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Taranaki Daily News, 2 July 1915, Page 3

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GOO)) ADVANCES MADE. SEVERAL TRENCHES TAKEN. KIOJ'ORT UY Sill IAI.•HAMILTON. London, June 30. The Press Bureau states that Sir lan Hamilton reports important operations on the 2Hth, the object of which was for his left to capture seven lines of trenches east and west of Theseghir Dere. The Australians assisted with a vigorous demonstration. Practically all attempted was secured, and the line at some points was pushed forward well beyond the co ntetu pla ted advance. Sir lan Hamilton reports that the plan of operation on the 2Sth was to throw forward the left of his line south-east of Krithia, pivoting upon a point a mile from the sea, and, after advancing to the extreme left about half a mile, to establish a new line facing cast on the ground thus gained. This plan entailed the capture in succession of two lines of Turkish trenches east of Sagbir IVre and five lines on the west. The Australian Corps was ordered to co-operate by a vigorous demonstration. The action opened at !) o'clock by bombardments with heavy.;, artillery, the French rendering most valuable assistance. The field artillery at 111.20 had effectively cut the wires in front of the Turkish trenches, and the Talbot, Scorpion, and Wolverine kept down the Turkish artillery fire near the sea. We, at 10.45, assaulted the small Turkish advanced work in Sagliir Dere, called the Boomerang Redoubt. This was iu a very strong site, protected by extra strong wire entanglements, and had longbeen a source of trouble. After the redoubt had been specially bombarded by a trench mortar, arid while the bombardment of the surrounding trenches *vas at its height, part of the Border Regiment leapt from the trendies as one man, poured out like a pack of hounds from ioier. raced across, and took ti>e redoubt most brilliantly. The artillery bombardment increased ia intensity until 11 o'clock, when the range was lengthened and t.lie infantry, advanced. The attack was carried out with great dash along the whole line. Three lines of trenches, west of Saghir JJere were captured with little opposition. The trenches were full of dead Turks, and many were buried by the bombardment. A hundred prisoners were captured. The Royal Scots, east of the ravine, made a fine attack, capturing their two lines of trenches, Imt, the remainder of the brigade on their right met with severe opposition and were unable to get forward. The Royal Fusiliers, at 11.30, led its brigades in the second phase of the attack vest of the ravine. The brigade advanced with great steadiness and resolution through the trenches already captured and across the open, and, taking, two more lines of trenches, reached the objective. ' The Lancashire Fusiliers, inclining half-right, formed a line to connect with our new position east of the ravine. The northernmost objective had now been attained, but the Gurkhas, pressing on under the cliffs, captured an important knoll still further forward, actually due west of Krithia. This they held all night, making the total gain on the left 1000 yards. We during the afternoon attacked a small portion of the trenches on the right, which had not been captured, lmt the enemy held on stubbornly supported by machine-guns and artillery, and our attack did not succeed. The enemy during the night counter-attacked the foremost trenches we-had gained, but they were repulsed with heavy loss. A party of Turks who retired from the flank between the two lines of captured trenches were subjected to niaeli-ine-gun fire at daybreak, and suffered heavily. The survivors were taken prisoner. Except the small portion of trench already mentioned, all that wius hoped from the operations was gained. The line of the extreme left was pushed forward to a specially strong point well beyond the limit of the advance originally contemplated. All engaged did well, but the chief factor Ivi the success was the splendid attack of the 2!) th Division, whose conduct in this, as on previous occasions, was beyond all praise.

