The Dardanelles.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 301, 29 May 1915, Page 5

The Dardanelles.

TORPEDO FOR CONSTANTI- - iMOFLE. SUBMARINE'S FINE EXPLOIT. TWO VESSELS SUNK. Received May 28,-5 p.m. , London, May 27. The Admiralty states that tiie Ell sank a vessel in the Sea of Marmora with a great < juantity of heavy gun ammunition, and torpedoed a supply ship alongside a transport. The submarine finally entered t'oni stantinople, aiul exploded a torpedo i alongside the arsenal. . I HOW THE COLONIALS LANDED. DASH THROUGH EVERYTHING. A MAGNIFICENT CHARGE. • Times and Sydney Sun Services. Received May 28, 5.40 p.m. London, May 27. Writing to the Times, a naval ollicer at the Dardanelles says the Australasians obtained a most startling success. We rushed six thousand ashore in half an hour, and they were absolutely irresistible. Lite first two boats were wiped out, but the remainder went through everything as if barbed wire did not exist, and they were not checked by the trenches. They did not fin; much, but used the bayonets with tremendous ell'ect, killing every Turk and German within reach, and capturing the deadly machine-guns. They then charged up a hill seven hundred feet high, clearing everything before them. A hot shrapnel lire'drove them down partly, but they doggedly dug themselves in halt'-wav down, achieving a wonderful performance. The landing was a great, blow to the Turks and the Germans, who thought the place was impregnable. DESPERATE TURKISH ASSAULTS. COLONIALS DRIVE THEM BACK. , OPTIMISM A MUX GST Tilt: MEN. Received May 29, 12.43 a.m. Athens, May 28. Details of the lighting at Ciaba Tepa on the 21st show that the Turks attacked at three o'clock in the morning with desperate assaults in serried columns for twelve hours, when the Australians were able to signal that they were holding tllem easily. Then ' the Australians , and New Zealanders dio\e back the enemy with bayonets, pursuing them in the open and causing great slaughter. . < Despite the loss of the battleships, everyone is confident and optimism has Increased by the established fact that ' the Turks and Germans are short of ! ammunition and shrapnel. They loaded pebbles in shells with an inner casing of wood, which are being used. This 1 was supplied by German contractors When the Kaiser was fraternisinc with Abdul Ilamid. A RUMOR OF PEACE. TURKISH MISSION TO BERLIN. Received May 2!), 12.-15 a.m. London, May 2S. An Exchange telegram from 'Athens says that Djavid .Pasha, in consequence of the decision of the Young Turks, has gone to Berlin to announce that Turkey will conclude a separate peace. THE ALLIES ADVANCE. HOLD STRONG FORTIFIED LINE. Received May 28, 8.15 p.m. . Athens, .May 28. Oil 'Thursday the Allies at 'Scdd-el Balir advanced, ten kilometres. They hold a lorti/icd line from Krithia to Aciii Baba. By bayonet clutrges they indicted heavy losses on the Turks. PRAISE FOR COLONIALS. S TURKISH REINFORCEMENTS. Athens, '.May 28. Reinforcements are continually" arriving in the Dardanelles. The Turks appear terrorised by the incessant attacks of the Allies, whoso shells fall like a veritable rain of fire. London, May 27. Renter reports that a French submarine torpedoed a Turkish, destroyer not far from Constantinople. Sydneyj, May 28. Captain Bean, cabling on the 23rd, after the three days' attack by t!u Allied, infantry on the Turkish positions, says that the Australian brigade received an order to be in the fighting column in line with the New /calami brigade. Four hundred yards alieau lay the British firing trench, the most advanced, position, and not connected with the. communication trenches. It was tin; only scrap of cover for 1200 yards. The moment the leading companies appeared they met a steady, fire, . but the operations were, carried out as calmly as in Egypt. A perfect hail of shrapnel followed, out of which came the infantry as if nothing was happening. • They reached the British trench, where they took a breather, and then advanced across the open ground, the men dropping fast, for a further 500 yards, where they dug in and held the position. fiet your share of t'le ;CSO to be distributed among users of "Desert. Gold" Tea 1)1 Cash Prize 3. For particulars see yuii grocer. t When you read of "Desert Gold" think of a goiden-brown brew of deliriously fragrant tea—the best at its price. Ask for the 2/- grade. Other brands 1/S and

ANOTHER WARSHIP LOST.

SINKING OF THE MAJESTIC. London, May 27. _ Ollicial,—A submarine sank the Majestic otf the Ciiiiijioli Peninsula. Nearly all were saved, ('I lie Alaje.itic wars a battleship of 14,000 tons. She carried lour 1J in guns and twelve (iin. guns.) Constantinople, May 27. A. telegram .stales that the Triumph was torpedoed at noon on the 25th. There was a terrible explosion. The vessel turned on her aide within a minute, and seven minutes later turned and floated awhile keel upwards, then sunk rapidly. THE TURKISH VERSION. Received May 28, 4.:irt p.m. Amsterdam, May 27. A Turkish official report stales- the 1 riumpli on Tuesday at midday passed slowly before Ariliurna, accompanied by two torpedo boats and with the battleships Vengeance and Tyne near "by with some destroyers. It was evident the 1 l'mmph intended to bombard the trenches. A German submarine approached unnoticed. Hie torpedo struck amidships, and the I riumph* listed until the upper deeic touched the water. She capsized nine minutes later, and floated keel upwards for twenty minutes. Destroyers saved the crew, who rushed on deck. The Turkish artillery with shrapnel could easily have blown up the rescuing boats, but feelings of humanity caused them not to hinder the rescue. 'I he submarine escaped undamaged. HEAVY TURKISH LOSSES. GREATER THAN ALREADY" REPORTED. Received 'May 28, 4.30 p.m. London, May 27. Ihe Iress Bureau in Cairo says that General 'JSirdwood reports that during tie suspension of hostilities to bury the dead much larger losses than three thousand came to light. Two other in- as Were covered with Turkish dead, l'o'.ir hundred corpses were counted wi.i'i;; a, ( ,f ( .j<r],t v yards by a hundred. The Turkish burying parties worked quietly and qnir-klv. 'All were supplied with cotton wool prepared with some solution to deaden the stench, a most necessary precaution. Over twelve hundred rifles were picked up on our side of the dividing line during the suspension. _ We rushed and occupied a trench on Tuesday in front of Cox's brigade.