GENERAL WAR NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 241, 2 July 1915, Page 7

GENERAL WAR NEWS.

THE DARDANELLES FIGHT, DETAILS OF THE. ACTION. , DESPERATE BUT BRILLIANT ~,..'' ..-"..J,.,,,... i- ,;■ ..WORK. LLONDQJ*,' June 30. The Press Bureau says that Sir lan I Hamilton'reports that his plan of oper-' j ations on the 28th. was to throw for- ■ | v f ar s. ■}£?< le A °$ iWs line' to"'south-east ; ~ ~<& Krlthia^ ; pivoting upon a point a mile sea. After advancing his extreme left . about half a mile he established a 1 new ... line, .facing the east, on ground thus ' gamei/this plan entailed the captvrre4n; succession of two lines of Turkish east of tihe Saghir Dere, '•' aiidfiT'e lines'to the. west. Australian Corps wer e ordered to co. operate by a vigorous; demonstration. Action opened at nine by bombardments with heavy, artillery; the French rendering most valuable assistance cut the "wire front of the Turkish tren- ■ '• ches7 while the' Talbot, Scorpion; and Wolverine kept down Turkish artillery .;;, fire near the sea. At 10.45 w e : assaultj ed a small Turkish advanced work in Sa " ehir De ; Te - Boomerang redoubt. This very strong site, was projected'with extra strong,wire; entan- ' had long bsen.a source of " trouble.' ' After the' redoubt ; had been ''"spe'cally bombarded by a,French .ro»r- : 'tat, tinri while the of-sur-rounding trenches was .at, its height, part Of the Border Regiment leapt from - 'tlieV trenches as one man and poured : outllker a pack of hounds from cover, raced' across and took th 6 redoubt most brilMantly. ' Artillery bombard- ' 'ment Increased in intensity until 11, <H when the range was lengthened and . J the Infantry advanced, ■'- !:: ' r The attack was'carried out with

j great dash along the whole line. i I Three lines of trenches west of Sag- I J hir Dere, wer e captured with little op- ! position. The trenches were full of dead Turks and many were buried by

the bombardment. A hundred prisoners were captured. The Royal Scots, in th e East Ravine, : made a fine attack, capturjng their two lines of trenqh&s, but th e remainder of the Drigade on their right met with severe opposition, and were'unable to get forward." The Royal Fusiliers at 11.30 led its ! ,brigade : in the second phas e of attack, -*n v tht vVest'Ravine. The brigade ad- " -vance'd wrtft great-steadiness and reso- . \luiicn through, trenches already capTturecl, open/taking two ■ more lines' of trenches aiVcT reached j their objective! - ; '■ ■ l '"---< ' ~ >J '' '" :; "

.sjvv/ ;<WzW>mo p.m.) f iai '■ *■* LONDON, June 30.i{> j The Lancashire Fusiliers, inclining *|" to" half-fight formed* a line to - connect with our new position in East Ravine, I The; northernmost 'objective now attain-" |"e'd,"but"ftie Gurkhas pressing on un- ; de'v tihe cliffs captured an- important j knoll 'still further forward/ and actually due west of Krithia: This they held till night, making a total gain oh our left of a thousand yards. We, during the afternoon, attacked a small portion of trenches on the right, which was not captured, but tine enemy' held on stubbornly supported by machine guns and artillery, and our attacks did 1 not succeed '.'"'.' '' i

The enemy duriug night counter-at-tacked the foremost trenches we had gained, but they, were Repulsed with" heavy loss. FROM THE FRONTCAPTAIN BEAN'S REPORT. SYDNEY, This Day. Captain Bean cables from Gaba Tepe on June 24th: Colonel Legge.has arrived to take command of the Australians. '• Fighting has settled down to obstinate trench' warfare, similar to that in Fla-nders. Siaee the middle, of May the main fleet, which was previously present all th« time,..,ha3 only: occasionally bean present We cannot any difference .m ths. pcciQaa. Sitri~ : *ii ; « vre^nce,

of large warships 'lias been generally witMra wji the navy will give support ■when required. 'I French and .fightih'.g'm'osi gallantly; "their bailie is not far over i;he hills from us, and we can see their shells bursting on the boulders df AcMbaba The weather is beautiful, and the men's spirits are splendid. Officers hav e asked. Captain Bean to mention the great kindness of the people of Cairo Alexandria of all nationalities in treating the wounded, including the German Nursing Sisters, and the German Convent Hospital.