THE TURKISH VIEW. CLAIM TO KKPULSK ATTACKS. Uer-cWed July 1, 5 p.m. Amsterdam, June .10. A Constantinople ollieial report says: After a heavy artillery bombardment'on Monday the enemy liiade three: attacks on onr left win# near Ariburnu. Kadi' time they wore repulsed with extraordinary heavy losses and without obtaining th'.-iy object. The enemy near Sedd-ul-Tiahr, after shelling the trenches on our right wing, on Sunday night, attacked next morning. Wo repulsed them, and the attack was without result. They attempted to attack our centre in the afternoon, and were easily repulsed. Wo counter-attacked and captured two lines of trenches and batteries on the Asiatic shore. We were active during the struggle for Scdd-ul-Balir, inflicting great losses on some batteries. We also silenced the enemy's batteries at Cape Teke. ' 1

MEN IN GOOD SPIRITS. A CST KALIAN <"( )R1? KSPONI) K XT H REPORT. Wol'XWiJ:) TROOPER'S STORV. Athens, .Tuiic 30. jV('\vs|);i pel's at Stambiiul uvcuse the Allies of iisinj; ihun-dnms ami explosive shells lilleil with •rases, anil declare that retaliation is justified. This is inter-

preted to mean that the Turks are preparing to use gas in the Dardanelles. Sydney, duly 1Captain Bean cables, under date Gaba Tepe, Julie 24:—■ Colonel Legge has arrived to take coin- ' maiul of the Australians. The lighting has settled into obstinate trench war- | fare similar to that in Flanders. Since the middle of May the main fleet, which was previously present all the time, has ] only occasionally been present. I cannot: see any dill'erence in the position since the presence of the large warships lias been generally withdrawn. The navy will give support when required. The French and British troops are fighting most gallantly their battle not far over the hills from us. We can see. their shells bursting on the shoulders of Achi Baba. The weather is beautiful and the men in splendid spirits. The ollicers asked Captain Beau to mention the. great kindness with which the people of Cairo and Alexandria, of all nationalities, had treated the wounded, including the German nursing sisters at the Herman Convent Hospital. Fremantle, July 1. Private Darby, of the main New Zealand expeditionary force, was a passenger by the Malwa. He is the first to return of the actual force which landed at the Dardanelles, and says that the landing was accompanied by most sanguinary battles. He thinks the British general was unaware as to how thoroughly the Turks had entrenched. There were trenches even on the beaches. The Turkish gunfire, was a marvel of accuracy, and the Australians soon found themselves short of ambulances. He was ■selected to take the wounded back to Cairo. The scenes were pitiful on board the ship, but the wounded were the most cheerful body of men he ever saw. One hundred and sixty of the wounded offered to return to the trenches immediately, and 12! l were chosen. The British officers were amazed at the Australians' gallantry. At the bottom of the hill lie saw three hundred Australians and Turks in a ghastly heap, and also wit' riessed two bayonet charges, which were fearsome experiences. Darby is returned owing to hemorrhage of the lungs.

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Wellington, July 1. The following have left Malta for England:— Field Ambulance. Private 1). 10, Currie. Private 10. Morris. Canterbury Battalion. Private F. J Rowring. Private J. 11. Shawl. Canterbury Mounted. Sergeant T. Bassett. Otago Mounted. .Sergeant 11. C. Buivh. Wellington Battalion. .Sergeant-Major B. Woodheiui. Corporal J. C. Griffiths. Lance-Corporal J. W. Bainbridge. La nee-Corporal 10. D. Harvey. Private J. 10. Hastings. Private JO. Rea. • Wellington Mounted. Corporal 'J'. Faweett. Trooper JO. jr. 1.-yneh. Trooper A. G. Stacey. Auckland Battalion. Sergeant G. W. Wright. Private JO. Battensby. Private F. G. Crisp. Private JO. Hoptrolf. Private -I. Melville. Private M. Tnit'e. Auckland Mounted Rifles. ■Corporal M. 10. Johnson. Trooper R. L. Lees. Army Service Corps. Sergeant JO. Bowley. Driver J. L. JOasther. IN CLYMIONOPOULO HOSPITAL. Canterbury Battalion. Private L. C. Sainton. KILLED IN ACTION. Otago Mounted Rifles. Trooper W. McKcnzie.