DARDANELLES

WOUNDED AT MALTA. United Pbebs Association. Malta, May 19. Unprecedented enthusiasm marked the arrival of the Australian and New Zealand wounded. The Majority are slightly wounded and responded vigorously. NEW ZEALANDER WOUNDED. Sydney, May 19. .Including today's list, 297 Australians have been killed or died of wounds 5 2070 wounded; 3 dangerously ill; G missing. Lieut. P. F. V. Turner, reported wounded, was formerly an assistant master at Christ's College, New Zealand, and was recently at the Sydney Grammar School, where he proved invaluable as a football and cricket coach. His relatives reside in England. (Received -9.20 a.m.) Sydney, May 20. Private Leo Torrance Mulligan; who died of wounds in the Dardanelles, was the son of a hotel proprietor at the Thames, and resided at Paddington, in the occupation of a ship's (steward. NO NEWS WITHHELD. Auckland, May 19. "1 notice that there has been a tendency to think that the Imperial Government is keeping back something in connection with the casualty lists from the Dardanelles," remarked His Excellency the Governor at the annual meeting of the St. John Ambulance Association to-night. "1 want to dispel that idea. I am almost in daily communication with the Imperial authorities, and so far as they know the position at the Dardanelles they have given it to me immediately. Whcthere is anything more to come neither they nor 1 can say, but I do want to dispel the idea that everything is not being done to give you the rue facts of the case. Everything that has come through you have had, and I only trust there is no bad news to come. 1 want to make it char that everything the Imperial Government, .the New Zealand Government, and I myself can do to give, you news has been done."

STEADY PROGRESS DAILY. HEAVY TURKISH LOSSES. (Received 8.-50 a.m.) London, May 1.9. The Press Bureau communique reports : Steady progress is being made daily in the Dardanelles up to the 17th, the enemy losing very heavily. General Cox's brigade repulsed an attack on the 12th with heavy losses, and the Ghurkas on the 13th advanced hall a mile into new positions and consolidated during the night. Despite heavy counter-attacks, the Lancashire Territorials made considerable progress dining the nights of the 16th and 17th. Our howitzers on the 17th, being directed by aeroplanes, blew up some ammunition wagons ol the Turks and heavy howitzers, and also hit a howitzer ill front of the Australasians.