The Dardanelles.
GREAT ONSLAUGHT BY TURKS. ATTACKS COMPLETELY FAIL. ALLIES' LOSSES NEGLIGIBLE. TUKKS FEAIi iiIUTISH FIJiE. licceived July y ; l. 1 20 a.m. London, July 7. General Sir lan Hamilton reports: The enemy on the northern section a lieavy bombardment at four o'clock oil the morning ol July 4, but the attack died away two liourd later without much damage. About twenty 11.2 shells were dropped from Turkish battleships in the Straits in the southern section. The Turks kept up a heavy miuskatrjr fira throughout the might of tha ilrd and 4tk, but did not laava thair tranches.
Their batteries at four o'closk in the morning started the most violent bombardment yet experienced, throwing live tliousand shells. This was a pralimmary to a general attack on our front, with special efforts at certain points. Tils principal effort was at tho junction of the naval division with that of the J* reach. Here tho Turks drovo back the advanced troops and assaulted a portion oi the lina held (by th# naval division. Fifty Turks gained a footing in our trenches. The naval men held on, and our supports counter-attacked and hurled tho enemy out of the trench. Another atltaiik )ou our flight was practically wiped out by our machinegun and rifle fire. On our left the Turks massed in a nullah north-east of our newly-captured tronches and attempted several attacks, 'but t'jey failed owing to the steadiness of our troops and the effective artillery support. The enemy bombardment died down at 11 o'clock, though it was resumed, .at intervals.
Not only waa the result a complete failure, but our losses were negligible, and no impression was made on our line. The «nemy added largely to liU recent heavy casualties. It is plain from the disjointed nature of his attacks that the enemy is finding difficulty to drive his infantry to face our fire.
CONSTANTINOPLE GLOOMY. WOUNDED TURKS INSTEAD OF BRITISH PRISONERS. OUTBREAK OF FIRES. FOREIGNERS ARRESTED. eceived July 9, 1.20 a.m. London, July 8. Constantinople is gloomy owing to the continued arrival of wounded Turks instead of British and French prisoners, whom the people wero led to expect. There is much relief because British submarines ar# abstaining from torpedoing passenger steamers, but the transport of troops is greatly restricted. There have been frequent fires, causing grave disquietude, 2500 houses being burned last week, and there are fresh outbreaks nightly. The. police have arrested many foreigners on charges of incendiarism.
ACTIVITY OF FRENCH DESTROYERS. STORE SHIPS" DESTROYED. FOREST SET OX FIRE. TOWN'S BOMBARDED. Received. July !), 1.3 a.m London, Jillt The Daily Telegraph's Athens correspondent reports that u French destroyer toured the coast oi' Asia Miner from Chios to Kioamba, and destroyed twelve vessels acting as supply ship" to the enemy. The destroyer also set lira to the Vivmen forest. Another French destroyer bombarded Tchesme and Adalia, destroying tlia lighthouse and Customs station, besides sinking twelve ships.
A TURKISH ATTACK
FRENCH WARD TIIKM OFF. PRESS ON THE OPERATIONS. Paris, July 7. A communique states i At the Dardanelles the Turkish general attack on Monday was the most important yet. At four o'clock in the morning it opened with extremely heavy artillery tiro against our first line, and the Turks attempted several infantry attacks, but none reached our trendies. Our artillery decimated them and rile fire and machine-guns mowed down most of the rest. The Turks were strewn over the field. The Turkish and Asiatic batteries continuously co-operated. There were also aeroplanes bombing outlines. A Turkish battleship was also firing while cruising between Maidos and Chanak. Fifteen Allied aeroplanes at nightfall bombed the aerodrome at Chanak, hitting the principal shed. London, July 7.
A French officer on the Gallipoli Peninsula writrs:—'■'Tlie Allied ships have all left our .shore. We have started us. ing a small roughly-made mine-thrower, a mine fitted with wings and loaded with 30 kilos (001b) of melinite. It produces extraordinary results; one hurled a whole Turk out of the trenches."
The Athens correspondent of the D.iilv Xcws says that advices from Constantinople report that the Turkish losses on the Ciallipoli Peninsula have reached 1 Si), 000.
The Daily Xews says the landing at the Dardanelles was a feat of unparalleled daring. Hitherto the storming of the Heights of Abraham (Quebec) has been regarded as the lstnat romantic achievement of British audacity, but it offers no parity to (he stupendous triumph Sir Tan Hamilton records. Only the immensity of the stakes at issue made the challenge thinkable. The 'Daily Telegraph says the despatch is a vivid human document, and lifts the veil completely. The heavy losses admitted are explained. Through the long, dignified narrative runs u golden thread of heroism. The Daily Mirror says that whether 'the men came from Lancashire or Australia, Worcester or New Zealand, each and every one was a hero. The. glorious c'.ays of Drake are outdistanced by the spiendour of the bravery of our men on the rocky natural fortress of Gallipoli. The Westminster CJazette deprecates seeking scapegoats for the Dardanelles campaign. It states that the operations would not liavo been undertaken unless a good many people had shared the responsibility. It was the duty of the
giving all possible aid to the gallant troops and not to waste time in recriminations. I'finUKKSS REPORT. Wellington, Last. Night. !■ <;!lo\vin<v lire voiivalfseenl. at iPemI'ml:,. camp, I.Malta:—• Wellington 'Battalion.—Privates W. J. ! ' ; »' : rsi v, .1. 'K. Henderson. U. ti. Hill, h. li. McCarthy, iS. ! W. Smitli, Corporal A. I'!. Pren'tice. Ctago Battalion,—(Privates) M. N. Scully, 'W. .Baxter, A. J. Grey, G. D. Li fter. .1. W. O'Neill, Sergeant J. Lcniniiie. Auckland Battalion.—Lance-Corporal W. I,! '. J. "McLaughlin, Privates G. A. TmH<. \. Veart. A. Dodd, P. H. Chandler. J. Dunn, P. Hennessy, A. L. Kirk, ■I. >. .Mills. W. E. Osborne, -J. O'Donoghue, S. M. 'Pnrdie, .T. Porter, 11. Seed, .Corporal J. J. Cowan, Lance-Corporal W. A. Mills, Lance-Corporal T. Dale, Privates 13. L. Dingley, J. L. Rawlings, W. E. Williams. Canterbury iA.'. V. Fitchett, T. Grant, J. Hunt, V. E. Hunt, W. Jones, H. F. "Kemble, G, T. Long, A. Mclvor, C. R. Murray, D. R, Mo-Lcod, C. J. Mather, T. J. Mullins, J. B. Nancekivell, M. K. Roxburgh, J. Rei'd, A. Smith, G. ;T. Smith, 9. ft. Tait 11. IT. Wills.
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