The Taihape Daily Times AND WAIMARINO ADVOCATE. SATURDAY MAY 1, 1915. THE DARDANELLES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 199, 1 May 1915, Page 4

The Taihape Daily Times AND WAIMARINO ADVOCATE.

SATURDAY MAY 1, 1915. THE DARDANELLES.

\(With which is incorporated The: Tai- '•■. hape Post una W»imaris« N«wa.)

New Zealand has been specially thanked by the Kin g, and also by the British Government for the

splendid gallantly and magnificent of her sons in the-,first great aggressive- battle; ■they have taken part in. Where] the action took place, what Allied' l armies took part other than those I ■from/Australasia, i|hat body of i troops ere opposedyio them, the censor];ifias not let know, but that it was a battle *of the first, magnitude is disclosed? by the nature of the cables from the KingfDmperor- and Government. Sir .’Jan Hamid on has divided the Kifn under‘him into thrur armies; ,%&•' he landed near the entrance to the Dardanelles. another some shryv-five iniim , > further ncyth, and the third midway between - t.inyj'ther two. This embraces the vhdVe of the- peninsula fb%n . the SSaaoff ’■ MarmiMSi to the >*,gean Sea, enabling attack inoip the dandr# all the lygc forts u ting yhe Dftr&aucllcs m \ the Thrropesn side, 'fe also irdikyies dfhat New Zealanders and Jfeis■ksUians, with whst other fences array 'have heon landed with they,., ’•will-’have y -front of. about sixty imdkr! do ■rmeintain at the outset j-i andfChis 'is mot lik'dyyo be'shovt| emd srmdh, Dor as the enemy ik dmvm hadk drom the entrance to the Stnsaits -advance will he made

at th* isjert'horn end. Tin foe our bovr m mow ccmtcucling -against will be ©f » diftn’cnt class to the mol) of WRTisc'irfcned mh'tyre of Arabs aM Turks, with a crinkling of G-mnan.*, •perhaps, dhoy

met at the Sites Ca&jal. The Turkish Janizary at" among .$lO •• trongest aw 3 most desperate fighters in the \ -arid*; to die h; battle is to be if mediately with ( Allah-, f'd, tahv’4 thoThtlc news 1 that hsr> hlrvod through i«ito consideration with; the figihihg prorlivH.f r of the enemy and the siv promo imports.!'' ' Cr his defence of the heart of t. ' Turkish Yhr. nim, v - rnmv b' , "'Sirmd that the j sordlict has h■■■'■■, ore oh great imnrdanr' rmi a- op 'iT-timi. In- •’ d?e4, ; c m map’ i; - V| L fuh T ' 1’ '--mlhm b *f, hv’cnep-O-'t , ihiTf T gtm.l j

over the Allies success, and the people are bemoaning a lost opportunity of advantageously joining the Entente. A few days ago we were advised that Alln-d troops had landed at Enos, on the Turkish mainland, but indications point to our lads being with, the forces that have now a footing on the Gallipoli peninsula. What tin; rnagniticenl achievement of Now Zealanders and Australians may be wo do not knew, but it may mean anything from, an important local success to a clean sweep of the pen insula, to as far north as Bulair, wluve Turkish trenches have been cut from the Dardanelles to the Saros. ft is not impossible, though improbable, perhaps, that these trenches across the isthmus have been captured, and the enemy to the south entirely cut off, and with the advance of the armies lauded at the two points to the south, together with the work put in by warships, both from the Straits and from the landing side, the whole peninsula has capitulated. This would indeed be a magnificent achievement, but it is too much to expect, despite the , admitted bravery, dash, and gallantry of our men. We can only Avail for further news; the suspense here is too great to bear long in silence, and if details are not allowed to come to us some time to-day there must }>e very important, very serious reasons for secrecy. We are thrilled with pride- in what our lads have accomplished; from the nature of the praise avc know it is something more than ordinarily great and glorious, but avc look foinvard with extreme misgiving to the load of soitoav such magnicent achievements usually entail, and of Avhich we must expect to have our share. May our cause for sorrow be altogether disproportionate to the glorious encomiums our lads have Avon from our King and the British Government.