GENERAL WAR NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 290, 22 September 1915, Page 7

GENERAL WAR NEWS.

.—. *8GENERAL HAMILTON'S REPORT,

, GALLIPOLI BATTLES.

(Reed 9.10 a.m.) LONDON, Sept 21

Sir lan Hamilton, continuing his report, added: We deeply regret General Bridge's fatal wound; ihis sincere, sin-'e-minded devotion to Australia and duty causes hi s loss to stand out midst hundreds of other brave officers that are gone. On 18th, Anzac was subjected to heavy bombardment till midnight, and the most violent machine-gun and rifle fire yet exerienced, broke out from the heavy Turkish columns and assaulted our left. Number two action was beaten off with loss. Another attack was made before daylight on the centre. On this section it was repeated four times, but each time repulsed witjh heavy loss. At five o'clock the battle was fairly continuous and general, enemy guns, including twelve-inchers and nine-inch-ers keeping up a furious cannonade. At 9.30 the Turks were pressing against our left at Courtney Post, and our right at Quinn's Post. In this attack they were unable to face the fire from left and the fire fr>cm right, so swung round to left, where tihey suffered severely from trenches beyond Quinn's Post, eventually gliving way, under heavy loßses. According to prisoners' reports, thirty thousand, including five fresh regiments, were used.

Von Sanders himself commanding. I Over 3000 of the enemy's dead were lying in open view of our trenches, a j large pronation being due to artillery fire. Our casualties "were about 100 killed ird 500 wounded. On the 20tn at five in the afternoon, wSuite flags and crescents began to appear all along: the line. Major-General Walker met the Turkish officers half-way b°iween trenches, who asked for suspension of hostilities for the removal oi •■■heir dead and wounded. Major Walker £aid he had not tjhe power to gram their request, but would exchange letters at eight o'clock. In the meantime hostilities recommenced. Heaving of ! these movements General Birdwood or-' dered the trenches to be manned against possible attack. The enemy's concentration continued, everything which pointed to the Turks' intention < to use the last of daylight to get troops into position without being shelled.

The mesbage was sent across taat the clearing of dead and wounded would not be allowed during the night. Immediately fire broke out in front of our right section. Masses of Turks advanced jbejaind Sines c!f unmnel men who were holding up their hands. Firing became general all along the Turkish line, accompanied by heavy bombardment. Evidently the attack was premeditated. a$ the Turks seemed anxious to bury their dead, and human sentiment and medical science both favoured that course. I sent Braithwaite to assist Birdwood in making arrangernpnts fov a suspension of arms on the 24th frori 7.30 to 4.30, and 3000 Turkish dead, killed on or since the 18th, were 'emovcd or buried.

' ifom the 28th May to sth June seemed to concentrate round ( Quinn's Post. Enemy galleries were detected that their work on them lad been stopped by countermines, killing 20 Turks and wounding thirty, 1 ut one gallery was overlooked and a mine wag sprung at 3.30 in the morn tog of the 29th at the centre of Quinn's Post. This was fallowed by a very heavy bomb attack, which our left centre j sub-section fell back, letting in a Turkish storwing party, and isolating a subsection on the left from two on tihe right. At. 5.30 we counter-attacked and in ua'lf an hour the postion was retaken with the bayonet by the 15th Australian. Infantry, led by Major Quinn, • wWo-was. unfortunately killed; iWe-kStted err captured all the Turks and treash werfe restoration was earn-,

The Turks again attacked at 6.30, supported -by artillery, machine-guns < and rifl e fire. Showers of bombs came from tiheir trenches, but the steadiness of our infantry and the fine shooting of our guns enabled us to inflict a Moody repulse, demoralising the enemy to such an effect that their second line of bio'inb throwers flung their niissdles into the middle of their own first line. At 7.15 a.m. attack slackened, and at 8.45 a.m. it practically ceased. Our casualties were two officers and 39 men killed, 12 officers of the 17th were wounded, and the enemy's must have been serious. In the confusion there was a mine explosion. All ranks fought with the greatest tenacity and courage. On the 30th two parties at Quinn's Post went forward and cleared two enemy sapheads and penetrated tbe trencjhes' beyond, but were gradually driven back by counter-attack, despite our heavy supporting fire. CasuaJties wer e chiefly caused by bombs, whereof the enemy seem to have an unlimited supply. On the night of the Ist June, two New Zealand sappers crept out and laid a charge of guncotton against a sandbag bomb-proof and completely destroyed it. At sunset on the 4th June, the Anzacs carried three enterprises, in compliance with my order. The enemy's attention was distracted while th e attack was delivered, in the southern zone. Firstly, a demonstration was made in the direction of Gaba Tepe, the nay co-operating in bombarding the trenches. Secondly, a sortie was made at eleven at night towards a trench 200 yards from Quinn's Post. This failed, but a second sortie of 100 men at 2.55 in the morning, penetrated the trendh and demolished machine-gun emplacements and withdrew in good order. GREAT ERITAIN'3 GREATEST PIANO?! Of the eelebrateS English instruments stocked by The Bristol Piauo Co., Ltd., xione enjoys such tin enviable reputation as the Broadwood piano. One might say that it is the "Gold Standard" of the Piano Industry. .Made by the oldest-established firm oi piano manufacturers in the 'British Empire—John Broadwood and Sons, Ltd.—every model is the result of nearly 200 years' adherence to thf highest ideals in piano construction. during its long history the Broadwood las been helped towards perfection by he World's Master Musicians. Their influence is found in its exquisitely delicate touch and sympathetic, resonant and perfectly modulated tone. Other British-built Pianos at "The Bristol" include the excellent and reliable Sames and the renowned Ccl- ] lard and Collard. Th« famous Can»i- j dian Organs—The Bell and The Im- j perial—are also on view iu a variety j of models. All these superb instru- j merits are offered on attractive and ' easy terms. The Bristol.. Piano Co., I Ltd., Wellington. North Island Man- j eger, M. J. Brookea Local Represenfa- j tive, H. J. Dash wood. * \