The Dardanelles.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 295, 22 May 1915, Page 5

The Dardanelles.

THE FALL OF iCILID BAHR. POMISARDMENT OP NACAUA. MAIDO3 REPORTED OCCUPIED. Received May 21, 4.:i(> p.m. London, May, 20. Mitylcne reports that the dcstructioi of Kilid lialir is confirmed. The bombardment of Nagara continue; day and night. It is rumored that Maidos was occu pied after a violent action. Pritish aeroplanes dropped bombs oi the town of liallipoli and caused a fire —— . m: SMYRNA BOMBARDED. A DESTROYER'S COOD WORK. Received May 22, 12.50 a.m. Athens, May 21. Warships bombarded encampments on the Smyrna Cuif. A British destroyer bombarded and destroyed the palace, barracks, and telejjraph'c apparatus at Karabonmon. The lurks bred at the destroyer without .-f----lect.

THE TURKS YiELD. | ASIATIC FORTS SILENCED. London, May 20. The Pall Mall Gazette, commenting on tne loss of the submarine AE2, slates taat no incident more pointedly exemplilies Australia's thoroughness iii the war t-iaii the dispatch of the vessel acros, halt the world. The JCvening News' Athens correspondent states that the Allies, who ha., been strongly reinforced, attacked in the direction of Kilid Ruhr. The Turk* yielded everywhere. Communication between Kilid liahr and Maidos has ibeci. cut.

Jt is understood that all the Asiatic forts on the Dardanelles are silenced, wghtiug at Krithia continues, but the British are advancing behind the Turks' stronghold and threatening to envelop them. The Australians continue their progress. The attack on Aehi liaba continues. The massacre of -British and Senegalese prisoners H v the Turks is confirmed.

The Times' correspondent at the Dardanelles reports that the liuhiir lines situated in the bottle neck of the peninsula are at the mercv of the fleet. It is still possible that die Turks will ferry reinforcements across the straits, but ■since the Queen Elizabeth sank a transport thus engaged it can only be regarded as a dangerous line of communication. The fighting on the Gallinoli Peninsula is therefore desperate, as the Turks have their hacks against the wall. The chances of the garrison escaping are problematical. They are cramped on a narrow tongue of land and the fleet guns are able to he laid almost all round the positions, assisted by the strong, determined and firmly -established land force.

Athens, May 20. The British are operating from Krithia. Troops advancing from Gaba Tepe carried out gallant attacks on Thursday, which were crowned with success. The Turkish losses were heavy, and many were taken prisoners. The Allies have'consolidated the captured positions and continue to attack. Tuesday's' success was greater, because it prevents the Turks, who are operating from Maidos and Kilid Bahr from communicating with the rest of the forces on the Gallipoli Peninsula. The fleet greatly assisted the infantry. Under the direction of aeroplanes- the fleet also bombarded and damaged Niagara. London, May 20. A doctor writes from the Dardanelles that he has heard of no ante-mortem mutilations, but many post-mortem.

GENERAL BRIDGES DEAD. AUSTRALIA'S LEADER GDNE. (Melbourne, May 21. In the House, at a late hour, Mr. Fisher announced that General Bridges had succumbed to his wounds. Messi'.s Fisher, Cook and Pearce paift high tributes to his memory as a man and a soldier. A resolution was adopted expressing a deep sense of the loss the Commonwealth had sustained, placing on record appreciation of General, Bridges' great services in the development of Australia's defence scheme, admiration of his organisation and leadership of the force in the Dardanelles, and tendering respectful sympathy to the family of t'le distinguished officer. Mr. Pearce announced tliat Colone, Legge had left Australia on the previous day to take up his duties, ft was a gratifying fact that the command would remain in the hands of an Australian officer. He was unable to say who was commanding the forces meantime. The new commander has sr'cn lengthy military service. He served in the South African war in command of the tralian infantry, and later was military secretary to the Board of Military Administration. At the time of his Dardanelles appointment he was chief of the Commonwealth General Staff. General Sir Inn. Hamilton lias cabled to the Governor that General Bridges died on the passage to Alexandria. whole force mourns his irreparahle loss, which was avenged yesterday in a brilliant action by our troops, who inflicted a loss of 7000 on this enemy at a cost of less than 500 to themselves.

Received Mav 21, 8.5 p.m. Melbourne, May 21. General Bridges will be buried at Alexandria. Received Mav 21, 10 p.m. : ' Cairo, Mav 21. General Bridges' burial at Alexandria was (pilot and impressive. (Jencral Maxwell was present.

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