The Dardanelles.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 June 1915, Page 5

The Dardanelles.

IMPORTANT PROGRESS LIKELY. HHtTHER BRITISH REINFORCEMEiNTS. THE STRONGHOLD OF ACHI BABA. "WILL NEVER BE TAKEN." BIASSED TURKISH ATTACK. Received June 23, 12.40 a.m. Alexandria, June 22. Further wounded men have arrived from Cape Helles and Gabe Tcpe. They describe Achi Baba as a small Gibraltar. If the British soldiers held the position > it would never bo taken. The Turks' during an attack on May 18, were warn, ed that if they 'wavered and attempted to retire they would be annihilated by their, own machine-guns. The first line flung itself on the. ground a hundred yards from the Australian and New Zealand trendies, and maintained a 'hot rifle fire. The second line came on at the doirlile, and passed through them. The first line then rose and followed, the whole coining on in close formation, with bayonets fixed. Our guns met tliem at point-blank range with terrible clTfct. ■British an- continually arriving atGallipoli and important headway is now expected.

ONE CONTINUOUS BATTLE. THE TURKS WELL UVC, IN. LITTLE EFFECT OF ARTILLERY. (Tinii's and Sydney Sun Services.! Received .Tnnf 22. 5.40 p.m. London. Juno '2l. An Australiii.il sit tin: Dardanelles writes:—Tli(! Turk, -coin to he makin.e their last <los|.prnt.- (and before their eviction from Europe. av.il the li;:liliii2 lias become one continuous battle, dav and night. We are more like spectator.. than :>iivtliniir <■)•>-. The wily Tuvl; very seldom slows hi: ,-olf outside Intrenches, and is du- 11, .... skilfully thaturtillerv lias not inin-li ell'cct. There '.'• one lii'.'l where the Turk- have been eatrenched since the .-lari. Y> e haie covered it with -in Ik 1 iaH.cd lumps oIT it, and raked ii tor dav-.. and when we ceased the Turk earn,- ..id with Ids Rix-ineh 21111s and .-■•!! a< 1.-. NEW /h;Al.A\t)r.f;> WAV!' VAPLI.s. Receive,! -iuiv 22. fl.:ld |..in. London. .fnn» 2.2. y<-w Zealand v.vuiakl men at, fail" complain of a I'yeat ile;n-!h of Xou /e:tland papers, and a-k 'Yluub to suppk them :iddre-„,i ;. •■!■-- , jd-.do. ,■,,-. of Cook's.